Welcome Aboard The CGC Bear
Week Two
Week Two. Well at sea and bound for the Gulf of Guinea, Africa on an International
Affairs Mission, the Cutter Bear continues running exercises and
drills to maintain readiness for combat and emergences.
A beard-growing competition is sponsored by the command of the cutter during the Atlantic crossing.
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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Seaman William Knight rushes up a ladder from the fantail to the flight deck of the Coast Guard Cutter Bear during a fire drill on board May 19.
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Fireman Kwame Fitzpatrick rushes up a ladder from the fantail to the flight deck of the Coast Guard Cutter Bear during a fire drill on board May 19.
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Petty Officer 2nd Class (MK) John Riggs, 29, of Blue Ridge, Texas, dons gear for a firefghting drill aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Bear May 19. | |
Seaman Randall Mazucca listens to instructions in the engine room of the Coast Guard Cutter Bear during a firefighting exercise May 19.
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Petty Officer 1st Class Christopher Dodson, 36, of Honesdale, Penn., dons protective gear during a gunnery exercise May 20 aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Bear. The protective hood is intended to keep hot shells from getting into the gunner's clothes.
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Spent .50-caliber shells litter the deck of the CGC Bear during a gunnery exercise May 20 aboard the cutter.
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Petty Officer 2nd Class (ET) Lance Jorgensen talks with shipmates during a break in a gunnery exercise aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Bear May 20. The cutter crew regularly runs exercises and drills to maintain readiness for combat and emergency. | |
Petty Officer 2nd Class (ET) Josh Butler, right, and Petty Officer 1st Class (GM) Sam Sprenkle prepare to fire a .50 caliber gun during gunnery exercises May 20 aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Bear.
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Commander Robert Wagner, commanding officer of the Coast Guard Cutter Bear, watches members of his crew shoot .50 caliber machine guns during a gunnery exercise on board the cutter May 20.
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Commander Robert Wagner, commanding officer of the Coast Guard Cutter Bear, watches members of his crew shoot .50 caliber machine guns during a gunnery exercise on board the cutter May 20.
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Signs leading to the Coast Guard Cutter Bear's engine room warn of a restricted area. The engineer of the watch keeps strict accountability for everyone entering the engine room, requiring each person to check in before entering the space.
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Petty Officer 1st Class (EM) Thomas Palmeira makes entries into the Coast Guard Cutter Bear's engineering log May 20 in the cutter's engine control compartment.
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Right to left, Petty Officer 1st Class (MK) Lucas Marino, Petty Officer 2nd Class Eric George, Petty Officer 3rd Class (MK) Peter Oren, Fireman Kwame Kitzpatrick, Fireman Telfair Brown, Fireman Richard Martin and Petty Officer 1st Class (DC) J.C. Owen discuss the state of the engine room during a change of the engineering watch May 20.
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Ensign Patton Epperson, deck watch officer of the Coast Guard Cutter Bear, stands the OOD (Officer of the Deck) watch May 23 on the bridge of the cutter. As OOD, Epperson is responsible for the save navigation navigation and operation of the vessel.
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Petty Officer 2nd Class (BM) Sam Pollard cleans a bridge window of the Coast Guard Cutter Bear May 23 during a transit of the Atlantic Ocean.
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Seaman David Wooten listens during anti-terrorism/force protection training May 23 aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Bear. The cutter crew is enhancing their readiness posture during a deployment for the Navy's Sixth Fleet. Wooten is participating in a beard-growing competition sponsored by the command of the cutter during the Atlantic crossing.
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Petty Officer 2nd Class (YN) Victor Almodovar listens to instructions during anti-terrorism/force protection training aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Bear. Almodovar is participating in a beard-growing competition sponsored by the command of the cutter during the Atlantic crossing.
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Petty Officer 3rd Class (BM) Chris Apple notes chart correction aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Bear May 23. The Bear, with 98 crewmembers on board, is bound for Africa under the auspices of the Navy's Sixth Fleet.
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Petty Officer 3rd Class (GM) Joshua Higgins mans a communication post during a gunnery exercise May 23 aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Bear. Higgins was promoted to the rank of Gunner's Mate 3rd Class May 19.
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The sights of a .50 caliber machine gun aboard the Coast Cuard Cutter Bear allow Coast Guardsmen to shoot accurately. The .50 caliber is one of several types of machine guns used aboard the cutter.
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Petty Officer 2nd Class Brendan Dunn, right, and Seaman William Kane man a gun station during a General Quarters drill aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Bear May 23. General Quarters represents a higher state of alert for responding to shipboard emergencies.
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Seaman David Wooten talks on a sounds-powered phone during a firefighting drill aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Bear May 23.
