Powering a greener future
Sunday, April 22, 2012
Yesterday Compass shared with you an overview of Coast Guard-wide energy initiatives and how the service is aggressively pursuing energy efficiency and fuel conservation strategies ashore and afloat. Because today is Earth Day, we’re sharing one more story about Coast Guard units in the 7th Coast Guard District “going green.” Written by Andrea Snyder, Coast [...]
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Another drug sub busted
Thursday, April 19, 2012
It’s been months since Compass last brought you a story of a drug sub bust – but the wait is over! Last month a team of Coast Guard crews and the Honduran navy interdicted a a drug smuggling, self-propelled semi-submersible vessel, marking the fifth interdiction of an SPSS in the Caribbean. The cutters’ crews were [...]
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Weapon & ammunition seized In Caribbean waters
Thursday, January 5, 2012
Written by 7th Coast Guard District public affairs. Coast Guard crews along with Caribbean Border Interagency Group federal law enforcement authorities seized approximately $190,000, a semi-automatic weapon and approximately 300 rounds of ammunition from inside a vessel, northwest of Puerto Rico. A U.S. Customs and Border Protection Maritime Patrol Aircraft detected the vessel approximately 60 [...]
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Sean Kingston rescued by off-duty Coast Guardsman
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
We often hear stories of exceptional acts performed by everyday people. The woman that pulls a passenger from a burning car seconds before it bursts into flames. Or the man who resuscitates an unconscious individual just when you think there is no hope. These are the good Samaritans of our communities and whenever we hear [...]
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Women’s Leadership Symposium: Inspired by the past, focused on the future
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
At the 2011 Women’s Leadership Symposium, the largest gathering of military women in the country, tales of the historic achievements of service women are the norm which makes this event the perfect opportunity to celebrate the accomplishments of two of today’s Coast Guard women and the impact their leadership and mentorship has had on those who have had the privilege of serving with them.
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Air Station Miami welcomes the Ocean Sentry
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
The Coast Guard’s District 7 executes missions in an immense area stretching over 1.8 million square miles. As of this month, Coast Guard aviators have a new aircraft to fly those two million square miles – the HC-144A Ocean Sentry. The HC-144A Ocean Sentry is the Coast Guard’s newest aircraft delivered as part of its [...]
Category: Modernization | 3 Comments »
itCG – 5 rescued from sinking boat, man overboard, tug sinks, Guardian profiled
Monday, November 23, 2009
Guardians rescued five sailors off the coast of North Carolina over the weekend after their sailboat began to take on water. A helicopter from Air Station Elizabeth City and a rescue boat from Station Fort Macon arrived on scene to find only a foot or two of the boat still above surface water. One of [...]
Category: Community, Environment, Search and Rescue | 1 Comment »
itCG – Guardian becomes a citizen, capsized boaters rescued, cruise ship assists SAR, scholarship honors Rescue 1363
Monday, November 16, 2009
Guardians rescued two men from a capsized boat six miles off the shore of Fort Lauderdale Sunday afternoon. A small boat from Station Fort Lauderdale and a helicopter from Air Station Miami were deployed to locate the boat when it was reported sinking but no location was given. Friends and family were unable to help [...]
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