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  July 13, 2005
  UNITAS ( 1.87 MB)
  
  BAHIA MALAGA, Colombia - BM1 Richard Gonzalez from the U.S. Coast Guard's International Training Division based at Training Center Yorktown, Va., trains navy and coast guard members from Colombia, Chile, Ecuador, Panama, Peru and the United States how to properly hand cuff BM1 Jaime Simko. ITD was in Bahia Malaga Sunday representing the U.S. Coast Guard along with the Cutter Forward to provide basic law enforcement training for UNITAS. UNITAS is a Spanish phrase that stands for "togetherness." The purpose of UNITAS is to foster cooperation and develop naval interoperability in the region. Six nations are participating in UNITAS including Colombia, Chile, Ecuador, Panama, Peru and the United States.
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  July 05, 2005
  CGC Forward - UNITAS ( 3.34 MB)
  
  Crewmen from the Cutter Forward look on from the bow of their ship as they enter the first lock of the Panama Canal. They will participate in a nearly 10-hour navigation detail through the locks and lakes of the canal. The Forward is heading to the Pacific from its homeport in Portsmouth, Va., to participate in the international naval exercise UNITAS. UNITAS is aimed at increasing inter-operability between naval forces in the Western Hemisphere and will include forces from seven different nations. The Forward has steamed all the way from its homeport in Portsmouth, Va., and will participate in the exercise off the Pacific Coast of Colombia.
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  July 05, 2005
  CGC Forward - UNITAS ( 3.01 MB)
  
  Under the glow of artificial light, crewmen from the Cutter Forward work on the bow of their ship while navigating through the Panama Canal. The Forward is heading to the Pacific from its homeport in Portsmouth, Va., to participate in the international naval exercise UNITAS. UNITAS is aimed at increasing inter-operability between naval forces in the Western Hemisphere and will include forces from seven different nations. The Forward has steamed all from its homeport in Portsmouth, Va., and will participate in the exercise off the Pacific Coast of Colombia.
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  July 05, 2005
  CGC Forward - UNITAS ( 2.68 MB)
  
  BM2 Shawn Fitchko directs the deck department on the forecastle of the Cutter Forward while transiting through the Panama Canal. The Forward is heading to the Pacific from its homeport in Portsmouth, Va., to participate in the international naval exercise UNITAS. UNITAS is aimed at increasing inter-operability between naval forces in the Western Hemisphere and will include forces from seven different nations. The Forward has steamed all the way from its homeport in Portsmouth, Va., and will participate in the exercise off the Pacific Coast of Colombia.
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  July 05, 2005
  CGC Forward - UNITAS ( 2.44 MB)
  
  Ensign Simon Greene directs a tie-down team on the flight deck of the Cutter Forward deep in the Caribbean Sea. This is just preparation for the Forward’s mission to participate in the international naval exercise UNITAS. UNITAS is aimed at increasing inter-operability between naval forces in the Western Hemisphere and will include forces from seven different nations. The Forward has steamed all the way from its homeport in Portsmouth, Va., and will participate in the exercise off the Pacific Coast of Colombia.
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  July 05, 2005
  CGC Forward - UNITAS ( 1.62 MB)
  
  A boat crew from the Cutter Forward conducts small boat training deep in the Caribbean Sea. This is just preparation for the Forward’s mission to participate in the international naval exercise UNITAS. UNITAS is aimed at increasing inter-operability between naval forces in the Western Hemisphere and will include forces from seven different nations. The Forward has steamed all the way from its homeport in Portsmouth, Va., and will participate in the exercise off the Pacific Coast of Colombia.
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  July 05, 2005
  CGC Forward - UNITAS ( 1.93 MB)
  
  MK2 Jason Ingram reassembles the Cutter Forward’s evaporator, this device converts saltwater into fresh drinking water. The Forward is operating on the same evaporator it’s had since it was commissioned in 1990. Many of the medium endurance cutters in the Coast Guard fleet have been converted to reverse osmosis, a more reliable and technologically advanced method of saltwater conversion, but the Forward is one of the last cutters to receive this technology. This aging piece of equipment breaks frequently and requires constant maintenance by Forward engineers. If this machinery breaks, the crew of Forward is left with out showers and laundry for many days at a time. This is just another example of why there needs to more support of the Coast Guard’s Deepwater Project, a long-term effort by the Coast Guard to repair or replace its aging fleet.
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  July 05, 2005
  CGC Forward - UNITAS ( 2.16 MB)
  
  FN Josh Charney reassembles the Cutter Forward’s evaporator, this device converts saltwater into fresh drinking water. The Forward is operating on the same evaporator it’s had since it was commissioned in 1990. Many of the medium endurance cutters in the Coast Guard fleet have been converted to reverse osmosis, a more reliable and technologically advanced method of saltwater conversion, but the Forward is one of the last cutters to receive this technology. This aging piece of equipment breaks frequently and requires constant maintenance by Forward engineers. If this machinery breaks, the crew of Forward is left with out showers and laundry for days at a time. This is just another example of why there needs to more support of the Coast Guard’s Deepwater Project, a long-term effort by the Coast Guard to repair or replace its aging fleet.
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  July 05, 2005
  CGC Forward - UNITAS ( 1.20 MB)
  
  BMC George Smith shouts commands on the deck of the Cutter Forward during a man-overboard drill. This is just preparation for the Forward’s mission to participate in the international naval exercise UNITAS. UNITAS is aimed at increasing inter-operability between naval forces in the Western Hemisphere and will include forces from seven different nations. The Forward has steamed all the way from its homeport in Portsmouth, Va., and will participate in the exercise off the Pacific Coast of Colombia.
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  July 05, 2005
  CGC Forward - UNITAS ( 1.31 MB)
  
  FN Josh Smith dons an exposure suit on the flight deck of the Cutter Forward as part of an abandon ship drill shortly after leaving Portsmouth, Va. This is just preparation for the Forward’s mission to participate in the international naval exercise UNITAS. UNITAS is aimed at increasing inter-operability between naval forces in the Western Hemisphere and will include forces from seven different nations. The Forward has steamed all the way from its homeport in Portsmouth, Va., and will participate in the exercise off the Pacific Coast of Colombia.