Hurricane season is almost here… Are you ready?
Thursday, May 17, 2012
While the Atlantic hurricane season doesn’t officially start until June 1, scientists at the Climate Prediction Center are predicting moderate chances for a tropical depression or a storm to form in the Caribbean during the next two weeks. The chances of an early storm are a perfect reminder to start disaster preparations in your home [...]
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Port Security Unit 309: Deeds not words
Monday, May 7, 2012
Written by Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael Anderson. Ready to deploy anywhere around the world within 96 hours are the men and women of Port Security Unit 309. Commissioned in 1995, they are one of the Coast Guard’s deployable specialized force units and live by their motto: Facta Non Verba – Deeds Not Words. Port [...]
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Buoy up!
Thursday, April 26, 2012
What body of water is the largest system of fresh, surface water on Earth, containing roughly 21 percent of the world’s supply? If you answered the Great Lakes, you are correct! The entire Great Lakes system is connected by a series of dams, lakes and rivers; you could travel on the Great Lakes starting at [...]
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North Pacific partnerships
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Written by Pacific Area International Affairs. The safety and economic security of maritime nations depends substantially upon the secure use of the world’s oceans. By securing our world’s oceans we maintain vibrant maritime commerce and the ability to counter threats from terrorists, transnational criminals and other dangerous elements. Threats to our nation can originate 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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Hercules gets a skin graft
Thursday, April 12, 2012
This story originally appeared at Coast Guard Alaska and was written by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jonathan Lally, 17th Coast Guard District public affairs. The high-pitched whine of a drill and the whirling buzz and grinding screech of a Dremel tool cutting into the skin of an HC-130 Hercules airplane echo in an Air Station [...]
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First Lady welcomes newest cutter
Saturday, March 31, 2012
Perhaps there is no better way to close out Women’s History Month than by welcoming the Coast Guard’s newest cutter – a cutter honoring the legacy of Capt. Dorothy Stratton. Earning the title “Coast Guard Cutter,” today marked the beginning of the Legend-class cutter’s 30-year service to our nation. It will no doubt carry with it Capt. [...]
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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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Race to deploy
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Written by Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael Anderson, Deployable Operations Group. When the call went out for port security unit reservists to activate for Exercise Patriot Hook, a 96-hour clock to deployment was started. Patriot Hook is an annual exercise simulating a joint response to natural disasters, like Hurricane Katrina or the Haiti earthquake. Involving [...]
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