170803-N-XP344-040 MANAMA, Bahrain (Aug. 3, 2017) Coastguard Seaman Robert Shannon, left, a native of Dayton, Ohio, and Coast Guard Cmdr. David Negron-Alicea, a native of San Juan, Puerto Rico, cut a cake during a celebration of Coast Guard’s 227th birthday as the youngest and oldest Coastguardsmen in attendance in Patrol Force Southwest Asia’s (PATFORSWA) warehouse on Naval Support Activity Bahrain. PATFORSWA’s mission is to command, train, equip and provide mission ready Coast Guard forces to conduct maritime security operations in Central Command's area of responsib

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170803-N-XP344-040 MANAMA, Bahrain (Aug. 3, 2017) Coastguard Seaman Robert Shannon, left, a native of Dayton, Ohio, and Coast Guard Cmdr. David Negron-Alicea, a native of San Juan, Puerto Rico, cut a cake during a celebration of Coast Guard’s 227th birthday as the youngest and oldest Coastguardsmen in attendance in Patrol Force Southwest Asia’s (PATFORSWA) warehouse on Naval Support Activity Bahrain. PATFORSWA’s mission is to command, train, equip and provide mission ready Coast Guard forces to conduct maritime security operations in Central Command's area of responsibility. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Victoria Kinney)

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