Charleston-based cutter recognized for service

Crew lauded for maintaining aging ship PORTSMOUTH, Va. - The commander of the Coast Guard's largest operational command will visit Charleston, S.C., today to recognize and welcome home a Coast Guard cutter and crew from a historic 4 ½ month deployment to the Gulf of Guinea, the Mediterranean and the Black seas. Vice Adm. Robert J. Papp, Jr., Commander, Coast Guard Atlantic Area, will present a Coast Guard Meritorious Unit Commendation award to the Charleston-based 378-foot cutter Dallas, formally recognizing the ship's crew for exceptionally meritorious service while deployed to conduct theater security cooperation missions in support of the Department of Defense's Africa Command (AFRICOM), European Command (EUCOM) and the U.S. Navy's 6th Fleet. "I couldn't be more pleased with what Dallas and her crew accomplished during... [read full story]