Welcome Aboard The CGC Bear
On Patrol - Week Two
We join the crew of the Cutter Bear as she continues her Counter-Narcotics patrol in the Caribbean Sea.
Ensign Peter Lang is 'our man' aboard Cutter Bear sending us reports while
LT Charlie Marino and ETC Noel Stakes are busy snapping photos. Keep checking back because we intend to update
these 'reports' often.
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The Coast Guard Cutter Bear, homeported in Portsmouth, Va.
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SN Manresa, one of Bear's Spanish speakers, coordinates operations with the Colombian navy.
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Daily Law Enforcement Training being held on the flight deck.
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FS3 Love preparing lunch for the crew.
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GM1 Sprenkle gives training on the Remington 870 shotgun.
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CDR Wagner presents FN Griffiths with a Commandant's Letter of Commendation in recognition of his selection as Bear's Sailor of the Quarter.
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Tie-Down crewmembers secure MH-68A Stingray helicopter to the flight deck.
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(Left to Right) ENS Mitchell, BM3 Travis, BM2 Snavely and SN Kane prepare pizza and wings for morale night.
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(Right to left) CDR Wagner, LCDR Fiedler and LT Silcox discuss the day's operations during flight operations.
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MK1 Taylor (left) and MKC Prim (right) set up props for BECCE drills.
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FS3 French listens to music from his computer on his down time.
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MK3 Oren checks local readings during BECCE drills.
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Bear's embarked MH-68A "Stingray" helicopter departs for an evening sortie.
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Bear's embarked MH-68A prepares for a gunnery exercise.
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DC3 Kester and MK2 Goodwin discuss what movie they want to watch.
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LTJG Clark (second from right) makes a report of a casualty to the bridge during BECCE drills while EMC Davidson, EM1 Palmeira, MK1 Dalton and CWO Booker (right to left) look on down in Main Control.
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Simulated warning shots are fired from the MH-68A helicopter during a night gunnery exercise.
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(Left to right, top to bottom) BM3 Travis, SN Mackey, SN Kane, BM2 Snavely, ENS Mitchell, SN West, SN Osborne, SN Brewer, SN Ameche and SN Gruber takes a group picture after cooking for morale night.
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Samantha supervises the work being done in Main Control.
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MH-68A takes off to port for a mission.
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The Coast Guard and National ensign fly high on the mast.
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(Left to right) CDR Hastings and LCDR Hancock takeoff for a mission.
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(Left to right, top to bottom) DC3 Jacobs, BM3 Travis, SN Manresa, ENS Lang, ENS Mitchell, SN West, SN Kane, SN Komrosky, SN Osborne, SN Benton, SN Griffiths and DC1 Owens take a group picture after Flight Quarters.
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BMC Clark (left) and BM2 Snavely (right) pin the Third Class Petty Officer insignia onto BM3 Travis following his advancement.
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