1st of two cutters arriving at NASP

NEW ORLEANS - The Coast Guard Cutter Decisive will be the first of two to arrive at their new homeport of Pensacola, Fla., on June 5. The Decisive is a 210-foot Medium Endurance Cutter that had previously been based in Pascagoula, Miss.. The CG Cutter Dauntless, a 210-foot Medium Endurance Cutter based in Galveston, Texas, is tentatively scheduled to relocate no later than August 31. Each cutter boasts a crew of 76. The cutters are used to conduct a variety of missions, including Counter Drug Enforcement, Alien Migration Interdiction Operations, Search and Rescue, Maritime Law Enforcement, and Defense Readiness. The cutters will be homeported at Naval Air Station Pensacola along with the CG Cutter Cypress, a 225-foot Seagoing Buoy Tender. (Source: Coast Guard 06/04/18)