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Seattle: Local Coast Guard Team Heading To The Persian Gulf
TACOMA - A Coast Guard port-security unit from Tacoma will be deployed to the Persian Gulf to provide port security for U.S. forces stationed there, Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., announced Friday. Sen. Murray didn't mention if some of the USCG units would be building day care centers as part of their duties.... The unit's 112 reservists and five active-duty personnel will be used to establish and protect a security zone around U.S. military assets in the gulf, Murray said. Check the ratio there, 112 reserve - 5 active. The exact date the unit will leave for the Middle East is not known, nor its length of service and location, Murray said. The unit has six deployable small boats. Posted by: Frank Martin 2002-12-28 |
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