Coast Guard Cutter Stratton Returns After 103-Day Arctic and Bering Sea Patrol
The U.S. Coast Guard cutter Stratton has returned to its home port after a 103-day deployment across the Arctic and Bering Sea, a patrol that underscored Washington’s effort to maintain maritime safety, security and sovereignty in one of the world’s most unforgiving operating environments. The mission reflects the growing strategic importance of the far north as shipping, resource competition and great-power attention intensify.
