CGC Waesche returns after 79-day patrol [Image 4 of 5]

ALAMEDA, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES

03.01.2015

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jordan Akiyama 

U.S. Coast Guard District 11

Crewmembers aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Waesche, a 418-foot National Security Cutter homeported out of Alameda, Calif., greet their family and friends along the cutters flight deck after completing a 79-day patrol, March 1, 2015. Waesche is the second of eight planned national security cutters, and is equipped with a flight deck and hangars capable of housing two multi-mission helicopters and outfitted with the most advanced command, control and communications equipment. (U.S. Coast Guard photos by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jordan Akiyama)

• Date Taken: 03.01.2015
• Date Posted: 03.01.2015 18:02
• Photo ID: 1792193
• VIRIN: 150301-G-ED165-004
• Resolution: 5223x3731
• Size: 6.57 MB
• Location: ALAMEDA, CALIFORNIA, US