Patrol Forces Southwest Asia (PatForSWA) in Bahrain received the first two of six planned U.S. Coast Guard fast response cutters (FRCs) at the end of May 2021. The Sentinel-class FRCs eventually will replace all six Island-class patrol boats that have served in the Persian Gulf since 2003. The patrol boats Adak (WPB-1333) and Aquidneck (WPB-1309) were decommissioned in Bahrain on 15 June.
USCGC Edgar Culbertson (WPC-1137)
1. Short-range Prosecutor 7-meter rigid-hull inflatable boat (covered)
2. Four Browning M2HB .50-caliber crew-served machine guns
3. Furuno XN24AF navigational radar
4. Optronic system
5. Furuno XN10 A/3 navigational radar
6. Mk 38 Mod 2 stabilized 25-mm gun system
