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Coast Guard Cutter Diligence returns to homeport after 47-day Caribbean Sea patrol

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PENSACOLA, Fla. — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter (USCGC) Diligence​ returned to homeport in Pensacola Friday after a 47-day Caribbean Sea patrol. USCGC Diligence performed counter-drug operations in support of the U.S. Government’s Joint Interagency Task Force–South, which conducts detection and monitoring operations in the Caribbean to facilitate the interdiction of illicit trafficking in support of Leer másCoast Guard Cutter Diligence returns to homeport after 47-day Caribbean Sea patrol[…]

Coast Guard HITRON provides humanitarian assistance to Honduras after Hurricane Eta

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PUERTO LEMPIRA, Honduras — A Coast Guard Helicopter Tactical Squadron (HITRON) MH-65 Dolphin aircrew forward deployed aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Seneca (WMEC-906) provided humanitarian assistance, Friday, to Honduran villages after Hurricane Eta impacted the country. The HITRON aircrew and Seneca crew medevaced multiple people and redistributed relief aid across the hurricane impacted area as Leer másCoast Guard HITRON provides humanitarian assistance to Honduras after Hurricane Eta[…]

An Iraq War veteran continues aviation career in Coast Guard

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Lonnie Taber, an Iraq veteran and fireman from USCGC Kimball, now is prepares on Aviation Maintenance Technician (AMT) A-School to continues your service in Coast Guard helicopters. It was evening on the mess deck of the Coast Guard Cutter Kimball (WMSL 756), as Lt. Cmdr. Donald Stiker, the cutter’s engineer officer, looked sternly out at Leer másAn Iraq War veteran continues aviation career in Coast Guard[…]

USCGC Decisive returns home after interdicting $20.3 million in drugs

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NEW ORLEANS —​ The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Decisive (USCGC Decisive, WMEC-210) returned to their homeport of Pensacola Nov. 3, after completing a 40-day counter-drug patrol in the Eastern Pacific Ocean and offloading $20.3 million worth of drugs (cocaine and marijuana) in southern Florida.​ The crew began their deployment in late September, partnering with Leer másUSCGC Decisive returns home after interdicting $20.3 million in drugs[…]

Coast Guard crew rescue 7 people from 2 fishing boats taking on water 65 nautic miles off Costa Rica

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ALAMEDA, Calif. — The Coast Guard rescue seven people Tuesday after two fishing boats sank due to a storm approximately 65 miles offshore from Costa Rica. Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre Costa Rica notified the 11th​ Coast Guard District command center watchstanders at 1:30 a.m. of a 35-foot fishing boat, the Rio Bravo III, taking on Leer másCoast Guard crew rescue 7 people from 2 fishing boats taking on water 65 nautic miles off Costa Rica[…]

A Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk aircrew rescue a man in Union Bay, Alaska

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KODIAK, Alaska – A Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk aircrew rescue a 70-year-old man from the waters of Union Bay, Alaska, northwest of Meyers Chuck, Sunday. A Coast Guard Air Station Sitka MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter aircrew hoisted the man, who was in the water clinging to a piece of debris.​ and took him to awaiting emergency Leer másA Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk aircrew rescue a man in Union Bay, Alaska[…]

Coast Guard concludes Operation Arctic Shield 2020

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JUNEAU, Alaska – The Coast Guard concluded its annual Arctic Shield operations​ Sunday with the seasonal closure of its Forward Operating Location in Kotzebue, Alaska. Air Station Kodiak aircrews and two MH-60 Jayhawk helicopters​ were forward deployed to Kotzebue to provide better response times and coverage to remote regions of Alaska during increased summer boating Leer másCoast Guard concludes Operation Arctic Shield 2020[…]

Coast Guard transfers 4 suspected smugglers to federal agents in San Juan, with 50 kilograms seized in cocaine

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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico​ — The Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Doyle (WPC-1133) transferred custody of four suspected smugglers and 50 kilograms of seized cocaine to Caribbean Corridor Strike Force federal agents at Sector San Juan Friday, following the interdiction of a drug smuggling go-fast vessel in the Caribbean Sea. The interdiction was the result of Leer másCoast Guard transfers 4 suspected smugglers to federal agents in San Juan, with 50 kilograms seized in cocaine[…]

USCGC Thetis and a HITRON crew returned home with 8.8 dollar million interdicted in drugs

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MIAMI — The Coast Guard Cutter (USCGC) Thetis crew and a HITRON helicopter aircrew deployed returned home Friday to Key West with 8.8 $ million interdicted in drugs, after completing a 42-day patrol to the Caribbean Sea and Eastern Pacific Ocean. The crew interdicted more than 4,500 pounds of illicit narcotics bound for the maritime Leer másUSCGC Thetis and a HITRON crew returned home with 8.8 dollar million interdicted in drugs[…]

USCGC Dauntless net 59 million dollars in cocaine during 56-day patrol

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NEW ORLEANS —​ The Coast Guard Cutter Dauntless returned to their homeport of Pensacola, Florida, after a 56-day patrol where the cutter and crew interdicted and seized more than 59 million dollars in cocaine.​ ​ In late August, the USCGC Dauntless crew responded in support of Hurricane Laura relief efforts as an offshore search and rescue Leer másUSCGC Dauntless net 59 million dollars in cocaine during 56-day patrol[…]

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