USS Dallas, CGC Dallas leaving Gibraltar (FOR RELEASE)
MEDITERRANEAN SEA - The USS Dallas and the Coast Guard Cutter Dallas leave Gibraltar together Monday, Aug. 11, 2008.
The CGC Dallas, a 378-foot high endurance cutter based in Charleston, S.C., stopped in Gibraltar for maintenance halfway through a four-month deployment on Aug. 1, 2008. During the first half of the deployment, the cutter made stops in Cape Verde, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Sao Tome and Principe, Ghana and Senegal to train and collaborate with the host nations' navies and coast guards in support of the Africa Partnership Station program, an initiative aimed to strengthen maritime safety and security in west and central Africa.
The USS Dallas, a Los Angeles class submarine stationed in Groton, Conn., made a port stop in Gibraltar before heading home at the end of a six-month deployment. Their mission during the deployment was to conduct operations in support of the Global War on Terrorism. (Coast Guard photo/Petty Officer 2nd Class Lauren Jorgensen)
Souda Bay, Greece - Coast Guard personnel load humanitarian assistance supplies aboard the 378-foot Coast Guard Cutter Dallas August 21, 2008. The supplies are destined for the Republic of Georgia following the conflict between Russian and Georgian forces. The assistance will aid in alleviating human suffering in the Republic of Georgia. The Dallas is currently deployed under the command of the U.S. Navy 6th Fleet. U.S. Navy photo/Paul Farley
Way to go Dallas!!
And "yesterday"...
Cutter's I served on in the 1960's (from my home page): The Cutter Taney, Alameda, CA
Patrol boat, Vietnam (lived on board two weeks shy of one year and shared in-port berths with the Swift Boats):