U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Campbell recently returned to its homeport at U.S. Naval Station Newport after a 54-day maritime border security patrol in the Windward Passage.
Campbell falls under the command of the U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area based in Portsmouth, Va. Its primary missions are counter-drug, alien interdiction and search and rescue in support of U.S. Coast Guard operations throughout the Western Hemisphere.
During its recent patrol, Campbell was deployed to the Coast Guard District Southeast area in support of Operation Vigilant Sentry. The operation’s missions protect the safety of life at sea while preventing unlawful maritime entry into the United States and its territories…