Welcome Aboard The CGC Bear
On Patrol Week 3
We join the crew of the Cutter Bear underway in the Caribbean Sea on a Counter-Narcotics Patrol!
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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(right to left) ENS Worker, EM3 Priebe, SN Ameche, BM2 Snavely, ENS Lang and ENS Webb receive their temporary cuttermans pin from the Captain.
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(left to right) CDR Wagner advances Seaman Apprentice Osborne to Seaman.
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(left to right) SN Komrosky dives off the flight deck while SN Ameche watches from the water during swim call.
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(left to right) MK2 Goodwin, MK1 Taylor and MKC Prim perform a tune-up on one of the ships service diesel generators.
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FN Farrand takes readings on the air conditioning unit.
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FS3 French prepares to cook some steaks for the evening meal.
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(left to right) MK3 Williams, MKC Prim, MK2 Goodwin, and MK1 Taylor make final adjustments to the #1 main diesel engine.
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(left to right) FN Farrand, MK3 Oren, BM3 Travis, SN Benton, SN Kane, SN Manresa and BM2 Snavely watch the RHI as it goes over the side of the ship.
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BEAR crewmembers during swim call…depth of water was over 10,000 feet.
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(left to right) MK3 Prado works on BEAR's RHI while SN Benton looks on.
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(left to right) EM2 Quintanilla and EM1 Palmeira makes repairs to deck spotlight.
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Tracer rounds illuminate the night sky during a night helicopter gunnery exercise.
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(front to back) OS1 Cifers grills steaks for Sunday dinner while ENS Worker (right) and FN Weihe (left) look on.
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(right to left) SN Rozier, SN Komrosky, SN Derby and SN Ameche prepare to take off the helicopters primary tie-downs during helicopter operations.
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Bird's eye view of ENS Worker (in yellow) as Landing Signals Officer and tie-down team members during helicopter operations.
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SN Komrosky scans the horizon as lookout.
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OS2 Massey gets a work out in during his free time.
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(left to right) SN Griffiths and BM3 Travis watch the sunrise while on the 0400-0800 watch.
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(left to right) OS3 Clifford and LTjg Clark do some deep sea fishing.
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BMC Clark serves himself, while SK1 Cross and FS1 Kelly serve the rest of the crew during Morale Night.
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(front to back) SN Manresa, BM2 Snavely, and other BEAR crewmembers prepare to launch the OTH-RHIB during training.
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BEAR crewmembers look on as OS3 Clifford battles the Mahi-Mahi.
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OS3 Clifford shows off his "Catch of the Day" a 25 lb Mahi Mahi.
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The MH-68A "Stingray" takes off to starboard during night helicopter operations.
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(front to back) SN Manresa, BM2 Snavely, BM3 Travis, SN Mackey, MK3 Oren and FN Farrand away to port in the RHI.
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(left to right) LTjg Epperson has the deck and the conn for small boat operations while CDR Wagner looks on.
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BM3 Apple watches on during small boat operations.
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