U.S. Coast Guard commissions fast response cutter in Ketchikan
By Maria Dudzak, KRBD - Ketchikan -
April 14, 2017
Coast Guard Fast Response Cutter John McCormick. (KRBD photo)
A commissioning ceremony was held in Ketchikan Wednesday for the U.S. Coast Guard cutter John McCormick. The 154-foot vessel is the first of six fast response cutters that will home-port in Alaska, and the first to be home-ported on the Pacific Ocean.
With warm temperatures and sunny skies, several speakers commented that it was a perfect day for a commissioning. The Ketchikan High School band, accompanied by members of 9th Army Arctic Warriors Band from joint base Elmendorf – Richardson, provided pre- and post-ceremony music.
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