US Coast Guard Cutter Forward returns home following 78-day deployment in the North Atlantic Ocean [Image 5 of 8]

PORTSMOUTH, VA, UNITED STATES

09.26.2023

Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Brandon Hillard 

U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Forward (WMEC 911) approaches the pier, Sept. 26, in Portsmouth, Virginia. Forward completed a two-and-a-half month-long patrol in the North Atlantic Ocean to support the Coast Guard Arctic Strategy and participate in the Canadian Armed Forces-led Operation Nanook 2023, an annual military exercise conducted to strengthen shared maritime objectives in the high northern latitudes. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Brandon Hillard)

• Date Taken: 09.26.2023
• Date Posted: 09.26.2023 18:51
• Photo ID: 8043199
• VIRIN: 230926-G-PJ308-1239
• Resolution: 8256x5504
• Size: 10.38 MB
• Location: PORTSMOUTH, VA, US