“Our relationships in the Western Pacific are stronger today, and our partners are unified in their commitment to security,” said Capt.
Munro’s crew executed numerous cooperative engagements, professional exchanges and capacity building efforts with naval allies and partners, including the Japan Coast Guard, Japan Maritime Self Defense Force, Philippine Coast Guard and Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, Royal Australian Navy, and Indonesia Maritime Security Agency. “Joint operations help strengthen our partnerships through search and rescue, law enforcement, marine environmental response and other areas of mutual interest which preserve a stable and secure global maritime environment.” McAllister, commander Coast Guard Pacific Area. “Munro’s deployment demonstrated the Coast Guard’s unique authorities in support of the Indo-Pacific command,” said Vice Adm.
Navy 7th Fleet to promote a free and open Indo-Pacific. Munro departed Alameda in July to the Western Pacific to operate under the tactical control of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Munro (WMSL 755) and crew returned to their Alameda homeport Wednesday following a 102-day, 22,000-nautical-mile deployment to the Western Pacific.
News ReleaseĬoast Guard cutter returns home following Western Pacific deploymentĮditors’ Note: Click on images to download high resolution versions.Īlameda, Calif. Wrap-up of USCGC Munro’s recent deployment to the Western Pacific. Coast Guard photo by Chief Petty Officer Matt Masaschi. Munro’s crew departed Alameda in July for a Western Pacific patrol and operated in support of United States Indo-Pacific Command, which oversees military operations in the region. 20, 2021, following a 102-day, 22,000 nautical mile multi-mission deployment. The Pacific class patrol boats and their Guardian class replacements were donated by Australia help Pacific Island nations police their Exclusive Economic Zones.Ĭoast Guard Cutter Munro (WMSL 755) crewmember Petty Officer 2nd Class Kurt Chlebek, a boatswains mate, is greeted by his dog after Munro returned to their homeport in Alameda, California, Oct. US Coast Guard participants include two Webber class WPCs, USCGC William Hart, operating out Hawaii, and USCGC Myrtle Hazard, operating out of Guam, and a CGAS Barbers Point C-130. “Seven aircraft from the FFA, quadrilateral and regional partners provided air surveillance, as well as satellite surveillance and use of other emerging technologies.” “The operation included 15 Guardian Class and Pacific Patrol Boats from Pacific nations operating alongside five Australian Navy, French Navy and United States Coast Guard vessels,” said Allan Rahari, the FFA Director Fisheries Operations. Seapower magazine has a report on the recently completed, 12 day, Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency’s (FFA) Operation Kurukuru in the Pacific, intended to counter Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated (IUU) fishing. Coast Guard photo courtesy of the Coast Guard Cutter William Hart/Released) Operation Kurukuru is an annual coordinated maritime surveillance operation with the goal of combating illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing. The Coast Guard Cutter William Hart participates in the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency’s (FFA) Operation Kurukuru off American Samoa, Oct.