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Family Reunions: Coast Guard Cutter Returns

Hugs, smiles and "Welcome home" signs greeted crew members of the Coast Guard Cutter Waesche Saturday.

 Friends and family of the crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Waesche gathered at the cutter's homeport pier on Coast Guard Island to greet the returning servicemembers Saturday after their 161-day deployment in the Western Pacific and Southeast Asia.

The 418-foot National Security Cutter's 120-member crew, completed more than 38,000 nautical miles, visited eight countries, and conducted operations with U.S. Naval Forces and foreign navies and coast guards.


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