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Coast Guard Pulled National Security Cutter From Planned Pacific Patrol To Support Border Surge

Coast Guard Pulled National Security Cutter From Planned Pacific Patrol To Support Border Surge
Coast Guard National Security Cutter Hamilton departing from Huntington Ingalls Shipyard in Mississippi. Photo: HII

To help it meet President Trump’s directive for the U.S. government to achieve operational control of the southern border, the acting Coast Guard Commandant said he changed plans for one of the service’s National Security Cutters (NSCs) to support operations in the Indo-Pacific in favor of border security duties. The change in plans was done in consultation with U.S. Indo-Pacific Commander Navy Adm. Samuel Paparo, Adm. Kevin Lunday told a House panel on Wednesday. Lunday described the deployment as temporary…

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