USCGC Thetis (WMEC 910) is moored in Mindelo, Cabo Verde, on Dec. 29, 2021. Mindelo served as the cutter’s first stop after crossing the Atlantic Ocean in their mission of escorting two new Coast Guard cutters towards their homeport in Bahrain. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class John Hightower)