Highlights of U.S. Coast Guard
Cutter
Boutwell's activities during a 'near end of service' Bering Sea patrol
... as part of
Operation Arctic Shield 2015 ... starting with its departure from San
Diego, California. (The Coast Guard Cutter Boutwell's 50 year
honorable service comes to end in 2016 with its decommissioning.)
As part of Operation Arctic Shield
2015, the U.S. Coast Guard deployed cutters, aircraft and personnel to
engage in operations encompassing a variety of Coast Guard missions
from Dutch Harbor through the Bering Strait and along the North
Slope including the Northern Alaska Outer Continental Shelf.
U.S. Coast
Guard video by Chief Petty Officer Mike Ralich Video edited by USA Patriotism!