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^- I'm Petty Officer Connie Terrell,

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^and you're watching the Paratus Report.

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^Polar Star's crew recently completed another successful

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^Operation Deep Freeze mission

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^supporting the National Science Foundation.

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^The 150-member crew departed Seattle November 30, 2017

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^and assisted in the annual delivery of supplies

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^and fuel for the National Science Foundation

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^research stations in Antarctica.

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^The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Sherman

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^completed its final patrol earlier this year

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^and the cutter was decommissioned March 29th

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^after nearly 50 years of meritorious service.

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^Sherman was the last remaining active Coast Guard Cutter

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^to have sunk an enemy vessel in combat.

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^And in March 2007, made the largest individual

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^maritime cocaine seizure in U.S. history

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^with an estimated street value of 600 million dollars.

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^You'll find information on this and much more in the post.

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^Thanks for watching this episode of The Paratus Report.

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^See you next time.

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