Shipmate of the Week – Amanda Satter
Friday, March 30, 2012
Coast Guard Maritime Safety and Security Team San Diego protects seaports and waterways, safeguarding harbors, ports, facilities, vessels and their cargo. Their special capabilities, designed to close the readiness gaps in ports, often find them deployed for months at a time. And as they perform their mission, far from home, one woman is on a [...]
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Ombudsman Appreciation Day
Monday, March 26, 2012
Today is Ombudsman Appreciation Day and Compass would like to honor all those who have served as unit ombudsman. As we reflect on the vital support ombudsmen provide, Compass reached out to key players in the service’s ombudsman program to see just how much these volunteers do for military families. You are not alone. That [...]
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Shipmate of the Week – LCDR Kurt Michaelis
Friday, March 23, 2012
Sector San Juan is responsible for all Coast Guard missions in the Eastern Caribbean. From national defense and counter-narcotics operations to fisheries management and the protection of natural resources, the men and women stationed in San Juan have a slew of missions to perform. But with Sector San Juan and its subordinate units removed from [...]
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Shipmate of the Week – LCDR Erin Williams
Friday, March 16, 2012
Located on the northeast tip of Prince William Sound, Alaska, is a city with an average annual snowfall of 30 feet – the most of any community at sea level in North America. This city is Valdez and is home to more than 100 active duty Coast Guard members. Lt. Cmdr. Erin Williams currently serves as [...]
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Spectrum helps CGA produce leaders of character
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
With contributions from Petty Officer 1st Class NyxoLyno Cangemi. Following the September 2011 repeal of the U.S. military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy governing the service of gay and lesbian members, cadets at the United States Coast Guard Academy established the first gay-straight alliance at a U.S. military service academy on Dec. 1, 2011. The [...]
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Coast Guard Florida coming to a living room near you!
Monday, March 12, 2012
Following on the success of “Coast Guard Alaska,” The Weather Channel and Al Roker Entertainment announced a new docu-series to be called “Coast Guard Florida” earlier today. Scheduled to premiere in October 2012, the show will follow the men and women of the 7th Coast Guard District as they conduct operations aimed at protecting Americans [...]
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Remembering the crew of CG-6535
Thursday, March 8, 2012
Earlier today the Coast Guard bid farewell to four of its own. In a memorial service held in Hangar 2 at Coast Guard Aviation Training Center Mobile, Ala., the service paid tribute to the crew of Coast Guard helicopter 6535 – Lt. Cmdr. Dale Taylor, Lt. j.g. Thomas Cameron, Chief Petty Officer Fernando Jorge and [...]
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Shipmate of the Week: Community of Mobile, Ala.
Friday, March 2, 2012
Time and again we have seen tragedy bring communities together as families. Earlier this week, tragedy struck our service when Coast Guard helicopter 6535 went down in Mobile Bay. In keeping with what makes America the greatest country in the world and Mobile, Ala., a Coast Guard City, the community came together to support the [...]
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Tribute to CG-6535
Friday, March 2, 2012
On behalf of the Coast Guard family, we at Coast Guard Compass want to thank all of you for the outpouring of support and prayers following the tragic loss of four Coast Guardsmen when Coast Guard helicopter CG-6535 crashed in Mobile Bay on Tuesday evening. Last night, the Coast Guard called off the active search [...]
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White House honors nation’s warriors
Thursday, March 1, 2012
There is no greater honor for the men and women of the United States military than to serve their nation. But being recognized for their service at a private event with their Commander-in-Chief is a rare and valued opportunity. Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer Joseph Castro and Petty Officer 2nd Class Lawrence Benson, both maritime [...]
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