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Petty Officer 1st Class (MK) Lucas Marino, left, and Chief Isidro Cartagena run repair locker number two during a damage control drill aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Bear May 23. Coast Guardsmen prepare constantly for shipboard emergencies such as fire or flooding. Marino is participating in a beard-growing competition sponsored by the command of the cutter during the Atlantic crossing.
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Petty Officer 2nd Class (MK) Michael DeJoseph battles through smoke in search of a simulated fire aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Bear May 23.
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Petty Officer 2nd Class (DC) Chris Williams enters a smoke-filled room to investigate the source of a simulated fire aboard the Coast Cutter Bear May 23.
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Chief James Ramirez observes a crewmember searching for fire during a firefighting drill aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Bear May 23.
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Lt. Charlie Marino, left, engineering officer aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Bear, discusses a damage control drill with Cmdr. Brendan McPherson, executive officer of the Bear, while surrounded by smoke from the drill.
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Petty Officer 2nd Class (ET) Josh Butler listens to anti-terrorism/force protection training onthe flight deck of the Coast Guard Cutter Bear May 23. Butler is participating in a beard-growing competition sponsored by the command of the cutter during the Atlantic crossing.
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Petty Officer 3rd Class (YN) Nick Ford lines up during quarters, a daily gathering of the entire ship's crew in military fashion for crew accountability and command communication.
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Petty Officer 1st Class (GM) Sam Sprenkle trains crewmembers on maintenance of the M-240 machine gun.
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Petty Officer 1st Class (GM) Sam Sprenkle trains crewmembers on maintenance of the M-240 machine gun.
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Petty Officer 1st Class (GM) Sam Sprenkle trains crewmembers on maintenance of the M-240 machine gun.
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Petty Officer 1st Class (GM) Sam Sprenkle trains crewmembers on maintenance of the M-240 machine gun.
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Petty Officer 1st Class (GM) Sam Sprenkle trains crewmembers on maintenance of the M-240 machine gun.
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Petty Officer 1st Class (GM) Sam Sprenkle trains crewmembers on maintenance of the M-240 machine gun.
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Lt. j.g. Christina Medrano and CWO Henry Langford discuss division personnel matters. Medrano is a physician's assistant embarked for the deployment and Langford is the supply officer.
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Petty Officer 1st Class (GM) Sam Sprenkle trains crewmembers on maintenance of the M-240 machine gun.
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Seaman Jason West practices firing the M-240 machine gun.
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Seaman Sergio Savain practices firing the M-240 machine gun May 25 aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Bear.
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Seaman Maykal Manresa fakes out mooring line as the Coast Guard Cutter Bear pulls into Rota, Spain May 27.
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The Coast Guard Cutter Bear pulled into Rota, Spain May 27.
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Petty Officer 2nd Class (OS) Jason Yonk talks on the sound-powered phone as the Coast Guard Cutter Bear pulls into Rota, Spain May 27.
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Petty Officer 2nd Class (GM) Kalvin Howie mans a machine gun as the Coast Guard Cutter Bear pulls into Rota, Spain May 27.
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Seaman William Knight stands lookout as the Coast Guard Cutter Bear pulls into Rota, Spain May 27.
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Petty Officer 2nd Class (GM) Kalvin Howie mans a machine gun as the Coast Guard Cutter Bear pulls into Rota, Spain May 27.
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Third Class Coast Guard Cadet Dan Parker mans a mooring station as Coast Guard Cutter Bear pulls into Rota, Spain May 27.
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Lt. j.g. Chris Floyd watches from the bridge wing as the moon sets behind him. The Coast Guard Cutter Bear pulled into Rota, Spain May 27.
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Petty Officer 2nd Class (MK) Eric George watches as the Coast Guard Cutter Bear pulls into Rota, Spain May 27.
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Petty Officer 3rd Class (BM) Erik Nelson mans a machine gun as the Coast Guard Cutter Bear pulls into Rota, Spain May 27.
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The ship's awards in the foreground as the deck force stands ready to moor the Coast Guard Cutter Bear in Rota, Spain May 27.
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Petty Officer 2nd Class (IT) Brendan Dunn takes a fix as the Coast
Guard Cutter Bear pulls into Rota, Spain May 27.
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Commander Robert Wagner, left, and Lt. James Silcox give helm commands
at the Coast Guard Cutter Bear pulls into Rota, Spain May 27.
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Seaman Mark Irwin, left, and Seaman David Wooten respond to helm
commands as the Coast Guard Cutter Bear pulls into Rota, Spain May 27.
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Seaman William Knight, left, and Seaman Sergio Savain heave a mooring
line as the Coast Guard Cutter Bear pulled into Rota, Spain May 27.
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