Lone Sailor Award recipient: Beau Bridges
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Three of the newest Lone Sailor Award recipients were honored last week at the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C. The Bridges family, Lloyd, Beau and Jeff, are probably best known for their distinguished careers in Hollywood including their acting, producing and directing credits. But what might not be as well known is all three [...]
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Servicemen build teamwork on the court
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
At 6 feet 5 inches and 6 feet 7 inches, LTJG Craig Johnson and YN3 Antonio Robinson may not find shipboard berthing very comfortable but they are unquestionably comfortable on the basketball court. Johnson from the Coast Guard Cutter Gallatin and Robinson from Personnel Services and Support Unit Alameda helped the 11-man U.S. Armed Forces [...]
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Good Samaritan rescues three from burning boat
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Three mariners were rescued from their burning boat yesterday by Good Samaritans aboard the fishing vessel Kathy Ann, just a few miles north of Cape Cod. The case highlights how important fellow seafarers can be during an emergency when they’re out there on their own. “We got a mayday call and tried to radio back [...]
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Guardian of the Week: Jim Smith
Friday, July 2, 2010
Our Guardian of the Week is a perfect example of how vital the civilian workforce is to the Coast Guard’s missions. Jim Smith, maintenance mechanic leader at Air Station Atlantic City, N.J., possesses the devotion to duty and institutional knowledge that make him an indispensable part of his unit. “The most stand-out element of Jim [...]
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Growing Pains
Saturday, June 12, 2010
We’ve received a bunch of e-mail since launching the redesign of the Coast Guard Compass earlier this week. Most of it was congratulatory – for which we thank you, but some of it was regarding trouble you all are having leaving comments on the blog. We’ve contacted the folks who manage the servers over at [...]
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Sunday Comic
Sunday, September 6, 2009
Tomorrow is Labor Day but not all Guardians will be able to enjoy the holiday with a day off from work. Search and rescue, homeland security and maritime transportation doesn’t stop, so today’s Sunday Comic adds a funny twist to Labor Day. Coast Guard Scuttlebutt comics are drawn by Petty Officer Patton and are [...]
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Sunday Comic
Sunday, August 30, 2009
Coast Guard Scuttlebutt comics are drawn by Petty Officer Patton and are available at www.cgscuttlebutt.com.
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Sunday Comic
Sunday, August 23, 2009
This one really made me laugh. The Coast Guard has standards for personal protective equipment (PPE), particularly when underway on a small boat. Beyond life jackets, they wear a vest with flares, a knife, a signal mirror and other emergency gear. When armed, they wear bullet-proof vests. This is all on top of the regular [...]
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Sunday Comic
Sunday, August 16, 2009
Coast Guard Scuttlebutt comics are drawn by Petty Officer Patton and are available at www.cgscuttlebutt.com. This week’s comic is not only funny but ironically timely since Coast Guard leadership is currently heading to the Arctic on an Interagency Arctic Awareness Trip as part of the new Ocean Policy Task Force.
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Sunday Comic
Sunday, August 9, 2009
As you probably know, the Coast Guard’s own Petty Officer Barb Patton creates and publishes the usual Sunday comic over at Scuttlebutt. Well, she is an active duty Public Affairs Specialist and has been busy with the incident that occurred over the Hudson River yesterday. So, instead of our usual comic, here is a link [...]
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