PATFORSWA: This course includes Weapons Proficiency, Water Survival Training, Combat Life Saver (CLS), CBRN, Tactical Egress and crew-served weapons familiarization. They inspected nearly 20% of all containers, approximately 2.2 million pieces of equipment, that were moved out of Iraq. There are religious services onboard NSA Bahrain. Internet access is usually available at your residence but you can also bring your own wireless router. PATFORSWA also has a Maritime Engagement Team (MET) that conducts Visit, Board, Search, and Seizure (VBSS) expertise exchanges, and engagement activities with U.S. and partner nation maritime forces. Doug Heugel who served as the divisions first chief from 2006 to 2010 described the early mobilizations to fill staff roles in the LANTAREA Combatant Commander Operations Branch, these mobilizations included enlisted reservists in the yeoman and storekeeper rat[ings] as well as an O-5 branch chief and O-3 staff officer. The Atlantic Area Combatant Commander Operations Branch (LANT-3R5) under the Operations Directorate was created in May 2006 due to this need. Administrative control of PATFORSWA remains with the Coast Guard Atlantic Area commander. McKinley met with the staff of Task Force 55 and DESRON 50 with which the cutters would operate. hbbd``b` S.-qc@?` 6 A U.S. search-and-rescue effort was launched leading to "robust bridge-to-bridge communications" with Iranian military vessels, wherein the Iranians informed U.S. Navy cruiser Anzio at 5:15 p.m that the RCBs and their crew were in Iranian custody at Farsi Island and were safe and healthy.[26] By the time a search-and-rescue effort got under way (it included sending a U.S. Navy and U.S. Coast Guard vessel inside Iranian territorial waters over concern U.S. sailors could have been lost overboard), the sailors were already ashore. 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. NSA Bahrain is located in the capital of Manama, in the Kingdom of Bahrain, east of Saudi Arabia. Religious freedom is secured by the constitution; other faiths may worship publicly and establish designated places of worship. In Bahrain, the exchange rate is approximately $2.65 US to 1BHD. Its three stories high and offers 2,000 square feet of interior space to simulate shipboard inspections. 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. 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. Like their counterparts, the Combatant Commander Operations Branch staff stood watches and assumed a variety of necessary staff duties, especially during domestic crisis. NSA Bahrain is home to approximately 7,200 military personnel and DoD civilian employees, 93 Tenant Commands in addition to Joint and Coalition Forces. Cell phones are the primary means of communications in Bahrain and are used to receive updated AT/FP text alerts. The cutter crews conducted sea trials for two days, stowed stores aboard the patrol boats on Mar. [5], There were six Coast Guard 110' Island class patrol boats assigned to PATFORSWA: Adak, Aquidneck, Baranof, Maui, Monomoy, and Wrangell. They would face plenty of challenges with summertime temperatures averaging well over 100 degrees Fahrenheit and periodic sandstorms that deposited brown grit on all exposed surfaces. The "Heritage Class" of Offshore Patrol Cutters will meet the evolving challenges of today, while recalling the original vision of the Coast Guard founder, and founding father Alexander Hamilton. In Kuwait, the exchange rate is approximately $3.54 US to 1KWD. McKinley became a fulltime liaison officer to DESRON 50 and Magee became assistant operations officer for DESRON 50 in addition to their duties as PATFORSWAs commander and executive officer. Primarily working in Afghanistan, they helped Department of Defense (DOD) and State Department personnel prepare their equipment, vehicles, and supplies for redeployment. 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. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Joshua Bryce Bruns. The USCGC Clarence Sutphin is the final of six FRCs to be home-ported in Manama, Bahrain, which will replace the aging 110' Island Class patrol boats, built by Bollinger Shipyards 30 years ago, supporting the Patrol Forces Southwest Asia (PATFORSWA), the U.S. Coast Guard's largest overseas presence outside the United States. The MET conducts both Title 10 subject-matter expertise exchanges and Title 22 formal training. While the 110-foot Island-class cutters back home are being decommissioned and replaced by the fast response cutter (FRC), the PATFORSWA 110s are continuing to be expertly maintained to ensure they continue to support regional strategic objectives. The service's Atlantic Area Command (LANTAREA), headquartered in Portsmouth, Virginia, created a shore detachment to support its cutter operations overseas. The MET conducts both Title 10 subject-matter expertise exchanges and Title 22 formal training. PATFORSWA Receives Two New Sentinel-Class U.S. Coast Guard Fast Response Cutters 25 May 2021 From U.S. 5th Fleet Public Affairs MANAMA, Bahrain - U.S. Coast Guard Sentinel-class fast response. DESRON 50/TF55 directs the operations of all Coast Guard forces in the AOR and ensure CENTCOM strategic objectives are prioritized. CELL PHONES Among the many Coast Guard personnel, units, and cutters to deploy to the Middle East in support of OIF, NAVCENT requested Coast Guard patrol boats to augment OIF coalition naval forces in the Persian Gulf. PATFORSWA is the Coast Guard's largest unit outside of the U.S. playing a key role in supporting Navy security . It took a monumental effort by PATFORMED support staff to prepare for patrol boat operations