Jeffrey Yarosh during the Coast Guard Cutter Confidence change of command ceremony Friday, Aug. 15, 2014, in Port Canaveral, Fla. (U.S. Coast Guard photo). She is equipped with a stern launching ramp, that allows her to launch or retrieve a water-jet propelled high-speed auxiliary boat, without first coming to a stop. Prior to that, he served aboard the Coast Guard Cutters Tampa, Reliance and Alert, holding several different positions. Contact Info. His awards include the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, three Coast Guard Meritorious Service Medals, three Coast Guard Commendation Medals, the Presidential Service Badge for successful service in support of the President of the United States, and other personal and unit awards. He safely navigated Confidence through Hurricane Katrina after rescuing 20 migrants. Following his service on board Midgett, he was assigned as Commanding Officer of Coast Guard LORAN Station on Kure Atoll, Hawaii. Following this, Fitzgerald returned to sea again as the Commanding Officer of the USCGC Confidence (WMEC-619). Between sea tours, Captain Hammond has spent time ashore remaining connected to Coast Guard operations and focused on developing the workforce. He then returned to sea as the Weapons Officer on board USCGC Hamilton (WHEC-715). The Coast Guard Cutter Confidence is a 210-foot Medium Endurance Cutter. Fifth of 16 vessels in the class, Confidence was designed for search and rescue, law enforcement, and alien migrant interdiction operations (AMIO). In November 2004, Confidence rescued 82 migrants from a 28-foot (8.5 m) Haitian sailing vessel taking on water off the coast of the Bahamas. In August 2010, Fitzgerald served as Chief of External Affairs for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill response. She remained off shore for weeks acting as a refueling station for the helicopters conducting search and rescue missions within the inundated city. His first staff assignment was as a Command Duty Officer and Search and Rescue Coordinator at Coast Guard Pacific Area/District Eleven Headquarters in Alameda California from 2000 to 2003. From 2008-2010, Fitzgerald served as Press Secretary for the Principal Federal Official reporting to the White House and Secretary of Homeland Security for all hurricane and disaster relief efforts in FEMA Region VI (Texas). Modifications included the installation of a new electronics package to increase the ship's effectiveness, new engines and smokestacks to increase efficiency, and habitability was improved. During her time in the Pacific Northwest, Confidence's crew seized 17 foreign and U.S. vessels for violations of U.S. law. Jim Passarelli. All rights reserved. His operational career has spanned afloat duty as Executive Officer of USCGC LONG ISLAND, in San Diego, California, as Commanding Officer of both USCGC CHINCOTEAGUE and USCGC PADRE in Key West, Florida, and as Executive Officer of USCGC DILIGENCE in Wilmington, North Carolina. Prior to reporting to Training Center Yorktown, Captain Hammond completed a year of Strategic Security Studies at the College of International Security Affairs of the National Defense University in Washington, D.C. where he focused National security policy and strategies for combating terrorism and Irregular Warfare. In October 1988, CONFIDENCE was commissioned back into service and sent to her new homeport in Port Canaveral, Florida. Jim Passarelli, left, is relieved by Cmdr. [2], Confidence was decommissioned and sent to the United States Coast Guard Yard in February 1987 for a major overhaul, referred to as a Midlife Maintenance Availability. [2], United States Secretary of Transportation, alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (C), List of cutters of the United States Coast Guard, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=USCGC_Confidence_(WMEC-619)&oldid=983718473, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, 2 x V16 2550 horsepower ALCO diesel engines, This page was last edited on 15 October 2020, at 21:01. This was the largest maritime seizure of cocaine on the United States West Coast at the time. The Navy on Friday fired the commanding officer of the Naval Technical Training Center in Texas due to a "loss of confidence" in his ability to command, the service said in a statement. Jeffrey Yarosh assumed the duties and responsibilities of commanding officer Capt. Since CONFIDENCE’s change in homeport to Florida, she has been heavily involved with interdicting Haitian, Cuban, and Dominican Republic migrants attempting to illegally enter the U.S. The busiest day resulted in the interdiction of 346 migrants from 46 separate rafts and boats in just 16 hours. They do this because they are selfless patriots who want to make the world a better place and I am humbled by them each and every day.”. Fifth of 16 vessels in the class, Confidence was designed for search and rescue, law enforcement, and alien migrant interdiction operations (AMIO). Cape Canaveral, FL 32920. In 2000, he returned to sea again to serve as the Executive Officer of the USCGC Legare (WMEC-912). Captain Hammond assumed the duties of Commanding Officer, Coast Guard Training Center Yorktown in June 2019. [8] Doyle started serving as the keeper of the Charlotte, New York Life Saving Station, in 1878, where he became one of the most admired keepers of the United States Lifesaving Service. In August 2005, CONFIDENCE was one of the first surface assets on scene to respond to the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, delivering supplies and aid to the ravaged Gulf Coast. Upon his commissioning as an Ensign from the United States Coast Guard Academy, he served aboard the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter (USCGC) Dependable. Construction of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter CONFIDENCE began at the Coast Guard Yard in Curtis Bay, Maryland, in 1965 and was completed in 1966. His new assignment will place him at Coast Guard headquarters in Washington, D.C. During the ceremony, Passarelli remarked, “This crew has faced danger, uncertainty, stress and joy with their shipmates. In October 1988, Confidence was commissioned back into service and sent to her new home port at Port Canaveral, Florida. While there, she disembarked crewmembers and supplies to assist the local Coast Guard station in repairing radio towers destroyed during the storm. On board Confidence, Fitzgerald played an integral part in the Hurricane Katrina disaster relief effort. This is how the ship cuts its niche within the San Juan Sentinel-class cutter fleet.
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