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Date: June 29, 2010

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Coast Guard Cutter Legare returns home to Portsmouth, Va.

The 270-foot Coast Guard Cutter Legare returns home to Portsmouth Tuesday, June 29, 2010

PORTSMOUTH, Va. - The 270-foot Coast Guard Cutter Legare returns home to Portsmouth Tuesday, completing a 33-day deployment in the Mid-Atlantic. The Legare was deployed in support of Operation Ocean Hunter, enforcing fishing and commercial laws off the coasts of New Jersey, Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, and North Carolina.

(U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class David A. Weydert)

 

Crewmen of the Coast Guard Cutter Legare secure the cutter to the pier after returning home

PORTSMOUTH, Va. - Crewmen of the Coast Guard Cutter Legare secure the cutter to the pier after returning home from the 33-day deployment. The Legare's cew is made up of 14 officers and 85 enlisted personnel.

(U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class David A. Weydert)

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