The Arctic and the Coast Guard- Part 2

Last week we started talking about the Coast Guard and the Arctic. This week in part 2 of our discussion I wanted to take the time to talk some more about the CGC Healy, especially with bill H.R. 2865 which could be an indicator on the future needs for the ice breaker fleet of the [...]

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The Coast Guard’s first National Security Cutter, Bertholf (WMSL
750), conducted a structural test fire of its missile decoy launching
system in the Southern California Operations Area of the Pacific
Missile Range Facility. Read about it!

Old Engines

The MKShop website has an old advertisement for an engine that will look very familiar to anyone who has ever been on a 378-foot High Endurance Cutter.  Check it out!

Good blog entry for a mid week chuckle

Here is a pretty funny blog entry about the experience of an ET2 with some “wildlife” while underway on a cutter. Read it here.

Arctic Factoid

Did you know that the CGC Healy was the second non-nuclear ice breaker to make it to the North Pole, but the very first to do it completely unassisted?

The Arctic and the Coast Guard- Part 1

The Arctic has been in the news a lot lately. The Coast Guard isn’t new to missions in the Arctic as you can see if you check out the Coast Guard Historian’s page. The Coast Guard has been conducting operations in the frozen north since at least 1865. The missions in the Arctic are [...]

ItCG-Hurricane season, old cutter museums, and a headline whoops

Hurricane season is here, and it is a busy time for the Coast Guard.

Here are two stories about training and preparation in Florida.
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The Coast Guard is stocking up on LED Marine Lanterns for hurricane season. The LED Marine Lanterns are more environmentally friendly. Replacing the traditional lanterns with the new LED will [...]

The MK Shop posts 378 engine rooms then and now.

The MK Shop has a set of pictures up that are very fitting with yesterdays feature piece about our fleet. Side by side pictures of the engine rooms of a 378, then and now. Take a look here.

NSC gets TEMPEST certification, much needed modernization moves forward

The Office of Acquisition has been working hard to make it happen and modernization is moving forward for the Coast Guard.
As you can see in this article the CGC Bertholf, the first National Security Cutter (NSC) and a key component of the modernization program, was granted Authority to Operate (ATO) for its C4ISR systems. This [...]

An unofficial site for the Machinery Technicians (MKs) out there

theMKShop.com is really a lot of fun to peruse and pretty informative. It isn’t just for the MKs either, anyone interested in what makes the engines in the Coast Guard run might enjoy this site. Check it out!