[33][34], PATFORSWA Crest (showing Southwest Asia and USCGC, Redeployment Assistance Inspection Detachments, United States Naval Forces Central Command, Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm, http://www.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=24853, "PATFORSWA: Guardians of the Arabian Gulf", http://www.uscg.mil/psc/epm/PATFORSWA.asp, http://www.uscg.mil/history/articles/OIF_History.asp, http://www.uscg.mil/hq/capemay/UIS/PATFORSWA/CGC%20AQUIDNECK.doc, "House, Senate Defense Bills Tough on Littoral Combat Ship Programs", "Schultz: FRCs Expanding Coast Guard Reach in Pacific; Six Set for Persian Gulf", "USCGC Charles Moulthrope and Robert Goldman Transit Suez Canal", "PATFORSWA Receives Two New Sentinel-Class U.S. Coast Guard Fast Response Cutters", "U.S. Coast Guard Decommissions Bahrain-Based Cutters USCGC Aquidneck, USCGC Adak", "U.S. Coast Guard commissions 45th fast response cutter", "U.S. Coast Guard Decommissions Three Cutters in Bahrain", "New Coast Guard Cutters arrive in Bahrain", "Coast Guard Decommissions Bahrain-based Patrol Boat Baranof", "Guardians of the Gulf: A History of Coast Guard Combat Operations in Support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, 2002-2004", http://cgvi.uscg.mil/media/main.php?g2_itemId=95873, "Ash Carter: 'Navigational error' behind U.S. sailors ending up in Iran", "U.S. sailors captured by Iran were held at gunpoint: U.S. military", "Iran's Swift Release of U.S. ATMs and currency exchange are available at the airport and on base. The two patrol boats joined the Higgins Surface Action Group, and subsequently launched 23 Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles against chemical weapons sites in Syria. $AbyLa`| 3c It is recommended you bring a set of towels, your own sheets (if you choose to), and warm weather clothes (it does get chilly here). 854 0 obj <>/Filter/FlateDecode/ID[<06339A028F6128499AC65819515F748A>]/Index[840 47]/Info 839 0 R/Length 72/Prev 999141/Root 841 0 R/Size 887/Type/XRef/W[1 2 1]>>stream It designated this shore detachment Patrol Forces, Southwest Asia (PATFORSWA). The Pentagon oversaw the escort on high alert. The patrol boatcrews practice visit, board, search, and seizure (VBSS) techniques, maritime law enforcement, water survival, and tactical egress/emergency evacuation. As the global geo-political situation shifted over time, so have the operational requirements of PATFORSWA cutters, crew, and support staff in the Middle East as well as the associated programmatic management staff support needs at LANTAREA. Mailing address: Telephone FY 2023 Special Duty Pay and Assignment Pay FY 2023 (1 Oct 22 to 30 Sep 23) Special Duty Pay & Assignment Pay ALCOAST 359/22 provides Fiscal Year 2023 Special Duty (SDP) and Assignment Pay (AP) authorizations. The AIT is a 12-man Coast Guard deployable specialized forces (DSF) team that rotates into the theater for six-month deployments. [12] After the arrival of Glen Harris and Emlen Tunnell but before the arrival of John Scheuerman and Clarence Sutphin Jr., the cutters Maui, Monomoy and Wrangell were decommissioned on 22 March 2022. The Coast Guard Cutters Monomoy and Maui, two of the six cutters attached to PATFORSWA, are mixed gender and allow all Coast Guard members interested in Arabian Gulf afloat opportunities the chance to deploy to the Middle East. The Coast Guard deployed its PATFORMED patrol boats in similar fashion to the PATFORSWA 110s. of Iraq are subject to heavy silting and strategists believed that Iraq's primary threat to American REPORTING IN The Redeployment Assistance and Inspection Detachment (RAID) was disestablished in 2015. OIF set the stage for the Coast Guard to demonstrate our professionalism, dedication, reliability, nimbleness, adaptability, and value as a partner to the Navy and regional nations. This staff has rarely ever been more than five to eight people at a time and only five reserve captains have served as the branch chief since 2006, one going on to be a flag officer and Senior Reserve Officer of the Coast Guard Reserve Component. Indeed the leadership of PATFORSWA includes officers and enlisted members from all walks of life, and visually embodies tenets from the Coast Guard Commandants Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan (DIAP). An official message will be sent to your command via CGMS detailing your travel arrangements from the United States to the Kingdom of Bahrain. Likewise, Petty Officer 1st Class Amad Hankins, a store keeper with PATFORSWAs shoreside supply division, is a founding member of Enlisted Professionals in Connection, a Coast Guard-recognized affinity group promoting diversity and mentorship for enlisted members. These WPBs included Bainbridge Island, Grand Isle, Knight Island and Pea Island.