1944:	Invasion of Morotai Island.
1948:	After making a night-long high speed run to reach the hurricane-ridden Portuguese schooner Gasper some 300 miles off the southern tip of Newfoundland, CGC Bibb launched two 20-man rubber lifeboats in heavy rain and swell to rescue 40 survivors and 1 dog from the doomed ship.
1990:	The Secretary of Transportation and the commandant committed the first-ever deployment of a reserve port security unit overseas.  Port Security Unit 303 is the first unit deployed.