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USCGC Hamilton (WMSL 753) arrives in Turku, Finland
November 5, 2022 — The Legend-class national security cutter (NSC) USCGC Hamilton (WMSL 753) arrived in Turku, Finland for a scheduled port visit, Nov. 5, 2022... MORE

The Coast Guard's newest National Security Cutter, the 418-foot Cutter Hamilton successfully completed several days of rigorous acceptance trials Aug. 18, 2014 off the coast of Pascagoula, Mississippi, to ensure the cutter meets its contractual requirements and is ready for delivery to the Coast Guard. Hamilton is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet, to defend U.S., allied and partner interests.

U.S. Coast Guard Cadets train aboard USNS Carson City
July 16, 2019 — The Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport ship USNS Carson City (T-EPF 7) embarked four U.S. Coast Guard cadets as part of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy (USCGA) 1st Class Cadet training program, June 30, 2019... MORE

Warship Named for Coast Guard WWII Vet, U.S. Naval Forces Staff Member
June 10, 2019 — The newest Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer will be named for a Coast Guard officer that served on the staff for the commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe during World War II... MORE

The American Dream
April 22, 2019 — A ship sails near the coast of Africa. The ship, a 270-foot long U.S. Coast Guard cutter, is not a normal sight in this area of the world. Homeported in the small town of Key West, Florida, the ship is a long way from home – 8,083 miles, to be exact – and it’s there for a reason. For the majority of the crew of USCGC Thetis (WMEC 910), the deployment, while not a normal one, is still a deployment. But for the ship’s first lieutenant, it marked a return home that was 18 years in the making... MORE

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Thetis, Partner Nations Conduct Quadrilateral Engagement Exercises
April 10, 2019 — U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Thetis (WMEC 910) completed a series of quadrilateral engagement and exercises with the São Tomé and Príncipe Coast Guard and the Portuguese and Brazilian navies during a scheduled port visit to São Tomé, April 1-5, 2019... MORE

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Thetis Rescues Sea Turtles in Gulf of Guinea
March 27, 2019 — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Thetis (WMEC 910) rescued two loggerhead sea turtles in the Gulf of Guinea while conducting routine training in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations, March 23, 2019... MORE

Coast Guard Cutter Thetis crew rescues 2 loggerhead sea turtles in Gulf of Guinea

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Thetis Rescues Two Fishermen in the Gulf of Guinea
March 15, 2019 — The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Thetis (WMEC-910) conducted a rescue-at-sea of two fishermen, who were presumed dead, approximately 40 miles south of Sierra Leone in the Gulf of Guinea, March 14, 2019... MORE

Coast Guard Cutter Thetis departs in Mindelo, Cabo Verde
March 13, 2019 — The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Thetis (WMEC-910) departed Mindelo, Cape Verde March 11, 2019, following the cutter’s first scheduled port visit during its deployment to the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations. ... MORE

Coast Guard Cutter Thetis arrives in Mindelo, Cabo Verde
March 9, 2019 — The crew of the U.S. Coast Guard 270-foot medium endurance cutter Thetis (WMEC-910) arrived in Mindelo, Cabo Verde, March 8, 2019 for a scheduled port visit... MORE