U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Alder

Last Tuesday, 11 June, ALDER hosted a Day on the Bay at the Pier where family and friends came aboard to learn more about a day in the life on a black hull.

Guests were welcomed by LCDR Ledbetter and invited to tour many spaces of the vessel including the buoy deck, mess deck, the machinery spaces, and the pilothouse.

Guests enjoyed a delicious lunch prepared by ALDER’s Culinary Specialists and observed ALDER crewmembers completing a buoy deck evolution.

Thank you to all those who visited!

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This morning was Coast Guard Cutter ALDER's Change of Command. Lieutenant Commander Drew M. Stafford, most recently the Executive Officer on board CGC JUNIPER in Honolulu, HI, relieved Lieutenant Commander Paul A. Ledbetter as Commanding Officer of ALDER. LCDR Ledbetter departs for the Marine Corps University School of Advanced War Fighting. Fair winds and following seas to LCDR Ledbetter and welcome aboard LCDR Stafford!

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Below the Equator!

USCGC ALDER and her crew recently ventured to the Galapagos to participate in a multinational excercise with Naval and Coast Guard vessels from Ecuador and Peru. This excercise consisted of close quarters maneuvering, mock fisheries boardings, and passenger trasfers from vessel to vessel. Check out the pictures below to see some of the action!
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Buoys, buoys, and more buoys!

ALDER is back into the swing of regularly servicing AtoN up and down the coast of California. ALDER is responsible for 75 buoys which support safe navigation for billions of dollars of commercial freight every year! Check out some of these pictures to see our crew in action!

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Congartulations to our sailor of the quarter, ET2 Honore, and our sailor of the year MK1 Alton! You both continuously upheld the Coast Guard core values and demonstrated a high quality of work throughout the entire year! Bravo Zulu shipmates!

Happy holidays! From our family to yours, ALDER wishes everybody a safe and joyful holiday season!

Captains Cup!

Recently, members of ALDER’s crew participated in the Sector San Francisco “Captains Cup”. Local units competed in various Coast Guard themed games to determine who would take home the Cup. ALDER crew had a strong showing and ended up taking first place in the relay race and first place overall! Thank you to U.S. Coast Guard Sector San Francisco, CA for putting on this event! See you next year to see if ALDER can retain ownership of the cup!

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Let the Games Begin!

ALDER crew regularly conducts damage control training while underway and inport. Recently, ALDER held DC Olympics, where crew members teamed up and competed against each other in damage control activities such as firefighting, dewatering, pipe patching, and shoring.

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Attention to advancement!

Today ALDER had three members advance in rank due to their hard work and dedication to duties on board. Congratulations to LTJG Piche, MK3 Harper, and SN Jencura!

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Through the Ditch.
ALDER and the crew were able to transit through the Panama Canal during the most recent patrol. ALDER went through 3 different sets of locks which resulted in an elevation change of over 80 feet!
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Swim call! ALDER crew takes a well deserved break from the action to enjoy some time in the water. One of the many perks of being underway!
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Underway as before.
USCGC ALDER is back and operational after its's major maintenance availability thanks to the hard working and dedicated crew!
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