1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:02,111 Hi , I'm a lieutenant commander , Tim 2 00:00:02,111 --> 00:00:04,056 Bonner , commanding officer to the 3 00:00:04,056 --> 00:00:06,278 Coast Guard cutter juniper . We've just 4 00:00:06,278 --> 00:00:08,444 wrapped up a multi month expeditionary 5 00:00:08,444 --> 00:00:10,556 patrol to the south pacific ocean , a 6 00:00:10,556 --> 00:00:12,556 region in support of Operation Blue 7 00:00:12,556 --> 00:00:15,050 pacific . After departing Honolulu and 8 00:00:15,060 --> 00:00:17,220 transiting down to Suva Fiji , we 9 00:00:17,220 --> 00:00:19,790 embarked four Fijian ship riders . The 10 00:00:19,790 --> 00:00:21,846 four Fijian ship riders were part of 11 00:00:21,846 --> 00:00:24,430 four different organizations Fijian 12 00:00:24,440 --> 00:00:27,260 fisheries , Fijian Navy Fijian Police 13 00:00:27,270 --> 00:00:30,190 and the Fijian customs . With the fish 14 00:00:30,190 --> 00:00:32,301 in ship riders on board , we are able 15 00:00:32,301 --> 00:00:34,468 to assist them in patrolling their own 16 00:00:34,468 --> 00:00:36,412 water , specifically the exclusive 17 00:00:36,412 --> 00:00:39,260 economic zone in deterrence of illegal , 18 00:00:39,270 --> 00:00:41,560 unreported and unregulated fisheries . 19 00:00:41,570 --> 00:00:45,480 This really helps out uh in terms 20 00:00:45,480 --> 00:00:49,460 of keeping our water safe in particular , 21 00:00:49,470 --> 00:00:51,980 make sure that vessels that are being 22 00:00:51,980 --> 00:00:54,380 boarded following proper procedures and 23 00:00:54,380 --> 00:00:57,410 guidelines and adhering to the rules 24 00:00:57,420 --> 00:00:59,720 that are being laid out by the Fiji 25 00:00:59,720 --> 00:01:01,900 country while they're on board were 26 00:01:01,900 --> 00:01:03,900 also able to conduct subject matter 27 00:01:03,900 --> 00:01:05,567 exchanges where we shared law 28 00:01:05,567 --> 00:01:08,090 enforcement tactics while also having 29 00:01:08,090 --> 00:01:10,312 some crew morale and morale nights with 30 00:01:10,312 --> 00:01:13,320 them . After ship rider ops , we 31 00:01:13,320 --> 00:01:15,440 returned to Super Fiji where some of 32 00:01:15,440 --> 00:01:17,610 our engineering personnel conducted 33 00:01:17,610 --> 00:01:19,721 some damage control training with the 34 00:01:19,721 --> 00:01:21,943 Republic of Fiji and Navy . A number of 35 00:01:21,943 --> 00:01:24,166 our crew members partnered with members 36 00:01:24,166 --> 00:01:26,580 of the U . S . Navy U . S . Embassy as 37 00:01:26,580 --> 00:01:29,550 well as the Republic of Fiji in Navy to 38 00:01:29,550 --> 00:01:31,930 travel to William Cross College and 39 00:01:31,930 --> 00:01:34,820 hold conversations on gender bias in 40 00:01:34,820 --> 00:01:37,950 the workplace . After Suva Fiji , the 41 00:01:37,950 --> 00:01:40,061 crew traveled to american Samoa where 42 00:01:40,061 --> 00:01:42,880 we serviced AIDS to navigation in both 43 00:01:42,880 --> 00:01:45,630 pongo pongo harbor and the island of 44 00:01:46,790 --> 00:01:49,200 the juniper is in charge of conducting 45 00:01:49,200 --> 00:01:50,880 routine servicing on the AIDS 46 00:01:50,880 --> 00:01:53,800 navigation in American Samoa to ensure 47 00:01:53,900 --> 00:01:56,530 safe transit for all commerce in and 48 00:01:56,530 --> 00:01:58,419 out of the ports . Throughout the 49 00:01:58,419 --> 00:02:00,308 entirety of the trip , we've been 50 00:02:00,308 --> 00:02:02,141 controlling the waters that were 51 00:02:02,141 --> 00:02:04,197 transiting through in support of the 52 00:02:04,197 --> 00:02:06,308 Western and Central Pacific Fisheries 53 00:02:06,308 --> 00:02:08,308 Commission , conducting observation 54 00:02:08,308 --> 00:02:10,197 reports , as well as boardings of 55 00:02:10,197 --> 00:02:12,252 opportunity Along the way . With the 56 00:02:12,252 --> 00:02:14,474 support of a Marine Corps linguist , as 57 00:02:14,474 --> 00:02:16,530 well as two members from Coast Guard 58 00:02:16,530 --> 00:02:18,474 tackling pacific . We were able to 59 00:02:18,474 --> 00:02:20,641 conduct multiple boardings in the high 60 00:02:20,641 --> 00:02:23,835 seas on fishing vessels to deter I Uu 61 00:02:23,835 --> 00:02:26,085 fishery as a crew . We were thankful to 62 00:02:26,085 --> 00:02:27,974 help our partner nations in their 63 00:02:27,974 --> 00:02:30,865 efforts to defend their maritime safety 64 00:02:30,865 --> 00:02:33,080 and sovereignty . We look forward to 65 00:02:33,080 --> 00:02:35,302 getting underway to support the efforts 66 00:02:35,302 --> 00:02:37,469 of Operation Blue pacific again in the 67 00:02:37,469 --> 00:02:38,090 near future .