MEDIA AVAILABILITY: Coast Guard to celebrate 10th anniversary of nation's first 45-foot Response Boat at Station Little Creek

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U.S. Coast Guard 5th District Mid-Atlantic Contact: 5th District Public Affairs Office: (757) 398-6272 After Hours: (757) 434-7712 5th District online newsroom

MEDIA AVAILABILITY: Coast Guard to celebrate 10th anniversary of nation's first 45-foot Response Boat at Station Little Creek

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WHO: U.S. Coast Guard Station Little Creek personnel

WHAT: 45-foot Response Boat – Medium (RB-M) 10th anniversary ride-along and interview

WHERE: Coast Guard Station Little Creek, Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek, Virginia Beach, Virginia

WHY: To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Coast Guard’s first RB-M and the impact of the response boat on the service.

WHEN: Monday, April 9, 2018 at 10:30 a.m.

 

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Station Little Creek personnel are scheduled to provide a vessel ride-along in honor of the 10th anniversary of 45601, the first 45-foot Response Boat – Medium (RB-M) in the Coast Guard.

45601 was the first RB-M to enter into service and was delivered to Station Little Creek on April 7, 2008. since 2008, over 170 RB-Ms have been delivered into service across the nation.

Media members are invited to attend a ride-along to film the 45601 at 10:30 a.m., followed by an interview with Petty Officer 1st Class Correll B. Saint of Station Little Creek on the capabilities and impact of the response boat.

Media interested in attending, please contact Coast Guard 5th District Public Affairs at 757-398-7712 to RSVP or email joshua.l.canup@uscg.mil.

More information on the anniversary and response boat's history can be found here: 10 Years Strong: The 45-foot Response Boat - Medium.

 

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