Media Availability: Coast Guard to commission new cutter in Atlantic Beach, NC
U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 04/17/2018 10:34 AM EDT
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U.S. Coast Guard 5th District Mid-Atlantic |
Coast Guard to commission new cutter in Atlantic Beach, NC
WHO: Coast Guard 5th District and Atlantic Area personnel
WHAT: Commissioning ceremony for North Carolina’s first Fast Response Cutter
WHERE: Coast Guard Sector Field Office Fort Macon, 2301 E Fort Macon Rd., Atlantic Beach, North Carolina, 28512
WHEN: 10 a.m. Friday, April 20, 2018. Media should arrive no later than 9:15 a.m.
Please RSVP to Coast Guard 5th District External Affairs at 757-434-7712 by 3 p.m. Thursday.
ATLANTIC BEACH, N.C. — The Coast Guard is scheduled to commission North Carolina's first Fast Response Cutter, the Richard Snyder, during a ceremony in Atlantic Beach, Friday.
FRCs feature advanced command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance equipment that allow their crews to more effectively conduct the Coast Guard’s statutory missions.
The cutter is named after Richard Snyder, a World War II hero known for his brave actions in battle defending troops coming to shore on the Island of Biak at the western edge of Papua New Guinea. Snyder was awarded the Silver Star, and was entitled to six bronze stars on his campaign ribbons, which included the Asiatic-Pacific Theater Medal, the Philippine Liberation Medal and the Good Conduct Medal.
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