JUNEAU— The U.S. Coast Guard located four Russian Federation Navy (RFN) vessels Sunday, 57 miles northwest of Point Hope. While on a routine patrol in the Chukchi Sea, the crew of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stratton (WMSL 752) observed the RFN vessels transiting southeast along the Russian side of the Maritime Boundary Line (MBL). The […]
ALAMEDA, Calif. – U.S. Coast Guard Coast Guard Cutter Stratton (WMSL 752) and crew returned to home port in Alameda, Monday, following a 111-day deployment to the Bering Sea in support of search and rescue capabilities and protecting the United States’ northern-most borders. Stratton and crew departed Alameda January 2, and while deployed, Coast Guard’s […]
SAVOONGA, Alaska — During their current Arctic patrol, crew members from Coast Guard Cutter Stratton (WMSL 752) met with key leaders in Savoogna, Sept. 22. The meeting took place in the Savoonga town hall with Benjamin Pungowiyi, the village council president, Elvin Noongwook, Mayor of Savoonga, and Bryan Rookok Jr., President of Savoonga’s Native Corporation. Discussion […]
ALAMEDA, Calif. — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Stratton (WMSL 752) returned to their homeport Friday following a combined 105-day deployment to Alaska and their biannual shipboard training off the coast of San Diego. Stratton’s crew, along with an embarked MH-65 helicopter aircrew from Air Station Kodiak, patrolled the Bering Sea up to the […]