Welcome Aboard The CGC Mohawk
On Extended Deployment - Week 1
We join the crew of the Cutter Mohawk underway on a three month deployment including visits to Chile and Panama. Mohawk will participate in multinational maritime security exercises between U.S., South American, and Latin American naval forces.
PA2 Mike Lutz will be keeping us updated during this deployment with weekly updates. Thanks, Mike.
All photos are official Coast Guard photos.
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The Coast Guard Cutter Mohawk, homeported in Key West, Fla.
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Catchin' Up
Coast Guard Cutter Mohawk Heads to South America
ABOARD THE U.S. COAST GUARD CUTTER MOHAWK IN THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN - The 270-foot CGC Mohawk , homeported in Key West, Fla., has deployed for three months to visit Chile and Panama and participate in multinational maritime security exercise between U.S., South American, and Latin American naval forces.
The operations, known as UNITAS-meaning unity in Latin-and PANAMAX, respectively, are coordinated by the U.S. Defense Department's Southern Command and exercise interoperability of nations with interests in regional maritime security, and the continued security of the Panama Canal, a vital commerce route between the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean seaboards. At least 15 countries have pledged to participate in these exercises. These exercise also support U.S. National Security initiatives
The Mohawk's primary missions include halting illegal immigration by sea by foreign nations, seizing vessels attempting to smuggle illegal narcotics into the U.S., regulating commercial fishing to protect against over-harvesting this natural resource, and saving life and property in distress on the high-seas. The Mohawk crew is credited with the rescue of over 5,000 Haitian, Cuban, and Dominican Republic migrants, and the seizure of more then 20,700 pounds of illegal drugs, including marijuana and cocaine.
Photos
Crewmembers enjoy a swim call on the steel beach as part of their Independence Day celebration on July 1, 2006, near the Rosiland Bank in the Atlantic Ocean.
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Coast Guard Petty Officer Second Class Justin E. McLaury, a mechanic, sells hot-dogs out of a make shift stand to help raise funds for the crews morale on July 3, 2006, in the Caymen Ridge near Grand Caymen Islandin.
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Coast Guard Cutter Mohawk fires its 76mm Mark 75 during an exercise on July 4, 2006, in the Rosiland bank near Honduras.
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Coast Guard Chief Warrent Officer Lyonel C. Jeffcoat, supply officer, stands by the sound powered phone during a drill July 4, 2006, in the Rosiland bank near Honduras.
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Crewmembers carry the shore tie just before getting underway on July 1, 2006.
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Coast Guard Petty Officer Second Class Josh S. Fitzgerald reaches for the sea painter on the CGC Mohawk's small boat on July 3, 2006, in the Caymen Ridge near Grand Caymen Island.
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Coast Guard Petty Officer Third Class Lindsay E. Jones, a rescue swimmer, stands by during a man overboard drill on July 3, 2006, in the Caymen Ridge near Grand Caymen Island.
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Coast Guard Cutter Mohawk steams past the sunset on it's way to Panama on July 2, 2006 in the Yucatan Channel.
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Coast Guard Seaman Gabriel P. Hogg (right) and Seaman Yusen Guo take bearings on a contact while standing underway lookout on July 2, 2006, in the Yucatan Channel.
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Coast Guard Petty Officer Second Class Robert C. Smith, a boatswainmate, stands quartermaster of the watch on July 2, 2006, in the Atlantic Ocean near Cuba.
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A small boat crew from the Coast Guard Cutter Mohawk practices rescuing people from the water during a man overboard drill on July 3, 2006, in the Caymen Ridge near the Grand Caymen Islands.
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Coast Guard Petty Officer Third Class Bryan S. Lewis, a mechanic, stoes lines before getting underway on July 1, 2006, in Key West, Fla.
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Coast Guard Petty Officer Third Class Kathleen E. Stanton, a boatswainmate, takes a maleria pill while Petty Officer Second Class Dave J. Galvizo, a health service specialist, watches on July 1, 2006 in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Fla. The CGC Mohawk, homeported in Key West, Fla., is visiting Chile and Panama to participate in a multinational maritime security exercise between U.S., South American, and Latin American naval forces.
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Line handlers for lines three and four on the Coast Guard Cutter Mohawk say a short prayer before getting underway on July 1, 2006, from Key West, Fla.
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Coast Guard Seaman Mellisa A. Galford (right) and Seaman Lauren B. Cubitt, of the CGC Mohawk, wait for the o.k. from the bridge to lower the small boat on July 1, 2006, in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Fla. The CGC Mohawk, homeported in Key West, Fla., is visiting Chile and Panama to participate in a multinational maritime security exercise between U.S., South American, and Latin American naval forces.
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Coast Guard Petty Officer's Third Class Evan D. Gailey (right) and Aaron C. Harris, damage control specialists, work on the CGC Mohawk's sea strainer on July 2, 2006 in the Yucatan Channel.
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Coast Guard Petty Officer Second Class Josh S. Fitzgerald (right) and Petty Officer First Class Richard M. Ladson work on the CGC Mohawk's small boat on July 1, 2006, in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Fla.
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Coast Guard Petty Officer Third Class Beau C. Briley a boatswainmate, helps move the cutters brough before getting underway on July 1, 2006, in Key West, Fla.
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Coast Guard Seaman Jorge A. Gomez is reflected in Seaman Joshua S. Klunder's sunglasses as the cutter prepares to get underway on July 1, 2006, in Key West, Fla.
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Coast Guard Ensign Cristina Delgado fires off MK-124 day night flare as part of the CGC Mohawk's Independence Day celebration on July 4, 2006, near Rosiland Bank in the Atlantic Ocean.
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