Final patrol of the Pride of the Pacific [Image 3 of 7]

UNITED STATES

01.31.2017

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Tori Barrett 

U.S. Coast Guard District 14 Hawaii Pacific

Petty Officer 3rd Class Tunker takes car of administration aboard USCGC Morgenthau's (WHEC 722) during a Bering Sea Patrol in January 2017. The ship was the first in the service's inventory to have women permanently stationed aboard. A tradition that still holds true and has been expanded throughout our fleet. "To be a part of the last crew of the Morgenthau is pretty special. The people are what ultimately make the experience. When I reported aboard I didn't feel like this was going to be anything different from any of my other duty stations. I was wrong. These people started out as co-workers ended up being family, including extended family. Getting to read letters from the first crew really hammers home that we are all part of the same family. Being a part of the last crew for me is bittersweet because I'll never get to come back to her later in my career, but I will be a part of her history." -- YN2 Tunker (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Ensign Brandon Newman/Released, Historical image circa 1970)

• Date Taken: 01.31.2017
• Date Posted: 12.31.2017 19:01
• Photo ID: 4060821
• VIRIN: 170131-G-GO214-001
• Resolution: 3163x1325
• Size: 224.53 KB
• Location: US