After serving the nation for almost 40 years, the US Coast Guard Cutter Mustang (WPB 1310) has been officially decommissioned.
The ceremony took place on April 15 in Seward, Alaska with Captain Christopher Culpepper, commander of Coast Guard Sector Western Alaska & US Arctic, presiding over the event.
Cutter Mustang was commissioned on August 29, 1986, and became the 10th vessel in the Island-class cutter fleet.
Since it began service, Mustang has been based in Seward and...