U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Dino Vitale talks about a collaborative search and rescue exercise in Anchorage, Alaska, Oct. 1, 2023. Vitale was a basic aircrew member on a Coast Guard HC-130 Hercules aircraft from Air Station Kodiak and worked alongside the rest of the aircrew with the Canadian Coast Guard and Royal Canadian Air Force for the exercise. (U.S. Coast Guard video by Petty Officer 2nd Class John Hightower)
SUVA, Fiji – The crew of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Munro visited the Port of Suva, Fiji April 20-24, as part of Operation Blue Pacific. Prior to the port call, five Fijian shipriders representing Fiji’s Immigration Department, Ministry of Fisheries, Revenue and Customs, as well as the Fiji Navy, worked alongside the Munro’s crew to conduct fisheries boardings in Fijian waters.