[17]. 9, Adak and Aquidneck deployed to the Northern Arabian Gulf followed by Baranof and Wrangell on Mar. The non-Muslims are almost entirely non-citizens, and among immigrants, many are. Email: D05-DG-PDTTRNG@uscg.mil. While they are deployed as CTU 55.1.8, PATFORSWA acts as administrative control for the team, liaising on their behalf with U.S. 5th Fleet (C5F), and CTF 55. PATFORSWA members also equipped the compound with berthing, a lounge area, parking for its trailers, offices for each department, sand bags for force protection and camouflage netting to provide shade from the sun. The MET conducts both Title 10 subject-matter expertise exchanges and Title 22 formal training. Deployment to Guantanamo Bay ("GITMO") is considered an expeditionary deployment, so the requirements below do apply. [20], Secretary of State John Kerry, spoke with Iranian foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif at least five times by telephone. is a senior-level communications professional with more than 2023 Defense Media Network. PATFORSWA remains the Coast Guard's largest unit outside of the United States. The provisional unit that would become PATFORSWA was established in the Kingdom of Bahrain in November 2002. Based in Bahrain, the U.S. Coast Guards Patrol Forces Southwest Asia (PATFORSWA) works alongside the U.S. Navy and partner nations to provide maritime security in the Arabian Gulf. They work in concert with U.S. Navy assets and classified operations, multinational exercises, and close quarters interactions with Iranian vessels while providing Title 14 [law enforcement] expertise to the operational commanders. Its three stories high and offers 2,000 square feet of interior space to simulate shipboard inspections. There are religious services onboard NSA Bahrain. It is not uncommon for Force Protection measures to be implemented with little notification. Few other places on earth and arguably no other place our Coast Guard personnel are assigned is more dangerous or important than in the Middle East. In 2004, two additional WPBs, Monomoy and Maui, were brought to the PATFORSWA fleet for a total number of six Coast Guard Patrol Boats in the Persian Gulf. %%EOF It is recommended you bring a set of towels, your own sheets (if you choose to), and warm weather clothes (it does get chilly here). They later were escorted by a U.S. Coast Guard patrol cutter, while the U.S. Navy overwatched and supported. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Seaman Frank Iannazzo-Simmons. Students will be expected to pass Task 1-01 Physical Fitness Standards of COMDTINST 16247.3E(series)upon arrival to PDT. The Navy had very limited capability in boarding, maritime PATFORSWA is the Coast Guards largest unit outside the United States comprising six WPB crews, a relief crew for key personnel, and shore-side support units. If you're looking. These bases have a small exchange/commissary, food court, workout facilities, and educational services. USCG NORAD/USNORTHCOM. The WPB's primary mission had been to escort U.S. Navy supply vessels and Military Sealift Command ships out of Souda Bay, Crete, the eastern Mediterranean's logistics port for American and NATO forces. The service's Atlantic Area Command (LANTAREA), headquartered in Portsmouth, Virginia, created a shore detachment to support its cutter operations overseas. The shallow coastal areas and waterways of Iraq are subject to heavy silting. The Coast Guard's The 110s appeared in Bahrain having ridden Motor Vessel Industrial Challenger for about 35 days from Portsmouth, Virginia. To most observers, the Boat Division remains the most visible element of a PATFORSWA. Many of our crew members have personal laptops and hand held devices for communicating with family stateside. PATFORSWA exercises administrative control of six Coast Guard cutters in addition to performing the necessary support and training functions. (Photo) Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer Kristin Antonides of Port Security Unit 309 paints the quarters building in her spare time. [23], The IRGC stated that they released the sailors after their investigation concluded the illegal entry into Iranian water was not the result of a purposeful act.