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Coast Guard National Security Cutter To Patrol With Navy’s Sixth Fleet

By Cal Biesecker

Monday, April 5th, 2021

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Coast Guard National Security Cutter To Patrol With Navy’s Sixth Fleet

Coast Guard National Security Cutter Hamilton shown escorting the Fast Response Cutters Moulthrope and Goldman in the Atlantic Ocean. Coast Guard photo.

The Coast Guard Legend-class National Security Cutter Hamilton last Thursday left Puerto Rico escorting service’s first two Fast Response Cutters (FRCs) that are headed to Manama, Bahrain in support of the U.S. Navy’s Fifth Fleet. The two 154-foot Sentinel-class FRCs, the Charles Moulthrope and Robert Goldman, will begin replacing six 110-foot Island-class patrol boats operating under the command of the Fifth Fleet supporting U.S. Patrol Forces Southwest Asia (PATFORSWA), which was established in 2002 during Operation Iraqi Freedom. PATFORSWA is…

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