Welcome Aboard The CGC Mohawk
On Extended Deployment - Week 11
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
Week 11
The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Mohawk completed their law enforcement operations, successfully stopping two fishing vessels transporting cocaine. The two vessels were then handed over to the Honduran government for further prosecution. One of the fishing vessel crews along with 1,000 kilograms of cocaine were transferred to the CGC Seneca, homeported in Boston, Mass.
The crew celebrated this week with a swim call. They enjoyed jumping from the flight deck and the bridge wing as a few crewmembers stood shark watch. There was also an inflatable trampoline set up next to the cutter that brought much of the crew hours of enjoyment.
In addition to the morale events, there were a few drills this week. The crew practiced a collision at sea and had a mock flood in the dry stores space. They also had a 50 cal. machine gun shoot, in which crewmembers sank multiple orange drums.
With the completion of the drug cases and Key West, Fla., just ahead on the horizon the crew feels a sense of completion. They know that soon they will see their friends and loved ones and that the 80 days they have spent away from home has made a difference.
Photos
Coast Guard Seaman Clinton J. Freeman shoots the 50 cal. machine gun at a drum during a training exercise in the Caribbean Sea on Sept. 12, 2006.
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Coast Guard Petty Officer Second Class Dawn J. McCoy dives from the CGC Mohawk's over-the-horizon small boat during a swim call in the Caribbean Sea on Sept. 11, 2006.
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Crewmembers on the CGC Mohawk enjoy an inflatable raft next to the cutter during a swim call in the Caribbean Sea on Sept. 11, 2006.
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Coast Guard Petty Officer Second Class John Smithers yells flooding damage reports through a scuttle during a drill on the CGC Mohawk in the Caribbean Sea on Sept. 11, 2006.
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Coast Guard Petty Officer Third Class Robert Marvin pretends like he was injured during a collision drill as Petty Officer Third Class Jason A. Bourbeau performs first aid on him in the Caribbean Sea on Sept. 11, 2006.
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Coast Guard Cutter Mohawk tows two vessels as a Honduran Naval vessel meets them to take custody of suspected drug smugglers in the Caribbean Sea, on Sept. 9, 2006.
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Coast Guard Petty Officer Third Class Beau C. Briley drives the CGC Mohawk's over-the-horizon small boat as a Honduran Naval vessel steams behind him in the Caribbean Sea on Sept. 9, 2006.
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Coast Guard Petty Officer Second Class Carson L. Corbin prepares to bring the CGC Mohawk's over-the-horizon small boat along side the cutter in the Caribbean Sea on Sept. 9, 2006.
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Coast Guard Petty Officer Second Class Carson L. Corbin maneuvers the CGC Mohawk's over-the-horizon small boat in the Caribbean Sea on Sept. 9, 2006.
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The CGC Mohawk's over-the-horizon small boat speeds past the cutter in the Caribbean Sea on Sept. 9, 2006.
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Coast Guard Petty Officer Second Douglas A. Kipp works out in the flight deck of the CGC Mohawk in the Caribbean Sea on Sept. 9, 2006.
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Coast Guard Petty Officer Third Class Benjamin H. Goodner pumps some iron on the flight deck of the CGC Mohawk in the Caribbean Sea on Sept. 9, 2006.
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Coast Guard Ensign Rebecca B. Shults shows off her diving skills during a swim call in the Caribbean Sea on Sept. 11, 2006.
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Coast Guard Seaman Brian Greatorex jumps from the CGC Mohawk's flight deck during a swim call in the Caribbean Sea on Sept. 11, 2006.
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Coast Guard Fireman Martin U. Jacquez fires the 50 cal. machine gun at a drum during a training exercise in the Caribbean Sea on Sept. 12, 2006.
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Coast Guard Petty Officer Third Class Robert Marvin acts injured during a collision drill as Chief Petty Officer Tuesday Fearn provides the initial action on him in the Caribbean Sea on Sept. 11, 2006.
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The Coast Guard Cutter Mohawk's over-the-horizon small boat heads back to the cutter as a Honduran Naval vessel steams next to them in the Caribbean Sea on Sept. 9, 2006.
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Coast Guard Petty Officer First Class Stuart L. Ellington dives from the CGC Mohawk's flight deck during a swim call in the Caribbean Sea on Sept. 11, 2006.
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Coast Guard Seaman Melissa A. Galford watches a Honduran Naval vessel from the CGC Mohawk in the Caribbean Sea on Sept. 9, 2006.
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Coast Guard Seaman Colby R. Houart takes a plunge from the CGC Mohawk's bridge wing during a swim call in the Caribbean Sea on Sept. 11, 2006.
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