Orders: Coast Guard Cutter Valiant

Nate phoned!

I received an extremely brief phone call from Nate. He has his orders.

He will be based in Miami, FL. He will be on the Coast Guard Cutter Valiant, a 210 foot cutter. He will be assigned to this boat until he is able to go to "A" School, which he could not define a specific date for, but said "a long time".

His MOS is: Strike Damage Controlman - he is going to be a fireman/engineer on the vessel.

Wikipedia states that his job could entail: Fabricates, installs and repairs shipboard structures, plumbing and piping systems; uses damage control in fire fighting; operates nuclear, biological, chemical and radiological defense equipment; construction work.

Here is a link to a military news story about his cutter.
Coast Guard Cutter Valiant Haiti Story

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210 Cutter by Malcolm Bryant (ID# 90419)

The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Valiant, a 210-foot cutter, is a multi-mission, medium endurance cutter home ported, and was commissioned in 1967. VALIANT operates in the Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico conducting search and rescue, maritime law enforcement, marine environmental protection, and national defense operations. A feature of VALIANT is the 70-foot flight deck for Coast Guard HH-65A Dolphin helicopters. The helicopter extends the ships surveillance range for law enforcement and reduces response time for search and rescue mission.

He also stated that he was hospitalized on Monday with stomach problems, with what they originally thought was appendicitis, but ended up being a kidney stone. He currently has a bronchial infection.

Then he had to go...

Here is a link to his cutter's website, with many photos.
Coast Guard Cutter Valiant

Here is another really cool site with a ton of pics about everyday life
Fred's Place

Wiki -USCGC

Check out the sites - enjoy!!