VADM Papp and Secretary Napolitano visit U.S. Coast Guard forces in Kuwait

Vice Adm. Papp and Secretary Napolitano spent some time with the Coast Guard men and women assigned to our Patrol Forces Southwest Asia (PATFORSWA) in Kuwait, Thursday (July 2).

They toured one of our 110s there, the Aquidneck, met the personnel working at the forward operating base at Kuwait Naval Base and Camp Patriot, and met with the Combined Task Group 55.6, which trains Iraqi coalition forces to advance regional security and stability. They also met with the Middle East Training Team, which conducts law enforcement programs in conjunction with U.S. Naval Forces surface exercises in the region.

Secretary Napolitano said, “Confronting global terrorism demands vigilance in every corner of the world. The men and women of the U.S. Coast Guard stationed in Kuwait work courageously every day to promote security in the Middle East and defuse threats before they reach our nation’s shores.”