New vice commandant takes the helm
Friday, May 18, 2012
Vice Adm. Sally Brice-O’Hara was relieved by Vice Adm. John Currier at a vice commandant change of watch ceremony held today. Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Bob Papp presided over the ceremony, held at Fort McNair in Washington, D.C. Department of Homeland Security Deputy Secretary Jane Holl Lute also attended. Following the ceremony, Brice-O’Hara formally retired from [...]
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Congratulations to the Class of 2012!
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Written by Chief Warrant Officer Kimberly R. Smith, Coast Guard Academy Public Affairs. With the graduation of the class of 2012, another year passes at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy. But with this class and institution, as with the Coast Guard itself, the year has been anything but routine. Many firsts and new beginnings were [...]
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Adm. Papp testifies at Senate Appropriations hearing
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Bob Papp testified before the Senate Committee on Appropriations, Homeland Security Subcommittee, about the Coast Guard’s fiscal year 2013 (FY 2013) budget today. Adm. Papp read an oral statement early in the hearing where he discussed the three regions of focus for the Coast Guard’s layered maritime security: overseas, offshore and [...]
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Month of the Military Child
Monday, April 30, 2012
Written by Ademide Adedokun. Throughout the month of April, the Coast Guard joined with the other Armed Services to celebrate the Month of the Military Child. The month served as an opportunity to recognize military children for surviving and thriving under challenging circumstances and to thank them for their service. For servicemembers, the support from [...]
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#SAS12: Sea-Air-Space Expo
Monday, April 16, 2012
This week, the largest maritime exposition in the United States is taking place in the nation’s capital and the Coast Guard is center stage. Since 1965, the Sea-Air-Space Exposition has brought together the U.S. sea services, private-sector companies and key military decision makers for an innovative, educational, professional and maritime based event. The expo features [...]
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Leadership for the Arctic
Friday, April 13, 2012
Written by U.S. Coast Guard Academy public affairs. Warming temperatures have had a dramatic effect on the Arctic recently. Many reports indicate ship traffic through the Bering Strait nearly doubled from 2009 to 2010, and the debut of offshore oil drilling is anticipated in the region this summer. While activities on Arctic waters have been [...]
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Spring issue of Coast Guard Magazine out today!
Monday, April 9, 2012
The Spring issue of Coast Guard Magazine is out! The latest issue is full of amazing content, including information about the men and women aboard Coast Guard Cutter Bernard C. Webber just days before its commissioning and behind the scenes access with a film crew from “Coast Guard Alaska.” Check out this note from the [...]
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Colombian assistance key to drug interdiction & regional stability
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
The relationships between the United States and countries in Central and South America are critical to the Coast Guard’s continuing efforts to intercept the flow of drugs in the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean maritime transit zones that lead to the U.S. border. Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Bob Papp visited Colombia recently to continue engagement [...]
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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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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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