[28], United States Central Command stated, "A post-recovery inventory of the boats found that all weapons, ammunition and communication gear are accounted for minus two SIM Cards that appear to have been removed from two handheld satellite phones. PATFORSWA is the Coast Guard's largest unit outside the United States comprising six WPB crews, a relief crew for key personnel, and shore-side support units. Visit the following link for more information: http://cnic.navy.mil/regions/cnreurafswa/installations/nsa_bahrain.html. Both OCO and later EOM funding were key in establishing the staff element at Atlantic Area to support the PATFORSWA mission since that work directly supported the Coast Guards overseas missions in the CENTCOM area of operations. Historian's Office, An official website of the United States government, The Long Blue Line: Americas First Fleet. You will find all the amenities of any other big city, keeping in mind that it is still a foreign country and in the Middle East with a different culture. In the midst of a fleet transition from WPBs to FRCs, the PATFORSWA squadron currently consists of four 154 Sentinel Class Fast Response Cutters, one 110 Island Class Patrol Boat, a cutter relief crew, and a 150-member mission support detachment in Bahrain. LANTAREA assigned an officer in charge (OIC) of PATFORSWA and selected four 110-foot Island-class patrol boats (WPBs) for the mission based on their superior maintenance records. The Navy drew on its plans for combat operations in Iraq, and in September 2002, U.S. Located in Bahrain, a small country in the Arabian Gulf, members of PATFORSWA are already attuned to understanding different cultures, traditions, and socioeconomic variations. They are routinely in harms way. It designated this detachment as Patrol Forces, Southwest Asia (PATFORSWA). [4], The first RAID was deployed in 2003 and they were brought under the PATFORSWA command structure in 2010. In fact, as part of their pre-deployment training, all incoming PATFORSWA members receive cultural awareness instruction. RELIGION On Mar. Three transit trips with major cutter escort will have covered more than 30,000 nautical miles and included numerous international engagements with partner nations along the way when the mission is fully complete this fall. On January 15,McKinley touched down while executive officer, Lt. Greg Magee and rest of the staff members arrived within a week. [4] In July 2003 PATFORSWA moved from its own compound to facilities at Naval Support Activity Bahrain. NSA Bahrain held a variety of Navy posts necessary to PATFORSWA operations, including NAVCENT, the U.S. Fifth Fleet, and Destroyer Squadron 50 (DESRON 50), the operational command for Coast Guard cutter forces. The cutter crews conducted sea trials for two days, stowed stores aboard the patrol boats on Mar. No other location in the entire organization has the magnitude of on-call support., An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the Dusty Dogs of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 7 flies over the U.S. Coast Guard Island-class patrol cutter USCGC Monomoy (WPB 1326) during an exercise with the guided-missile destroyer USS Stout (DDG 55). Six 110-foot Island-class patrol boats the Coast Guard cutters Adak, Aquidneck, Baranof, Maui, Monomoy, and Wrangell are forward deployed to Bahrain. These patrol forces detachments would oversee all aspects of operational support, including cutter maintenance and crew rotation. The enlisted personnel can develop skills that may not normally be afforded to them in their rate; such as weapons qualifications, cross-deck experiences with U.S. Navy assets, and additional pipeline schools not offered to stateside billets. interdiction and even environmental protection and yet operations in Iraq would require units CELL PHONES The Director value is rotated among the Services. 886 0 obj <>stream Furthermore, Monomoy gained prominence as the second Coast Guard cutter to sail with nearly equal compliments of men and women back in the 1990s, and continues that legacy. Their mission was to assist the Department of Defense with the safe re-deployment of containerized cargo as well as the storage and segregation of hazardous materials. This small and unique organization has been staffed by a continuous rotation of Coast Guard reservists for the last 16 years. y~f`[0@OO|iv@ H91A1f VV Coast Guard Cutter Adak of PATFORSWA provides escort for aircraft carrier USS Nimitz through the Strait of Hormuz. TACLET SOUTH. An official website of the United States government, Hosted by Defense Media Activity - WEB.mil. Today, PATFORSWA personnel and cutters form Combined Task Group 55.1 and are part of the Navys Combined Task Force 55 under the operational and tactical control of the NAVCENT Commander. Sector Jacksonville Prevention Department Information Page, National Vessel Documentation Center (NVDC), Marine Safety Information Bulletin (MSIB), Hosted by Defense Media Activity - WEB.mil. Six 110-foot Island-class patrol boats the