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| News Release |
Date: Nov. 14, 2008 |
Welcome home Coast Guard Cutter Midgett
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In this photo released by the Coast Guard, Avery Satovich holds a welcome home sign for her dad Petty Officer 2nd Class Zane Satovich during a welcome home ceremony for the Coast Guard Cutter Midgett at Pier 36 here Friday November 14, 2008. The Midgett returned from one of the most successful Eastern Pacific Ocean counter-drug patrols in recent Coast Guard history. (U.S. Coast Guard photo/Petty Officer 3rd Class Tara Molle) In this photo released by the Coast Guard, Emma Fike holds welcome home balloons for her dad, Chief Warrent Officer Brent Fike during a welcome home ceremony for the Coast Guard Cutter Midgett at Pier 36 here Friday November 14, 2008. The Midgett returned from one of the most successful Eastern Pacific Ocean counter-drug patrols in recent Coast Guard history. (U.S. Coast Guard photo/Petty Officer 3rd Class Tara Molle) In this photo released by the Coast Guard, Lori Dilport holds her daughter Ensign Nicole Dilport's dog, "Leroy" during a welcome home ceremony for the Coast Guard Cutter Midgett at Pier 36 here Friday November 14, 2008. The Midgett returned from one of the most successful Eastern Pacific Ocean counter-drug patrols in recent Coast Guard history. (U.S. Coast Guard photo/Petty Officer 3rd Class Tara Molle) In this photo released by the Coast Guard, family and friends wait patiently for their loved ones during a welcome home ceremony for the Coast Guard Cutter Midgett at Pier 36 here Friday November 14, 2008. The Midgett returned from one of the most successful Eastern Pacific Ocean counter-drug patrols in recent Coast Guard history. (U.S. Coast Guard photo/Petty Officer 3rd Class Tara Molle) In this photo released by the Coast Guard, Petty Officer Jacob Masga gives a big smile with his wife and daughter during a welcome home ceremony for the Coast Guard Cutter Midgett at Pier 36 here Friday November 14, 2008. The Midgett returned from one of the most successful Eastern Pacific Ocean counter-drug patrols in recent Coast Guard history. (U.S. Coast Guard photo/Petty Officer 3rd Class Tara Molle) In this photo released by the Coast Guard, Chief Warrent Officer Brent Fike embraces his daughter Emma during a welcome home ceremony at Pier 36 here Friday November 14, 2008. The Midgett returned from one of the most successful Eastern Pacific Ocean counter-drug patrols in recent Coast Guard history. (U.S. Coast Guard photo/Petty Officer 3rd Class Tara Molle) In this photo released by the Coast Guard, Captain Matt Miller, the commanding officer on board the Coast Guard Cutter Midgett speaks to the crew as well as family and friends during a welcome home ceremony at Pier 36 here Friday November 14, 2008. The Midgett returned from one of the most successful Eastern Pacific Ocean counter-drug patrols in recent Coast Guard history. (U.S. Coast Guard photo/Petty Officer 3rd Class Tara Molle) SEATTLE — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Midgett returned to their homeport at Pier 36, here today from one of the most successful Eastern Pacific Ocean counter-drug patrols in recent Coast Guard history. The crew seized 11 tons of cocaine and marijuana on five trafficking vessels and detained 20 suspected narcotics traffickers. The crew also made the second-ever seizure of a self propelled semi-submersible by a U.S. Coast Guard cutter. The seizures were all a result of cooperation and coordination between other U.S. federal agencies, military commands and several international partners. In addition to the seizures, the crew of the Midgett conducted three search and rescue cases, one of which was a late night medical evacuation of an injured person. The late night medical evacuation marked the first time a deployed MH-65C helicopter crew had been used for search and rescue. |
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