The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Kimball (WMSL 756) offloaded approximately 18,898 pounds of cocaine, with an estimated value of $214.3 million, on Thursday, in San Diego. The offload is a result of six separate suspected drug smuggling vessel interdictions or events off the coasts of Mexico and Central and South America by the Coast Guard Cutter Kimball from February through April. (U.S. Coast Guard video by Petty Officer 3rd Class Christopher Sappey.)
U.S. Coast Guard active duty and auxiliary personnel gathered at the Mission Bay Yacht Club on Jan. 19, 2025, to usher in a new chain-of-leadership for Division 1, District 11 South for the Auxiliary component.
On the sun-drenched bow of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Haddock last month, Auxiliarist Marlene Williams, CA1, was awarded the Cutterman’s Pin in the presence of the crew, her husband, and fellow auxiliarists. Williams is the only woman in District 11 to earn the award and one of three women nationally within the Auxiliary. The Cutterman’s Pin is awarded to active-duty members who have acquired a total of five years of sea time and...
Coast Guard Cutter Robert Ward (WPC 1130), along with the U.S. Navy, Royal Canadian Navy, and Mexican Navy participated in a North American Maritime Security Initiatives (NAMSI) passing exercise (PASSEX) Thursday off the coast of Point Loma.
