Welcome Aboard The CGC Bear
On Patrol - Week Three
We join the crew of the Cutter Bear during week three 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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(left to right) LTJG Mitchell and BM3 Travis oversee work from the bridge.
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LT Silcox (left) and EM1 Palmeira (right) pin new collar devices on to newly promoted LTJG Epperson.
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ENS Lang takes aim with MH-68A Stingray's M240 machine gun.
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(left to right) EM2 Quintanilla, EM3 McGinn, EM3 Priebe and EM1 Palmeira have a discussion in the EM Shop.
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(left to right) ENS Lang and ENS Worker talk to CDR Hastings about being a Coast Guard aviator.
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ENS Lang watches as BEAR rendezvous in the Caribbean with CGC DALLAS and a Dutch Navy Frigate.
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MK2 Goodwin checks lube oil level on the #2 reduction gear.
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FN Coppola changes zincs on the emergency generator.
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(left to right) AMT1 Garcia lets SN Kane, FN Young and SN Griffiths hold the Stingray's M240 machine gun.
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(left to right, top to bottom) ENS Lang, LTJG Clark, AST2 Vail, Jon Hughes, AMT1 Garcia, CDR Hastings and LCDR Hancock take a group as they cook for the ships Morale Night.
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DC3 Jacobs working in the DC Shop.
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OS3 Clifford casts a line off the stern during fish call.
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SN Brewer enjoying some time "deep sea" fishing.
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Bear's boarding team speeds off for a night boarding.
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IT2 Dunn sits on the messdeck and checks his email.
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DC2 Chris Williams looks at a of his wife during his off time.
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(left to right) FN Orton, GM3 Higgins, SN Brewer, GM2 Howie, FN White and FN Griffiths play Blackjack against BM1 Dittiger during Casino Night.
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(left to right) YN2 Almodovar, OS3 Clifford, SN Osborne, SK3 Claiborne and SN Mackey play Blackjack against DC1 Owens during Casino Night.
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(left to right) ET2 McKnight, FN Brown, SN Griffiths, ET2 Butler and ET3 Myers wait for ET1 Dodson to the deal cards for Blackjack during Casino Night.
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(left to right) MK2 Goodwin, IT2 Dunn, IT2 Schetter, CDR Hastings, LCDR Fiedler, CDR Wagner, DC2 Williams, FN Coppola and FS2 Walker watch the dice during Casino Night.
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(left to right) DC2 Williams, MK1 Taylor and ET1 Dodson auction off prizes from Casino Night.
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LTJG Epperson (right) bids for a prize during the auction period of the First Class Casino night while GM1 Sprenkle (left) and EM1 Palmeira (center) look on.
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(right to left) BM2 Snavely, MK1 Dalton, GM3 Higgins and FS3 Love receive the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal from CDR Wagner.
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(left to right) SN Benton and BM2 Snavely complete work on the foc'sle.
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SN Gruber on watch as lookout.
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(right to left) SN West receives his Sea Service Ribbon from CDR Wagner.
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(left to right) AMT1 Garcia and AST2 Vail talk to SN Komrosky and SN Griffiths about careers in Coast Guard Aviation.
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OS1 Cifers (left) and LT Marino (right) pin new collar devices on to newly promoted LTJG Mitchell.
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