Guantanamo Bay Port Operations Department Supports Coast Guard Cutter
Navy News Service
Story Number: NNS110831-11
8/31/2011
By Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class (SW/AW) Justin Ailes, Naval Station Guantanamo, Cuba Public Affairs
GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba (NNS) -- The Port Operations Department (Port Ops) at Naval Station (NS) Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, supported U.S. Coast Guard medium endurance cutter (USCGC) Spencer (WMEC 905) before it departed Aug. 30.
USCGC Spencer was in port for water, fuel, waste management and supplies before returning to the Southern Command area of responsibility (AOR) for migrant operations and drug interdiction patrols.
"Port Ops plans, organizes and oversees ship logistics for naval, Coast Guard and merchant vessels," said Boatswain's Mate 1st Class Lisa Alkire. "Essentially, we are the dockmasters, supervising all operations on the pier."
NS Guantanamo Bay's 29-man Port Ops team comprises Navy divers, port control personnel, dockmasters, and small-boat coxwains, supporting 120-130 ships a year.
"Among other services, we supply over 600,000 gallons of DFM diesel fuel, 300,000 gallons of JP5 fuel, and 200,000 gallons of water to incoming ships, yearly," said Alkire. "We are the only American refueling port in the Southern AOR and the base supports the ability of Navy and Coast Guard ships to operate in the Caribbean area with fuel and supplies for their operational commitments."
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