Ah I think this year marks two decades since the Coast Guard's Patrol Forces Southwest Asia (PATFORSWA) started operating in the Persian Gulf. Interesting to se

Ah I think this year marks two decades since the Coast Guard's Patrol Forces Southwest Asia (PATFORSWA) started operating in the Persian Gulf. Interesting to see it on a fleet tracker, as it's basically a permanent fixture at this point. They even have been replacing the old Island Class patrol boats with a brand new class. I'm not sure if I'm misremembering but I seem to recall hearing a plan of the Coast Guard getting out of there within about a year of my time ('09).