The US Naval Institute News “Fleet and Marine Tracker” is continuing to plot the approximate locations of a few Coast Guard units. I first noticed this change in the May 22, 2023 edition.
The July 6 post reported.
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stratton (WMSL-752) is underway in the Western Pacific.
and
Coast Guard Cutter Eagle departed Funchal Madeira (Portugal) and is en route to Hamilton, Bermuda.
The post again acknowledged the existence of PATFORSWA. I guess this is going to be boiler plate for all future Fleet and Marine Tracker posts.
U.S. Coast Guard Sentinel-class Fast Response Cutters (FRCs) are forward-deployed to the region under Patrol Forces Southwest Asia (PATFORSWA). (Note this is a broken link–Chuck) PATFORSWA deploys Coast Guard personnel and ships alongside U.S. and regional naval forces throughout the Middle East. Initially deployed in 2003 to support Operation Iraqi Freedom, PATFORSWA is now a permanent presence based out of the Kingdom of Bahrain
What originally caught my eye, when I first saw this post, was the plotted position of USCGC Richard Snyder (WPC-1127), which placed her in the high Arctic, about 2000 miles North of where she was actually reported to be.
The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Richard Snyder, a Sentinel Class cutter homeported at Atlantic Beach, N.C., teamed with Bermudian authorities this past week in patrols that included a focus on deterring maritime drug smugglers, according to local reports.
The report also reflects the start of the UNITAS 2023 Exercise (have not been able to find the official dates) with six Navy ships in 4th Fleet compared to a typical number of two. One or more Coast Guard cutters are probably involved in the exercise. The only participant I was able to identify was USS New York (LPD-21). Reportedly the exercise will include significant use of unmanned systems.
Coast Guard SAR units, particularly aviation units, get frequent recognition. I appreciate that they are giving Coast Guard surface units some recognition in these posts, but the few mentions don’t reflect the bulk of the work being done by Coast Guard ships. Perhaps a simple statement of number of large cutters and number underway would be nice.
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It might be a touch embarrassing for the Navy to actually acknowledge the number of CG Cutters underway on a given day vs. the number of Navy ships, lol.
That did occur to me.
Chilian participant in UNITAS, “Comandante Toro Departs Valparaiso for UNITAS LXIV-2023” https://seawaves.com/2023/07/03/comandante-toro-departs-valparaiso-for-unitas-lxiv-2023/, is an 80 meter Fassmer OPV. https://chuckhillscgblog.net/2014/04/13/three-nations-share-german-opv-design/
The latest version https://news.usni.org/2023/07/10/usni-news-fleet-and-marine-tracker-july-10-2023 shows Eagle enroute to Bermuda, Stratton underway in the Eastern Pacific–apparently coming home, and mentions PATFORSWA. Still no mention of UNITAS although 6 Navy ships are in 4th Fleet now.
July 17, still no mention of UNITAS
U.S. Coast Guard Sentinel-class Fast Response Cutters (FRCs) are forward-deployed to the region under Patrol Forces Southwest Asia (PATFORSWA). PATFORSWA deploys Coast Guard personnel and ships alongside U.S. and regional naval forces throughout the Middle East. Initially deployed in 2003 to support Operation Iraqi Freedom, PATFORSWA is now a permanent presence based out of the Kingdom of Bahrain.
Coast Guard Cutter USCGC Eagle (WIX-327) continues en route to Hamilton, Bermuda.
Coast Guard Cutter USCGC Healy (WAGB-20) departed Seattle on Tuesday for a months-long Arctic deployment. Healy deploys annually to the Arctic to support multiple science missions and Operation Arctic Shield, the service’s annual operation to execute U.S. Coast Guard missions, enhance maritime domain awareness, strengthen partnerships and build preparedness, prevention and response capabilities across the Arctic domain.
July 24 edition. Still no mention of UNITAS while reporting 6 Navy ships in 4th Fleet.
“Coast Guard Cutter USCGC Eagle (WIX-327) is in port in Hamilton, Bermuda.
“Coast Guard Cutter USCGC Healy (WAGB-20) is in the Bering Strait. The cutter departed Seattle on July 11 for a months-long Arctic deployment. Healy deploys annually to the Arctic to support multiple science missions and Operation Arctic Shield, the service’s annual operation to execute U.S. Coast Guard missions, enhance maritime domain awareness, strengthen partnerships and build preparedness, prevention and response capabilities across the Arctic domain.”
Again, they report the existence of PATFORSWA. This is inconsistent, in that they don’t report on forward based Navy ships.
“U.S. Coast Guard Sentinel-class Fast Response Cutters (FRCs) are forward-deployed to the region under Patrol Forces Southwest Asia (PATFORSWA). PATFORSWA deploys Coast Guard personnel and ships alongside U.S. and regional naval forces throughout the Middle East. Initially deployed in 2003 to support Operation Iraqi Freedom, PATFORSWA is now a permanent presence based out of the Kingdom of Bahrain.”