Coast Guard cutters Adak, Aquidneck, Baranof, Maui, Monomoy, and Wrangell are forward deployed to Bahrain. Administrative control of PATFORSWA remains with the Coast Guard Atlantic Area commander. Deployment to PATFORSWA is excluded from the requirements below. robert goldman and charles moulthrope are the newest additions to patrol forces southwest asia (patforswa), which is comprised of six 110' cutters, the maritime engagement team, shore side. Hey guys, so question regarding officers getting assigned to PATFORSWA. Clinton Carlson, commodore of PATFORSWA. COUNTRY INFO In October 2002, the commander of U.S. The PATFORSWA Program Manager at LANTAREA have been pivotal in championing, developing, and implementing the transition to these advanced and highly capable assets. That would mean their crews were assigned as "pre-comm" details in 2021, and i really do not know if the Academy assigns new O-1's to Pre-Comm details. This task is exceptionally complex and requires coordination with yet another group of key stakeholders for success. To prepare PATFORSWA members for deployment, LANTAREA built the PATFORSWA staff around a core group of the seventeen-member crew from the 110-foot cutter Sapelo. Not sure that the PATFORSWA FRC's were in service in Bahrain this time last year. The LDAC and Coast Guard Enlisted Association under the direction of Petty Officer 1st Class Adrianne Danner, an information systems technician assigned to the shoreside IT division, leveraged local cuisine to bring people together and break bread. opposed to only a few hours typical of the Navy's Special Forces boats. NSA Bahrain is home to approximately 7,200 military personnel and DoD civilian employees, 93 Tenant Commands in addition to Joint and Coalition Forces. PATFORSWA, attached to CTF 55, comprises six patrol vessels, shoreside mission support personnel, and the Maritime Engagement Team. The ship-in-a-box is fabricated from shipping containers. 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With our unique Title 10 and Title 14 authorities, the Coast Guard has proven exceptionally valuable in conducting law enforcement centric and defense operations simultaneously., The Bahrain-based patrol boats have a different mission focus than the stateside Island-class cutters, which primarily conduct traditional Title 14 missions such as SAR; law enforcement boardings for the prevention, detection, and suppression of violations of laws of the United States; aids to navigation (ATON) verification; and depending on the region, high-value asset escorts. For more information on things to do in the Bahrain visit the MWR Bahrain website: MONEY On Mar. PATFORSWA makes up part of the coalition forces that conduct Maritime Security Operations in the Persian Gulf. Patrol Forces Southwest Asia (PATFORSWA) is a United States Coast Guard command based in Manama, Bahrain. You will find all the amenities of any other big city, keeping in mind that it is still a foreign country and in the Middle East with a different culture. While assigned to CTF 55, the individual units under the PATFORSWA umbrella execute operations in support of Combined Maritime Task Forces 150, 151, and 152. In Kuwait, the exchange rate is approximately $3.54 US to 1KWD. During combat operations in the Persian Gulf, PATFORMED patrol boats supported naval operations in the Mediterranean. Cell phones are the primary means of communications in Bahrain and are used to receive updated AT/FP text alerts. Manama is the capital of the Kingdom of Bahrain and is a very westernized city in the Middle East. In addition, all shoreside personnel provide Anti-Terrorism Force Protection (ATFP) support. "[29] The statement did not account for navigation equipment. In the CENTCOM AOR, Carlson said the Island class almost exclusively executes Title 10 missions. As PATFORSWA stood up operations, the detachments mission conformed to realities on the ground. January 12, 2016, two United States Navy riverine command boats (RCBs) cruising from Kuwait to Bahrain with a combined crew of nine men and one woman on board strayed into Iranian territorial waters[20] which extend three nautical miles around Farsi Island in the Persian Gulf. The dhow, purchased several years ago, is an actual Arabian Gulf dhow that the team has outfitted with hidden smuggling compartments, and is used to teach proper effective search techniques, Carlson said. Naval operations supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) began with the U.S. Navy in the summer of 2002. Students will be expected to pass Task 1-01 Physical Fitness Standards of COMDTINST 16247.3E (series) upon arrival to PDT. PATFORSWA has a well supplied machine