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Former Coast Guard Cutter Mellon arrived in Vietnam on June 18, 2025, as one of the final steps in its Excess Defense Articles (EDA) transfer to the Vietnam Coast Guard. This is the 12th and final 378-foot high endurance cutter to be transferred under the EDA program, and the third for Vietnam.


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