in the Mediterranean because no Coast Guard infrastructure existed in the region. [4], Referred to as the 2016 U.S.Iran naval incident. Even though the Coast Guard served a similar mission in Vietnam, there existed no operational plan to provide guidance for OIF planning and preparations. During the U.S. Armys redeployment from Iraq, the RAID inspected 20 percent of the Armys shipping containers containing 2.2 million pieces of equipment. The Original Joker, Cesar Romer, was a star in Hollywood, but just a regular guy in the Coast Guard. You should be counseled on PCS travel entitlements and final PCS orders will be processed by your departing Servicing Personnel Office (SPO). Launched in the summer of 2020, the DIAP is the Coast Guards holistic effort to identify and mitigate bias, work together to nurture a sense of community, and continue improving our culture toward bolstering the Services diversity and inclusion initiatives. This fact may be one reason why diversity and inclusion practices organically exist throughout PATFORSWA, from the shoreside component to the six 110-foot Island-class cutters. It is a totally different side of the Coast Guard. [30], The U.S. Navy disciplined and/or reprimanded nine of the sailors involved in the incident, ranging from higher commanders to sailors present on the boats. Unlike any other unit in the Coast Guard, PATFORSWA experiences a 100 percent crew turnover annually through three transfer seasons. PATFORSWA was created in November 2002 as a contingency operation to support the U.S. Navy with patrol boats. In early 2003, an advance team arrived in Bahrain to set-up PATFORSWA. All apartments are furnished to include items such as bedding (sheets, blankets), cookware, and utensils but you are encourages to check with your sponsor regarding other items. As it had in previous American combat operations, the Coast Guard conducted operations well suited to cutters and their crews. They are exposed to a vastly different culture and gain a greater appreciation for how people live outside the United States, said Carlson. Once acclimated, the next thing a visitor will notice in building two of the Naval Support Activity Bahrain base is the command board with portraits of U.S. Coast Guard Patrol Forces Southwest Asia (PATFORSWA)s command cadre and department heads. Edward H. Lundquist The patrol boatcrews practice visit, board, search, and seizure (VBSS) techniques, maritime law enforcement, water survival, and tactical egress/emergency evacuation. In addition, PATFORSWA operates a forward base at the Kuwait Naval Base, providing support and assistance when cutters arrive there. 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. 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He is a permanent Cutterman and honorary Lightship Sailor. We continue to fight an uphill battle internally and externally to ensure we receive the requisite resources to do important missions safely and effectively such as those PATFORSWA is tasked with. These units included cutters assigned to provide escort and force protection to battle groups and Military Sealift Command (MSC) convoys passing from the Strait of Gibraltar to the eastern Mediterranean. With the FRC transition comes the decommissioning and ultimate transfer of the six patrol boats still in Bahrain. PATFORSWA was created in November 2002 as a contingency operation to support the U.S. Navy with patrol boats. The MET originally had the mission of maintaining the currency of the cutter law enforcement teams. Since the establishment of PATFORSWA in 2002, the U.S. Coast Guards unique skillset has been in high demand within the CENTCOM AOR, where counter-smuggling operations through the Combined Maritime Forces and Visit Board Search and Seizure operations have grown increasingly vital. The maritime conditions of Iraq and the Persian Gulf can greatly limit the operations of most naval vessels and warships. In addition, PATFORSWA began 24-hour force protection at its compound. All Rights Reserved. robert goldman and uscgc charles moulthrope (wpc 1141) are the newest additions to patrol forces southwest asia (patforswa), which is comprised of six 110 cutters, the maritime engagement team, shore side support personnel, and is the coast guard's largest unit outside of the u.s. playing a key role in supporting navy security cooperation, They have the ability to immediately deploy to any asset within the NAVCENT AOR and conduct non-compliant or opposed boardings of vessels suspected of conducting smuggling or piracy operations. This is how that branch as supported our mission in OIF for nearly two decades. PATFORSWA was built as an ashore support unit for the deployed patrol boats. [13] The cutters John Scheuerman and Clarence Sutphin Jr. arrived in Bahrain on 23 August 2022[14] and Baranof was decommissioned on 26 September 2022. This task is exceptionally complex and requires coordination with yet another group of key stakeholders for success. The crew from Sapelo, originally intended to serve as a relief for individuals on board deployed cutters, were not needed in that role. Sector Jacksonville Prevention Department Information Page, National Vessel Documentation Center (NVDC), Marine Safety Information Bulletin (MSIB), Hosted by Defense Media Activity - WEB.mil. The shallow coastal areas and waterways The U.S. Navy moved of the 5th Fleet from Yemen to Bahrain in the wake of the October 2000 terrorist bombing of the USS Cole by Muslim militants associated with the al-Qaida organization. [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. Maui is forward-deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations to reassure allies and partners, and preserve the freedom of navigation and the free flow of commerce in the region. The funding provided flexibility for the service to employ the reserve Component to fill a variety of new roles and missions supporting defense operations overseas. Deployment to PATFORSWA is excluded from the requirements below. MIFCLANT. On Mar. Officer PATFORSWA . 