$25 million drug seizure on inaugural deployment
Coast Guard Cutter Waesche, the service’s second national security cutter, just returned from its inaugural deployment. And what a successful deployment it was. Throughout the three-month patrol in the Pacific Ocean, the cutter and crew demonstrated the national security cutter’s [...]
Stratton sails away
UPDATE: Photo captions were corrected to give credit to Carol (Rene’) Shaw rather than Huntington Ingalls Industries. Written by Brian Olexy, Coast Guard Acquisition Directorate The third of eight planned national security cutters, Stratton, bid farewell to the Huntington Ingalls [...]
Building the national security cutter: 100 tons of steel
You see them everyday on America’s waterways. They have been spotted responding to humanitarian disasters across the world. And, they support the Department of Defense in times of conflict. We are, of course, talking about the Coast Guard cutter fleet. [...]
NSC Stratton performs exceptionally at sea trials
Written by Capt. James Knight, commanding officer, Project Resident Office Gulf Coast Tradition holds that a ship takes on some of the traits of her namesake and sponsor. The third National Security Cutter is named after Capt. Dorothy Stratton, the [...]
The case for the national security cutter
For the past several months, Coast Guard Compass has taken you aboard Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf with reports from the commanding and executive officers on operations in the Bering Sea and the Western Pacific. That unique perspective “From the bridge [...]
From the bridge of the Bertholf: Hawaii patrol
Post written by Cmdr. Dave Ramassini, Executive Officer, Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf. Aloha from the deep Pacific Ocean from the crew of Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf. As we now approach the 100th day of our current patrol, we have shifted [...]
From the bridge of the Bertholf: Northern Edge 2011
We’ve asked Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf, the first national security cutter, to share their perspective on how the fleet’s newest class will perform in the world’s most challenging operating environments. This update comes from the executive officer, Cmdr. Dave Ramassini, and focuses on the NSC as a platform for joint service operations with the Department of Defense.
From the bridge of the Bertholf: A word from the commanding officer
We’ve been underway for more than a month on the first Alaska Patrol for a national security cutter, and I can say it has been a truly impressive performance by the ship and our crew. We’ve experienced 20-foot seas and winds in excess of 60 knots with temperatures below freezing, and despite these sea conditions the ship has remained within pitch and roll limits to launch our helicopter. We have been able to make a comfortable 12 to 15 knots through the water in seas up to 14 feet, validating the sea keeping and stability of the NSC and our ability to respond quickly to any emergency.
Update on National Security Cutter Waesche
After rigorous testing in the Gulf of Mexico, the second National Security Cutter (NSC), Waesche, successfully completed Builder’s Trials Monday. The Trials provided a chance to get some of the best feedback… directly from those Guardians who have to operate [...]
Then and Now Part 1 – From Sails to Turbines
Post written by LTJG Ryan White Let’s wander back in time to a day in March, 1791, when the first U.S. cutter was launched. That cutter was the Revenue Cutter Vigilant, rigged as a schooner. Revenue Cutter Vigilant, first in [...]
