The crew of USCGC Steadfast holds a decommissioning ceremony for the cutter in Astoria, Oregon, Feb. 1, 2024. Steadfast was commissioned in 1968 and spent nearly 30 years in Astoria.

From the Coast Guard Pacific Area Facebook page.

Yesterday, the commissioning pennant was lowered for the final time, as U.S Coast Guard Cutter Steadfast (WMEC 623) conducted her decommissioning ceremony in Astoria, Ore.

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The Steadfast proudly served the people of the United States for over five decades. Since commissioning in 1968, she has completed over 340 Search and Rescue cases, interdicted over 1.276 million pounds of marijuana and 209, 470 pounds of cocaine, and conducted 251 living marine resource boardings. Steadfast was the first, and one of only two cutters, awarded the gold marijuana leaf, symbolizing one million pounds of marijuana seized.