During the patrol, Forward participated in Operation Able Sentry, rescuing Haitian and Cuban migrants found in unseaworthy vessels and returning them to their respective countries. In addition to Operation Able Sentry, Forward participated in Operation Compassion, a joint operation with the Bahamian Royal Defense Force tasked with stopping the flow of illegal immigrants into the Bahamas.
 
Also during the patrol, Forward rescued a Haitian fishing vessel blown to sea by Hurricane Ivan after high winds from the hurricane tore the vessel from its anchorage. With the crew unable to start its engines, the vessel drifted in the Caribbean Sea for eight days before Forward towed it and its five crewmen safely back to Haiti.

Forward's crew boarded 23 vessels and provided safe refuge for over 65 migrants during the patrol. While migrants were on board Forward, they were provided with food, water and medical care.

Since leaving Portsmouth on July 26, Forward's crew has worked with numerous Coast Guard units to carry out missions in support of homeland security, illegal migrant operations and counter-drug interdiction.