USCG Deals with Illegal Fishing

03/15/2013
03/15/2013: Crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Shearwater conduct boardings in the waters outside the Chesapeake Bay, near Virginia Beach, Va., Jan. 9, 2013. The boardings were in support of Operation Striper Swiper, an initiative to curtail the illegal fishing of the of the Atlantic striped bass.  USCG Deals with Illegal…

Coast Guard Cutter Forward Returns to Homeport

03/11/2013
03/11/2013: The Coast Guard Cutter Forward returns to homeport in Portsmouth, Va., Monday, Jan. 7, 2013, after a 45-day patrol in the Caribbean Sea in support of Operation Martillo. The law enforcement crews aboard the Forward teamed with crew members from the Coast Guard Cutter Confidence and an embarked aviation…

KC-135 Supports the French in Mali

03/11/2013
03/11/2013: KC-135 support for the French in Mali as the French insert force for a rapid strike operation in Mali.  Credit:Headquarters U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa 2/23/13 See our latest story on the Mali operation: http://sldinfo.wpstage.net/the-french-operation-in-mali-intervene-leverage-and-withdraw/