Coast Guard Looks To Build On Success Of W. Pacific Deployment
October 24 2019
The U.S. Coast Guard is considering longer deployments to Oceania following a successful mission to American Samoa and Samoa earlier this year, reports USNI News. In August, the Coast Guard sent the buoy tender Walnut (WLB-205) and fast response cutter Joseph Gerczak (WPC-1126) from Hawaii to Samoa and American Samoa for a 30-day deployment covering about 2,400 miles (3,860 km), Adm. Karl Schultz, the commandant, told reporters on Monday in Manila, the Philippine capital. The...
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