and workshop allowing engineers and damage control personnel to fabricate necessary items to facilitate emergency repairs and reduce logistical delay for specialized parts. Religious freedom is secured by the constitution; other faiths may worship publicly and establish designated places of worship. This same group of people were also responsible for the cutter maintenance and retrofitting as well. MAILING ADDRESS 8. endstream endobj startxref FPO AE 09834-0002. operations involving Iraq and, in September 2002, United States Naval Forces Central Command PATFORSWA is the Coast Guard's largest unit outside of the U.S. playing a key role in supporting Navy security cooperation, maritime security, and maritime infrastructure protection operations in. 19,OIF combat operations commenced and PATFORSWAs cutters served as the coalitions workhorses in boarding, escort and force protection duties. This includes various courses designed to simulate combat situations before completing tactical combat casualty care and chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear training. hb```f``Z B@ $((`zx,FzgoPab C$_?oW?GCV`@& 0a{yX ,#8M2% The Advanced Interdiction Team (AIT) is deployed for six-month periods from the Maritime Security Response Team (MSRT) in Chesapeake, Virginia. The DoDMERB staff is comprised of approximately 21 military and 23 civilians. Identified as the platform of choice for this mission, four Island Class 110-foot patrol cutters began preparations for their deployment in October 2002. [25] The RCBs reported their engine failure to Task Force 56, and all communications were terminated after the report. Upon receiving orders to PATFORSWA, each candidate is required to successfully complete a variety of pre-deployment training developed to best prepare him or her for the Coast Guards most dynamic and high-threat operating area. By the end of February 2003, most PATFORSWA staff members participating in OIF had arrived in Bahrain. . By comparison, stateside crews have less pipeline training, do not receive any combat training, and do not have the same expectation of being fully functional immediately upon reporting to their new unit. Teams are trained with mannequins, mechanical breaching gear, non-gun and air-soft training weapons, and contraband detection kits. Benjamin Berg, incoming commander of Patrol Forces Southwest Asia (PATFORSWA) gives remarks during a change of command ceremony onboard Naval Support Activity Bahrain, June 16. In October, LANTAREA created a shore detachment to oversee personnel, supply and maintenance requirements for patrol boat operations in the Persian Gulf. Personnel will be provided a cell phone for official use only. The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Maui (WPB 1304) steams through the Arabian Gulf during Exercise Spartan Kopis 17. What are the requirements to get picked up for one of these spots? PATFORSWA was built as an ashore support unit for the deployed patrol boats. These teams support the combined maritime forces operating in CENTCOM enforcing international law and sanctions, conduct pattern of life multi-national vessel boardings on the high seas, facilitate deployed Coast Guard members required tactical training, and provide a myriad of subject matter expert exchange opportunities to enhance partner nation interoperability in the Middle East. Even though the Coast Guard served a similar mission in Vietnam, there existed no operational plan to provide guidance for OIF planning and preparations. Additional specific training is provided to each individual based on his/her rate and assignment to develop their technical abilities for their often unique position within the crew. Working directly with the U.S. Navy but also equipped with a unique set of authorities, the Coast Guard fills a niche nicely between the diplomacy efforts of the Department of State and the purely defense operations of the Department of Defense in the Middle East. You should be counseled on PCS travel entitlements and final PCS orders will be processed by your departing Servicing Personnel Office (SPO). patrol boats would expand the naval presence to shallow littoral areas where larger naval [24], According to military sources, the two RCBs were on a routine transit from Kuwait to Bahrain, which serves as the home port for Task Force 56 under the Fifth Fleet. It was commissioned as a permanent duty station in June 2004. Similarly, other LANTAREA staff elements such as Cutter Forces Branch (LANT-37CF) and Deployable Specialized Forces Branch (LANT-37DSF) routinely provide collateral support to PATFORSWA management when needed. 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