U.S. Coast Guard Port Security Unit conducts a casing of the colors ceremony at Naval Base Guantanamo Bay [Image 5 of 5]

CUBA

06.13.2023

Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Valerie Higdon 

U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area

U.S. Coast Guard Cmdr. James Lovenstein, Port Security Unit (PSU) 305’s commanding officer, salutes Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Linda Fagan and requests permission to decommission PSU 305 after its nine-month mission serving at Joint Task Force Guantanamo Bay (JTF-GTMO) as the Maritime Security Detachment (MARSECDET) during the casing of the colors ceremony at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, June 13, 2023.

PSUs are a Coast Guard deployable specialized force that have served JTF-GTMO as the MARSECDET for over 21 years. The Virginia-based PSU was the first deployed to Guantanamo Bay in 2002 in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, and this tour completes their fifth unit deployment. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Valerie Higdon)

• Date Taken: 06.13.2023
• Date Posted: 06.14.2023 17:47
• Photo ID: 7859897
• VIRIN: 230613-G-IG980-012
• Resolution: 7360x4912
• Size: 19.45 MB
• Location: CU
• Hometown: JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, VIRGINIA, US