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. Students will be expected to pass Task 1-01 Physical Fitness Standards of COMDTINST 16247.3E(series)upon arrival to PDT. Since PATFORSWA stood up almost 20 years ago, the enterprise program managers for the largest Coast Guard unit outside the United States has been a small group of volunteer reservists who have quietly rotated through their assignments all the while laser focused on accomplishing those two main lines of effort. Freedom. The Navy saw the Coast Guard's cutters and skilled personnel as ideally suited to As the cutter crews, support staff, and special teams in Bahrain have swelled to over 300 people total, program staff back at LANTAREA serve as the lead coordinators with key stakeholders that deal in human resource issues. 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. They also provide security for internal unit functions such as the Command Center, Communications Center, berthing areas, mail delivery, Entry Control Points (ECPs), Vehicle Control Points (VCPs) and traffic control/vehicle movement. MAILING ADDRESS In fact, as part of their pre-deployment training, all incoming PATFORSWA members receive cultural awareness instruction. A significant administrative lift over the past several years has been the Coast Guards transition from 110-foot Island-Class Patrol Boats in PATFORSWA to the 154-foot Sentinel-class Fast Response Cutter. An official message will be sent to your command via CGMS detailing your travel arrangements from the United States to the Kingdom of Bahrain. Mike Ferullo who served as the divisions fourth chief from 2016 to 2021 commented, When RAID was disestablished in 2015 we were able to reprogram some of their billets to plus up the Maritime Engagement Team (MET). PREREQUISITES, QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS and EQUIPMENT LIST: WATER SUVIVAL TRAINING Program (WSTP) Intro, The above information can also be accessed via CG Workstation III at SMTC CGPortal Page, An official website of the United States government, National Vessel Documentation Center (NVDC), Marine Safety Information Bulletins (MSIB), Advanced Marksmanship Instructor Course (AMI), Advanced Tactical Operations Course (ATOC), Crew-Served Weapon MK19 40mm Machine Gun Course (MK-19), Opposing Force Tactical Coxswain Course (OPFOR), Port Security Unit Basic Skills Course (PSU BSC), D05-SMB-SMTC-PATFORSWAOverseasEntry@uscg.mil, Wear of the NWU Type III - Uniform Regulations COMDTINST M1020_6J CH 5_D_20, Hosted by Defense Media Activity - WEB.mil. "[29] The statement did not account for navigation equipment. NSA Bahrain is home to approximately 7,200 military personnel and DoD civilian employees, 93 Tenant Commands in addition to Joint and Coalition Forces. Theres also a real 60-foot dhow fishing vessel with more than 20 hidden compartments to challenge boarding parties. It conducts law enforcement training for vessel and shore-side personnel associated with partner nations in the region and coalition-nation vessels. It was not uncommon for these reservists to support LANTAREA hurricane response efforts, act as liaison officers to other government agencies like FEMA and served as project officers for special events. 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. A Navy command investigation continues and more details will be provided when it is completed. The MET participates in operations and training with other U.S. armed forces and foreign military partners. In October, the services Atlantic Area Command (LANTAREA), headquartered in Portsmouth, Virginia, created a deployable detachment to oversee personnel, supply and maintenance needs for patrol boat operations in the Arabian Gulf. 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. . First and foremost is to provide dedicated and exceptional customer service to our Coast Guard men, women, and assets in PATFORSWA so they can accomplish the mission asked of them by NAVCENT. 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. Islam is the state religion of Bahrain, representing more than 80% of the population. The MET also participates in numerous exercises critical to enhancing the interoperability of U.S. and foreign forces in the CENTCOM AOR in the realm of visit, board, search, and seizure (VBSS) and smallboat operations. Training continues to be a constant hum in preparation for deployment and while members are deployed in CENTCOM and the movement of personnel in and out of theater through assignments is a primary driver of administrative needs. We bring a non-redundant capability to the combined maritime component commanders throughout the AOR, said Coast Guard Capt. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Bill Dodge. Six 110-foot Island-class patrol boats the Coast Guard cutters Adak, Aquidneck, Baranof, Maui, Monomoy, and Wrangell are forward deployed to Bahrain. Those reservists would provide program management staff support to the Atlantic Area Operations Division for U.S. Coast Guard Patrol Forces Southwest Asia (PATFORSWA). Pre-Deployment Training (PDT) - Camp Lejeune, NC, Email: D05-SMB-SMTC-PATFORSWAOverseasEntry@uscg.mil, Pre-Deployment Training: RAID supported Operation Iraqi Freedom and later Operation New Dawn with some of the most inland combat zone deployments for the U.S. Coast Guard. This open dialogue among our members increases communication and understanding amongst each other as we are stationed so far away from friends and family, said Petty Officer 1st Class Lisa Pique, a storekeeper and the LDAC chair. 