 ALAMEDA, Calif. - Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Andrew Rothdeutsch, a machinery technician stationed aboard the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf, embraces his family after the Bertholf's return to homeport at Coast Guard Island in Alameda, Wednesday, Nov. 24,
2010 following a 90-day patrol in the Eastern Pacific.
This patrol was Bertholf's first operational patrol, and the first operational patrol for a Coast Guard National Security Cutter. Bertholf's return reunited crewmembers with their families just in time for the holidays.
U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Caleb Critchfield |
