Coast Guard looks to learn from fatal accident
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
The U.S. Coast Guard has earned a reputation as the world’s premier maritime first responder through our history of saving lives, protecting property and securing the maritime environment. Serious boat accidents involving the Coast Guard are rare, yet the service operates in one of the most challenging and unpredictable environments on earth – our oceans, [...]
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Honoring our past: Better late than forgotten
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Written by Petty Officer 2nd Class Lauren Jorgensen and Petty Officer 1st Class Charles Reinhart, Ninth District Public Affairs. The fog of war has a way of eventually settling to pay its just rewards to both the fallen and the victors. Nearly 70 years and three generations later, William D. Barber, Sr., 88, of Muncie, [...]
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Protecting America from threats delivered by sea
Monday, July 11, 2011
For more than 200 years the United States Coast Guard has served as America’s maritime first responder, protecting Americans on the sea, protecting America from threats delivered by sea and protecting the sea itself. Over the centuries and particularly in the past decade, threats to maritime security have evolved. In the past, threats delivered by [...]
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From the bridge of the Bertholf: Hawaii patrol
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
Post written by Cmdr. Dave Ramassini, Executive Officer, Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf. Aloha from the deep Pacific Ocean from the crew of Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf. As we now approach the 100th day of our current patrol, we have shifted gears once again from war-gaming with our Department of Defense counterparts in Exercise Northern Edge [...]
Category: Environment, Safety, Search and Rescue, Security | 5 Comments »
Celebrating 30 years of Coast Guard art
Thursday, June 30, 2011
This year marks the 30th anniversary of the Coast Guard Art Program. Co-founded by esteemed military artist George Gray in 1981, COGAP and the more than 1,800 works of fine art in its collection are a testament to the rich traditions, history and people of the United States Coast Guard. “The Coast Guard Art Program [...]
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From the bridge of the Bertholf: Northern Edge 2011
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
We’ve asked Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf, the first national security cutter, to share their perspective on how the fleet’s newest class will perform in the world’s most challenging operating environments. This update comes from the executive officer, Cmdr. Dave Ramassini, and focuses on the NSC as a platform for joint service operations with the Department of Defense.
Category: Modernization, Security | 2 Comments »
Welcome Coast Guard Academy Class of 2015
Monday, June 27, 2011
Update: Paragraphs one and six have been updated to reflect that 291 men and women reported for Swab Summer at the Coast Guard Academy on Reporting-In Day. Written by Lt. j.g. Katherine C. Gaudette. Early this morning, standing outside the barracks in civilian clothes yet anticipating a career in uniform, 291 men and women prepared [...]
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Shipmate of the Week – Capt. Scott Decker
Friday, June 10, 2011
After spending the better part of 23 years in the Coast Guard, Capt. Scott Decker was asked to temporarily trade in his uniform for a suit and tie and to abandon the familiar trappings of a cutter’s bridge for exotic locales like the American embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan. As the first Coast Guard member [...]
Category: Global, Security, Shipmates | 1 Comment »
Coast Guard Foundation supports Pacific Northwest units
Thursday, May 26, 2011
Written by Anne B. Brengle, president, Coast Guard Foundation. Last night, Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Bob Papp joined personnel from across the 13th Coast Guard District for the Coast Guard Foundation Pacific Northwest awards dinner. It was an inspiring celebration of the quality people who serve our nation in the Coast Guard, but the dinner [...]
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2011 Warrior Games: The medal count
Monday, May 23, 2011
Over the weekend, Team Navy/Coast Guard wrapped up participation in the 2011 Warrior Games with an impressive second place finish in the team competition. In total, the team earned 27 medals during the games but, perhaps more importantly, the team left Colorado Springs, Colo., with a sense of pride in themselves, their shipmates and the services [...]
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