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Video by Senior Chief Petty Officer Sarah Foster

Cutter James Inaugural Homecoming to Charleston

U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area

Aug. 28, 2015 | 0:40

The Maintenance Assist Team (MAT) preps and sets the brow, followed by Cutter James crew unfurling and affixing the unit banner after mooring operations Aug. 28, 2015 during the cutter’s inaugural homecoming to Charleston, South Carolina. The James is the fifth NSC built out of eight planned for the Legend class cutter fleet. Cutter James’ namesake links the next generation of men and women serving aboard to the renowned lifesavers of the past, most notably of Capt. Joshua James, a native of Hull, Massachusetts, who is credited with saving more than 600 lives during his time with the U.S. Life-Saving Service, which merged with the Revenue Cutter Service in 1915 to create the modern U.S Coast Guard. TRT 00:40 (U.S. Coast Guard video/Senior Chief Petty Officer Sarah B. Foster/Atlantic Area External Affairs)Maintenance Assist Team preps and sets the brow, followed by Cutter James crew unfurling and affixing the unit banner after mooring operations. TRT 00:40 (U.S. Coast Guard video/Senior Chief Petty Officer Sarah B. Foster/Atlantic Area External Affairs).