Friday, June 16, 2017

2 more CG cutters assigned to NASP

The Coast Guard will relocate two medium endurance cutters to Naval Air Station Pensacola, Fla., no later than Aug. 31, 2018, according to U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.). The two ships are CG Cutter Decisive, based in Pascagoula, Miss., and CG Cutter Dauntless, based at Galveston, Texas. Each cutter has a crew of 76 who conduct a variety of CG missions. The two cutters will be assigned to the CG station at NAS Pensacola, along with CG Cutter Cypress. (Source: Pensacola News Journal 06/16/17)