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USCGC
Forward
(WMEC-911)
is a
United States Coast Guard
medium endurance cutter
. She is the fourth cutter of that name; two were
United States Revenue Cutter Service
vessels and two, including the contemporary cutter, Coast Guard vessels. All were named for
Walter Forward
, fifteenth
United States Secretary of the Treasury
.
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The present
Forward
was constructed by Robert Derecktor Shipyard Incorporated,
Middletown, Rhode Island
, was delivered in May 1989, and commissioned 4 August 1990. USCGC
Forward
(WMEC-911) and USCGC
Legare
(WMEC-912) were commissioned in a joint ceremony in Portsmouth, Virginia.
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History
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2010s
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On 12 January 2010, USCGC
Forward
was at
Guantanamo Bay Naval Base
when the
2010 Haiti earthquake
occurred. She was ordered to assist in the humanitarian relief efforts, and was the first American vessel to arrive in
Port-au-Prince
the following morning.
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USCGC
Forward
was set to wrap a deployment in the Caribbean and was ported in Guantanamo Bay in order to onload fuel, supplies, and debrief the USCGC
Tahoma
prior to returning to home port. The
Tahoma
was set to take over operations in the area and the
Forward
was set to return home. In lieu of returning home, the
Forward
and her crew set sail to Haiti to initialize the U.S. response to the massive efforts that would eventually take place in the following weeks.
Awards
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Forward
has been awarded the following unit and campaign awards:
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