U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf Returns Home from Deployment in Support of Southern Border Operations

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U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf Returns Home from Deployment in Support of Southern Border Operations
08/13/2025 02:20 PM EDT

ALAMEDA, Calif. — The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf (WMSL 750) crew returned to their home port on Coast Guard Base Alameda, California, Sunday, following a 70-day patrol operating along the Southwest maritime boundary line (MBL) near San Diego. Bertholf deployed in support of Operation Border Trident, Coast Guard District Southwest’s (CGD-SW) standing operation to counter-illicit maritime activity along the Southwest MBL.
A crewmember attached to the United States Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf (WMSL 750) greets his significant other in Alameda, California, Aug. 10, 2025. The Bertholf participated in Operation BORDER TRIDENT - a Coast Guard-led interagency approach to detection, monitoring, interdiction, and apprehension operations to combat Transnational Criminal Organization and illegal migration activity in the California coastal region. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Kenneth Wiese.)