PORT ANGELES – The Coast Guard Cutter Active and crew returned to their homeport in Port Angeles Wednesday after a 10,572-mile, 55-day deployment to the Eastern Pacific Ocean.
The crew deployed off the coast of Central America in support of counterdrug operations.
Shortly after getting underway, Active participated in a helicopter proficiency operations off the coast of Southern California. Pilots from multiple Coast Guard air stations and crews from a number of West Coast-based cutters converged on Active to perform necessary training and proficiency evolutions.
During a 48–hour period, Active’s crew participated in 72 takeoffs and landings from the flight deck in addition to performing a helicopter in-flight refueling and a vertical replenishment
The Active also patrolled the Eastern Pacific Ocean to deter and suppress transnational crime and narcotics smuggling.
Nicknamed the ‘Li’l Tough Guy,’ the 55-year-old medium-endurance cutter routinely operates from the Strait of Juan de Fuca to Central America conducting search and rescue, domestic fisheries enforcement, counter-narcotics law enforcement, and other statutory Coast Guard missions.