Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Michael Clark | U.S. Coast Guard Northwest District | 08.20.2020
Several department officers from USCGC Mellon [WHEC 717] stand together after a decommissioning ceremony for the cutter in Seattle on Aug. 20, 2020. The cutter was in service for 52-years and routinely patrolled the Gulf of Alaska and Bering Sea, the Eastern Pacific down to South America. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Michael Clark)...
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Michael Clark | U.S. Coast Guard Northwest District | 08.20.2020
Chief Warrant Officer Mark Climacosa holds the National Ensign of the decommissioned USCGC Mellon [WHEC 717] on Aug. 20, in Seattle. It is customary that a decommissioned ship's National Ensign be presented to the crew member with the most time in service. Climacosa had served for almost 22 years as of this date. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Michael Clark)...
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Steven Strohmaier | U.S. Coast Guard Northwest District | 08.20.2020
The bell from USCGC Mellon [WHEC 717] sits on the pier before a decommissioning ceremony in Seattle on Aug. 20, 2020. USCGC Mellon was a High Endurance Cutter homeported in Seattle and the cutter was designed to perform several of the Coast Guard’s 11 missions. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Steve Strohmaier)...
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Michael Clark | U.S. Coast Guard Northwest District | 08.20.2020
Capt. Jonathan Musman, Commanding Officer aboard USCGC Mellon [WHEC 717] addresses the crew before issuing the order to decommission the vessel on Aug. 20, 2020, in Seattle. Captain Musman served as Chief of Cutter Forces Pacific Area Command in Alameda, California, prior to his assignment aboard Mellon. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Michael Clark)...
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Michael Clark | U.S. Coast Guard Northwest District | 08.20.2020
The awards, commendations and achievements of the crew aboard USCGC Mellon [WHEC 717] are displayed as the vessel sits in full dress prior to decommissioning on Aug. 20, 2020, in Seattle. The ship was commissioned in 1968 and was in service for 52 years. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Michael Clark)...
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Steven Strohmaier | U.S. Coast Guard Northwest District | 08.20.2020
Rear Adm. Peter Gautier, Coast Guard Pacific Area deputy commander, salutes the National Ensign during a modified decommissioning ceremony of USCGC Mellon [WHEC 717] on Aug. 20, 2020 in Seattle. The Mellon will eventually be transferred to the Kingdom of Bahrain. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Steve Strohmaier)...
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Michael Clark | U.S. Coast Guard Northwest District | 08.20.2020
USCGC Mellon [WHEC 717] sits in full dress at the pier before a decommissioning ceremony in Seattle on Aug. 20, 2020. USCGC Mellon was a High Endurance Cutter homeported in Seattle and served as an asset in completing Coast Guard missions around the world for 52 years. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Michael Clark)...
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Steven Strohmaier | U.S. Coast Guard Northwest District | 01.14.2020
Lt. Ryun Konze reviews several diagrams of the internal layout of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter John Midgett (WHEC 726) in Seattle on Jan. 14, 2020. USCGC John Midgett is a 378-foot high endurance cutter commissioned in 1972. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Steve Strohmaier)...
