Adm. Papp thanks Auxiliary at National Conference
Monday, August 30, 2010
Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Bob Papp expressed his deep appreciation to the members of the Coast Guard Auxiliary for their selfless service during the Commodore’s Banquet at the Auxiliary’s National Conference in Scottsdale, AZ, Saturday. Adm. Papp noted that Auxiliarists time and again unfailingly and unhesitatingly answered the call to duty in major operations like [...]
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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 [...]
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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 is [...]
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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 available [...]
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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 [...]
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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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Sunday Comic
Sunday, August 2, 2009
Coast Guard Scuttlebutt comics are drawn by Petty Officer Patton and are available at www.cgscuttlebutt.com.
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