Welcome Aboard The CGC Bear
Week Ten
Week Ten:
This week we join Cutter Bear as she moors off the coast of Sao Tome and Principe.
Not only does Cutter Bear conduct excerises and drills with the Sao Tome and Principe Coast Guard but they work in a game of soccer.
All photos are credited: U.S. Coast Guard photograph by Petty Officer Second Class Andrew Shinn.
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The Coast Guard Cutter Bear, homeported in Portsmouth, Va.
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Cmdr. Robert Wagner, commanding officer of the Cutter Bear, greets members of the student council at Sao Tome and Principe's only high school in Sao Tome July 20. Crewmembers of the Bear repaired doors and did some light maintenance at the school.
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The Cutter Bear moored off the coast of Sao Tome and Principe July 20 during a theater security cooperation mission in the Gulf of Guinea.
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Chief (OS) Derrick Brown watches the crew at quarters during on the flight deck of the Cutter Bear July 23. As the command chief, Brown always has his eyes on the crew, and he's always looking out for their best interests.
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Lt. Cmdr. Dan Trott addresses the crew of the Cutter Bear on the flight deck July 23. Trott is the policy officer for the Navy's Sixth Fleet who's been doing advance work for the cutter during the Gulf of Guinea phase of the deployment.
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Lt. j.g. Aurore Chatard addresses the crew of the Cutter Bear while Cmdr. Robert Wagner, left, and Cmdr. Brendan McPherson, center, watch before she departs. Lt. j.g. Chatard is a French liaison officer who's been with the Bear during the Gulf of Guinea phase of the deployment.
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Chief (OS) Derrick Brown works on a door at the only high school in Sao Tome and Principe July 20.
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Petty Officer 2nd Class (DC) Chris Williams torques on a zerk fitting on the starboard anchor brake of the Cutter Bear as the cutter prepares to anchor off the coast of Sao Tome and Principe July 19.
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Petty Officer 3rd Class (BM) Alex Fernandez, Fireman Michael Lagasca and Seaman Sean Dwyer make way in a small boat toward the Cutter Bear, anchored off Sao Tome July 19.
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The anchor chain of the Cutter Bear drops off Sao Tome and Principe July 19.
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A soccer team from the military of Sao Tome and Principe takes the field to challenge a team from the Cutter Bear in Sao Tome July 19.
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Cmdr. Robert Wagner, commanding officer of the Cutter Bear, cheers as his team scores a goal against a team from the military of Sao Tome and Principe during a soccer game in Sao Tome July 19.
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Seaman Jason West and Third Class Cadet Larry Sheetz take off their dirty shoes following a soccer game between the crew of the Cutter Bear and a team from the military of Sao Tome and Principe July 19.
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Petty Officer 2nd Class (IT) Andrew Schetter waits for a ride to the Cutter Bear, moored off the coast of Sao Tome and Principe July 19. Sao Tome is not a deepwater port, so the crew depended on the cutter's small boat and a local water taxi that was contracted for transportation to and from the Bear.
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Ensign Scott Mitchell, captain of the Cutter Bear's soccer team, shakes hands with his opponents from the military of Sao Tome and Principe in Sao Tome July 19. The two teams played soccer as part of a cultural exchange while the Bear was conducting a Theater Security Cooperation mission in the Gulf of Guinea region of the western African coast.
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Third Class Cadet Dan Parker, right, and Chief (OS) Derrick Brown watch a soccer match between the crew of the Cutter Bear and a team from the military of Sao Tome and Principe at the military academy in Sao Tome July 19.
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A soccer team from the crew of the Cutter Bear played a team from the military of Sao Tome and Principe July 19 at the military academy in Sao Tome.
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Petty Officer 2nd Class (BM) Zack Snavely prepares to toss off a mooring line during smallboat training with the Sao Tome and Principe Coast Guard July 20.
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Ensign Scott Mitchell takes the ball from a member of the military of Sao Tome and Principe during a soccer game at the military academy in Sao Tome July 19.
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Petty Officer 1st Class (MK) Paul Dalton, right, gives small engine repair training to members of the Sao Tome and Principe Coast Guard in Sao Tome July 20.
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A member of the Sao Tome and Principe Coast Guard pulls a life ring out of the water during man overboard training with the U.S. Coast Guard off the coast of Sao Tome July 20. U.S.
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Seaman Sean Dwyer and Petty Officer 3rd Class (BM) Alex Fernandez conduct smallboat training with the Sao Tome and Principe Coast Guard off the coast of Sao Tome July 20. U.S.
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Seaman Sean Dwyer, Petty Officer 3rd Class (BM) Alex Fernandez and Petty Officer 2nd Class (MK) Shawn Downs conduct smallboat training with the Sao Tome and Principe Coast Guard off the coast of Sao Tome July 20.
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The crew of the Cutter Bear poses for a picture on the flight deck of the cutter after leaving Ghana July 23.
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Petty Officer 2nd Class (ET) Brent Taylor stands before his shipmates during quarters on the flight deck of the Cutter Bear July 23. Taylor is the Bear's sailor of the quarter.
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Petty Officer 1st Class (MK) Paul Dalton works on a zerk fitting on the starboard anchor chain brake of the Cutter Bear.
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Petty Officer 2nd Class (DC) Chris Williams cranks the brake on the anchor chain of the Cutter Bear as the cutter anchors off Sao Tome and Principe July 19.
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Petty Officer 1st Class (MK) Paul Dalton, right, gives small engine repair training to members of the Sao Tome and Principe Coast Guard in Sao Tome July 20.
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Ensign Chris Cumberland relaxes after a soccer game between the crew of the Cutter Bear and a team from the military of Sao Tome and Principe July 19. The U.S. team lost 8-2.
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Petty Officer 1st Class (MK) Paul Dalton explains principles of small engine repair to a member of the Sao Tome and Principe Coast Guard July 20 in Sao Tome. U.S.
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Lt. James Silcox, operations officer of the Cutter Bear, wipes off dirt from a soccer field following a game between the crew of the Bear and a team from the military of Sao Tome and Principe.
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A soccer team from the crew of the Cutter Bear huddles at halftime during a game with a team from the military of Sao Tome and Principe at the military academy in Sao Tome July 19.
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