Coast Guard Commissions New Cutter

ALAMEDA, Calif. - The Coast Guard’s newest cutter, the 418-foot National Security Cutter Waesche, will be commissioned in a ceremony on Coast Guard Island in Alameda, Friday.

WHAT: U.S. Coast Guard National Security Cutter Waesche commissioning.

WHEN: Friday, 10 a.m.

WHO: Vice Commandant of the Coast Guard, Vice Adm. David Pekoske

WHERE: Coast Guard Island, 1800 Dennison St. Alameda CA, 94501

Media Interested in attending the ceremony should contact the PACAREA Public Affairs office at (510) 437 3375 or the duty phone (510) 816 -0215.

Media should be arrive by 9:30 a.m. for the 10 a.m. ceremony and have media credentials, a driver’s license and proof of insurance if operating a vehicle on Coast Guard Island.

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