Eleventh Coast Guard District
U.S. Coast Guard
Photo Release
PHOTO/VIDEO Release: The Coast Guard's Newest Cutter Complete's Maiden Voyage to Homeport
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SAN FRANCISCO - The Coast Guard Cutter Waesche transits through the San Francisco Bay for the first time en route to its homeport of Alameda, Calif., Feb. 28, 2010. The Waesche is the second Legend Class cutter and is scheduled to be commissioned in May. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Kevin Metcalf) SAN FRANCISCO - The Coast Guard Cutter Waesche transits through the San Francisco Bay for the first time en route to its homeport of Alameda, Calif., Feb. 28, 2010. The Waesche is the second Legend Class cutter and is scheduled to be commissioned in May. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Kevin Metcalf) SAN FRANCISCO -- Rear Adm. Jody Breckenridge, Pacific Area commander, and Master Chief Marvin Wells, Pacific Area command master chief, acknowledge honors rendered by the crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Waesche Feb. 28, 2010. The Waesche passed the Yerba Buena Lighthouse while transiting to its homeport of Alameda, Calif., for the first time. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Michael Anderson) SAN FRANCISCO -- The Coast Guard Cutter Waesche transits through San Francisco Bay toward its new homeport at Coast Guard Island in Alameda, Calif., Feb. 28, 2010. The Waesche is the second of eight planned national security cutters. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Levi Read) ALAMEDA, Calif. - U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Waesche crewmembers man the forecastle as the Waesche moors up for the first time at Coast Guard Island, its new homeport, Feb. 28, 2010. (U.S. Coast Guard Photo by Caleb Critchfield) ALAMEDA, Calif. – Petty Officer 1st Class Mike Salsman, a crewmember from the Coast Guard Cutter Waesche, is reunited with his family after the Waesche arrives at its new homeport in Alameda, Calif., Feb. 28, 2010. The Waesche is the Coast Guard's newest cutter and is scheduled to be commissioned in May. Adm. Russell R. Waesche was the Coast Guard’s longest serving commandant and presided over the greatest expansion of the service in history. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Rachel Polish)
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VIDEO: Cutter Waesche Transits Through San Francisco Bay http://cgvi.uscg.mil/media/main.php?g2_itemId=796005 Cutter Waesche Moors to Coast Guard Island Pier |
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