Welcome
to the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter RUSH (WHEC-723) Website. Whether you are a new crewmember looking for
information about reporting aboard, a family member checking on our deployment progress or simply
curious about RUSH, I think this site will provide you with the information you desire.
Serving aboard a 378 foot High Endurance Coast Guard cutter is quite
an experience. RUSH’s normal operations can take us to every part of the Pacific Ocean as well as
to the Gulf of Alaska and the Bering Sea. In each deployment, RUSH will cover an average of over
12,000 nautical miles. The missions can be very demanding, yet always rewarding. Search and Rescue,
Law Enforcement and National Defense all enter into our daily responsibilities. The key to our success
in these missions is the high caliber of the women and men that make RUSH come alive.
Those reporting aboard come with varying levels of personal skills in a
wide array of abilities required for shipboard life. For some, it is their first experience after
initial training and nearly everything is new. For others, RUSH is an opportunity to accept a more
responsible position and continue their professional growth. All of us have something to contribute
and something to gain. These abilities come together under the pressure of performing the Coast Guard’s
missions to form a ship’s crew, providing an experience that is hard to replicate.
I consider the opportunity to serve with
the sailors on RUSH an incredible privilege. Spend some time on our
website and you will get a glimpse of life aboard RUSH, and perhaps
understand why we are so proud of what we do. Our motto is No Ka Oi
Kia'i Kai, The Best in the Coast Guard, which we are proud to be.
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