Any time, any place, any hazard
Monday, February 6, 2012
Written by Atlantic Strike Team. Known as “the world’s best responders, any time, any place, any hazard,” the Atlantic Strike Team is one of the Coast Guard’s special teams that can respond in the most extreme of circumstances. The group of highly trained, experienced personnel and specialized equipment responds to oil pollution, hazardous substance releases [...]
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2012 ice season starts today!
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Written by the International Ice Patrol. Icebergs, bergy bits or growlers. Whatever you call them, these massive chunks of ice – some the size of a small country – all pose a threat for ships transiting the North Atlantic. But thanks to the U.S. Coast Guard’s International Ice Patrol and their partners, mariners will have [...]
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Helping wayward manatees & turtle hatchlings
Thursday, January 26, 2012
There is more than meets the eye when it comes to the Coast Guard. While search and rescue and law enforcement tend to dominate the headlines, that doesn’t mean the Coast Guard isn’t performing other missions in communities across our nation. One of these roles is living marine resources, a vital mission of enforcing laws [...]
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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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2011 Video of the Year: Day 4
Sunday, December 25, 2011
Our fourth video finalist showcases Coast Guard members releasing eight Kemp’s Ridley and two Loggerhead turtles in conjunction with members of the Moody Garden’s Aquarium and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration July 14.
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Your Coast Guard in 2011 – Hawaii Pacific
Sunday, December 18, 2011
The wide breadth of missions in the 14th Coast Guard District was evident in 2011 as Coast Guard men and women carried out operations in the service’s largest area of responsibility – 12.2 million square miles to be precise. Although Hawaii is the hub of the Coast Guard in the Pacific, operations take the Coast Guard across the Pacific to answer the call for help, enforce laws and protect our natural resources.
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Your Coast Guard in 2011 – Pacific Northwest
Saturday, December 17, 2011
The men and women of the 13th Coast Guard District are the Pacific Northwest’s first responders. Each and every day, more than 4,000 men and women answer the call by demonstrating the highest competence in execution and support of the service’s missions.
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Your Coast Guard in 2011 – Pacific Southwest
Friday, December 16, 2011
In addition to the 11th Coast Guard District’s record-breaking drug busts and hundreds of life-saving missions, the Coast Guard played a key role in an unusual operation mounted off the coast of Southern California in 2011 that solved a decades-old mystery.
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Your Coast Guard in 2011 – Mid-Atlantic
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
In February, a Coast Guard airplane circled high off the coast of New Jersey. Scallopers were suspected of illegally fishing in a closed area, damaging the recovery of the Hudson Canyon’s scallop population. However, locating and gathering evidence against them in a large, exposed area presented challenges. Protecting living marine resources has been a Coast Guard mission since 1894, although the execution has evolved. Nowhere is this truer than in the 5th Coast Guard District.
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Ice-cold science
Monday, October 17, 2011
While many Americans took advantage of the last remnants of summer, crewmembers aboard Coast Guard Cutter Healy, the nation’s largest icebreaker, were exploring the Arctic. Healy was on their second of four missions for their Arctic West Summer-Winter deployment and was joined by the Canadian coast guard as they mapped the sea floor. Healy, commissioned [...]
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