A Coast Guard Cutter Munro boarding team is sent to conduct a vessel safety inspection in the Bering Sea, Feb. 15, 2016.
The Munro often patrols the Bering Sea and is tasked with ensuring the safety of life at sea by conducting vessel safety inspections.
U.S. Coast Guard photo.
The Coast Guard Cutter Munro crew approaches the ice edge to verify its location in the northern Bering Sea, March 22, 2016.
The Munro’s primary missions include maritime law enforcement, search and rescue, and homeland defense.
U.S. Coast Guard photo.
Coast Guardsmen stationed aboard the Cutter Munro from Kodiak, Alaska, conduct helicopter in-flight refueling while on patrol in the Bering Sea, Feb. 15, 2016.
Munro is a 378-foot Hamilton-Class high endurance cutter homeported in Kodiak, Alaska.
U.S. Coast Guard photo.
An MH-65 Dolphin helicopter flies near the Coast Guard Cutter Munro in the Bering Sea, Feb. 18, 2016.
Having a deployed Dolphin aircrew is just one of the many capabilities the 378-foot high endurance cutter has to offer while on patrol in the Bering Sea.
U.S. Coast Guard photo.
Chief Warrant Officer Pat Haney leads a Coast Guard Cutter Munro small boat crew into St. Paul Harbor, Alaska, while the cutter is anchored off the coast Feb. 23, 2016.
The 378-foot cutter is named after the only Coast Guard Medal of Honor recipient, Signalman 1st Class Douglas Munro.
U.S. Coast Guard photo.
KODIAK, Alaska — The Coast Guard Cutter Munro crew returned to Kodiak, Alaska, after a 103 day deployment Sunday.
The Munro crew left Kodiak on Jan. 5, 2016, and spent 31 days in San Diego, California, for a bi-annual operational assessment, returning to Kodiak briefly on Feb. 5, 2016. The crew of Munro was assessed for and received excellence ratings for their competencies in navigation, seamanship, engineering, electronics, damage control, warfare, gunnery, medical, and communications exercises.
The Munro crew returned to sea Feb. 11, 2016 for a winter Bering Sea Patrol. During the next 66 days the crew ensured the safety of life at sea, visited St. Paul Island and Port Hieden, conducted numerous community service events in Dutch Harbor, traveled north to verify the location of the ice edge, maintained command and control of an attached MH-65 helicopter on various flight sorties, and bolstered their law enforcement pursuit boat program. The crew earned numerous qualifications while on patrol, which contributes to the operational readiness to respond and assist with any distress in the Bering Sea.
"We have a diverse mission set and the 378-foot high endurance cutter is a perfect fit for the Bering Sea," said Capt. Sam Jordan, Munro commanding officer. "We work long days to stay proficient in our craft so that we will be ready to respond when we are needed. We are the Bering Sea Cutter, and we are proud to be able to serve in the Alaskan waters."
For more information contact Ensign William Hasbrook at 907-487-5166 or William.A.Hasbrook@uscg.mil.