Commentaries - Tag U.S. Coast Guard

An official website of the United States government

Here's how you know

Official websites use .mil

A .mil website belongs to an official U.S. Department of Defense organization in the United States.

Secure .mil websites use HTTPS

A lock () or https:// means you’ve safely connected to the .mil website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

Commentary Search

Keyword

Type

Commentaries

Tag: U.S. Coast Guard

USCG James’ eventful 2017
February 14, 2018 — In late September 2017, the crew of the USCGC JAMES (WMSL 754) was finishing a deployment in support of the Coast Guard’s Western Hemisphere Strategy to combat illicit trafficking of narcotics in the Eastern Pacific. Their results were impressive; directly interdicting 15 drug smuggling vessels, seizing 10,861 kilograms of cocaine valued at $320...

A day in the life of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter James
August 29, 2017 — Note: The JAMES is a 418 ft. National Security Cutter homeported in Charleston, S.C. It is the fifth NSC and most sophisticated cutter in the fleet. The story below is told from the BMC’s perspective. SOMEWHERE IN THE EASTERN PACIFIC OCEAN - It is 11 pm and a Maritime Patrol Aircraft reports a possible drug smuggling “go-fast” boat headed north...