Rick Hartman

USCGC Decisive (WMEC-629) is a United States Coast Guard medium endurance cutter commissioned in 1968. Primarily homeported in Pascagoula, Mississippi, Decisive has played a vital role in maritime law enforcement, search and rescue, and counter-narcotics operations throughout the Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea, and Atlantic Ocean. Over its decades of service, the cutter has conducted numerous high-profile drug interdictions and migrant interdiction missions, earning multiple unit commendations. USCGC Decisive exemplifies the Coast Guard’s mission of safeguarding U.S. maritime interests and protecting lives at sea.