Laying to rest a Coast Guard veteran
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Written by Petty Officer 3rd Class Michael De Nyse, 7th Coast Guard District public affairs. The Greatest Generation came of age during a world at war and created a lasting legacy that has shaped us all and the communities we live in. One of the members of this generation was Coast Guard Lt. j.g. Frank [...]
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Clearwater, Fla. – The newest Coast Guard City
Monday, January 30, 2012
Written by Petty Officer 1st Class Christopher Evanson, 7th Coast Guard District public affairs. From an apartment to a shelter, a house to a condo, a “home” can mean a lot of things. For the 650 Coast Guard members and their families living in the Clearwater, Fla., area, home means community. Clearwater boasts an impressive [...]
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The right to serve & defend your country
Friday, January 27, 2012
Mentorship often involves the sharing of personal experiences and stories passed down among generations with the sole purpose of bettering the life of others. Over the past week, the story of the Tuskegee Airmen has likely become the focal point for many a mentoring discussion before and after screenings of the film Red Tails. During [...]
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Welcome home Port Security Unit 307!
Monday, January 23, 2012
Written by Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael Anderson, Deployable Operations Group. Port Security Unit 307, a Clearwater, Fla., based Reserve unit, returned home today from a six-month deployment to the Middle East in support of Operations New Dawn and Enduring Freedom. During the deployment, PSU 307 provided seaward security at strategic port locations around the [...]
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Shipmate of the Week- Elaine Sevin
Friday, January 20, 2012
Written by Petty Officer 2nd Class Nicholas Ameen, 7th Coast Guard District public affairs. With more than 12,000 miles of coastline in the United States, every mariner has a responsibility to look after one another. This principle of being a shipmate is also true on land, as one Miami woman has shown through her unwavering [...]
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Mission to Nome complete
Friday, January 20, 2012
Coast Guard icebreaker Healy and tanker Renda have completed their mission to Nome, Alaska, after the safe delivery of an estimated one million gallons of diesel and 300,000 gallons of gasoline to the iced-in city. Two hoses were used to complete the transfer of the much needed fuel across more than 500 yards of ice. [...]
Category: Community, Humanitarian | 6 Comments »
There’s no place like Nome
Monday, January 16, 2012
Due to the tireless work of crews aboard Coast Guard Cutter Healy and tanker vessel Renda, the final leg of a mission to deliver fuel to the town of Nome is now underway. Icebreaker Healy set out from Dutch Harbor Jan. 3, to clear a path for the tanker through more than 300 miles of [...]
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Shipmate of the Week: BM3 Tonya Midgett
Friday, January 13, 2012
East Coast towns battened down the hatches as Hurricane Irene reaped havoc in the summer of 2011, and the community of Cape Hatteras took the brunt of the storm’s torrential winds and rain; Irene was declared the worst natural disaster the area had ever experienced. As the population of 5,000 began counting their losses and [...]
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The art & science of ice breaking
Thursday, January 12, 2012
As the nation continues to track the historic journey of Coast Guard Cutter Healy and the Russian-flagged tanker Renda through approximately 300 miles of ice-covered Arctic waters towards the small Alaskan town of Nome, some may ponder the unique capabilities of an ice breaking ship. One reader commented on a recent blog post, “The engineering of ice breakers [...]
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Healy breaks path to Nome
Saturday, January 7, 2012
UPDATE: Video of the ships breaking through the ice is available on YouTube and in the Coast Guard Visual Information Gallery. The Coast Guard has a long history of braving harsh Alaskan elements to rescue mariners in distress, protect the U.S. interests in the international waters, conduct Arctic research as well as bring much needed [...]
Category: Community, Humanitarian, Safety | 11 Comments »
