Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Tour U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Forward
Petty Officer 2nd Class Eric Contreras speaks with Kevin Rudd, Ambassador of Australia to the United States, on the bridge of the Coast Guard Cutter Forward (WMEC 911) while the cutter was moored in Baltimore, Sept. 24, 2023. The cutter tour was a prelude to the official start of the U.S.- PIF Summit hosted by Commandant of the Coast Guard, Adm. Linda Fagan, and widely attended by Pacific Island leaders. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Mikaela McGee).