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. 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. [25] The RCBs reported their engine failure to Task Force 56, and all communications were terminated after the report. Not sure that the PATFORSWA FRC's were in service in Bahrain this time last year. The Iranian forces made the sailors kneel with their hands behind their heads. Although various Coast Guard units and personnel had served in Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm in the 1990s, deployment of the service's island-class patrol boats overseas would represent the first combat deployment of Coast Guard patrol boats since the Vietnam War. Adak is assigned to CTF 55, supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. The second line of effort is to provide real-time pertinent briefings, operational information, and recommendations to the Atlantic Area commander and serve as his/her expert on Coast Guard Middle East operations. patrol boats would expand the naval presence to shallow littoral areas where larger naval Faircount Media Group. The team moved between Forward Operating Bases, making them among the few Coast Guardsmen to have been so far forward with the U.S. Army in a combat zone. Although these boards are commonplace throughout the Coast Guard, what is unique about this board is that no two members pictured look alike. These WPBs included Adak, Aquidneck, Baranof and Wrangell. In Bahrain, the exchange rate is approximately $2.65 US to 1BHD. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT) requested Coast Guard support for its planned operations in OIF. This small and unique organization has been staffed by a continuous rotation of Coast Guard reservists for the last 16 years. The AIT is a primary contributor to the Combined Maritime Forces CTF 150 and CTF 152 operations. 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. Manama is the capital of the Kingdom of Bahrain and is a very westernized city in the Middle East. Here PATFORSWA has played a key role in regional maritime security and infrastructure protection operations, enforcing international maritime rules-based order, deterring and defeating violent extremism and strengthening partner nations maritime capabilities to promote a secure maritime environment in NAVCENTs area of operations. The Kuwaiti Dinar is the primary currency off base in Kuwait. [19], Shoreside personnel augment and share responsibility for all cutter maintenance, much like a Maintenance Assistance Team and a Sector. Coast Guard Cutter Adak of PATFORSWA provides escort for aircraft carrier USS Nimitz through the Strait of Hormuz. The Navys forces were located at the port city of Manama, Bahrain, mainly at Naval Support Activity (NSA) Bahrain, requiring PATFORSWA staff to locate their base of operations in that area. An official website of the United States government, Hosted by Defense Media Activity - WEB.mil. Further demonstrating their commitment to DIAP principles, members of PATFORSWA opted to attend the 48th National Naval Officer Associations virtual symposium titled, Inclusion and Diversity, A Catalyst for Maritime Superiority, despite the time difference between Bahrain and the East Coast. WPBs Bainbridge Island, Grand Isle, Knight Island and Pea Island arrived at Augusta Bay, Sicily, after a one-month transit on board BBC Spain. 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). 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. operations involving Iraq and, in September 2002, United States Naval Forces Central Command Hey guys, so question regarding officers getting assigned to PATFORSWA. [4] In July 2003 PATFORSWA moved from its own compound to facilities at Naval Support Activity Bahrain. Visit the following link for more information: http://cnic.navy.mil/regions/cnreurafswa/installations/nsa_bahrain.html. Maritime Security Response Team (MSRT) MSST Houston (91104) MSST Miami (91114) PATSFORSWA. combatants could not navigate and Coast Guard cutters could remain on station for days as If you would like to view the status of your application click here or point your browser to dodmerb.tricare.osd.mil . In the meantime the following is the general mailing address: BAHRAIN: 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. 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. This DSF team of professional maritime law enforcement specialists from the MSRT in Chesapeake, Virginia, provides operational commanders with a full spectrum boarding team capable of every aspect of maritime enforcement, from pattern of life boardings to opposed/nonconsensual boardings. 840 0 obj <> endobj John McKinley as officer-in-charge for PATFORSWA, and based on their maintenance records, selected the four 110-foot Island- Class patrol boats (WPB) Adak, Aquidneck, Baranof and Wrangell. [1][2][3] Welcome to the U.S. Coast Guard Patrol Forces Southwest Asia page on Facebook. From entering the main building of PATFORSWA to sailing aboard the cutters, and spending time with the shoreside component, one can easily see the DIAP permeates throughout this Coast Guard unit. [20], Secretary of State John Kerry, spoke with Iranian foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif at least five times by telephone. Edward H. Lundquist, U.S. Navy (Ret.) 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