PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Forward (WMEC 911) returned home to Portsmouth on Tuesday.
The crew has spent the last 78 days patrolling the North Atlantic Ocean. While at sea, they also partnered with allied nations as part of the Canadian-led military exercise called "Operation Nanook 2023."
Before coming home, the Forward hosted several Indo-Pacific heads of state during the 2023 U.S.-Pacific Island Country Summit in Baltimore, Maryland.
The cutter's mission was law enforcement, search and rescue, and protection of living marine resources among other tasks.