http://coastguard.dodlive.mil Official Blog of the U.S. Coast Guard Tue, 22 May 2012 15:56:44 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/2012/04/powering-a-greener-future/ http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/2012/04/powering-a-greener-future/#comments Sun, 22 Apr 2012 12:35:04 +0000 LT Stephanie Young http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/?p=24943 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 [...]]]> http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/2012/04/powering-a-greener-future/feed/ 0 http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/2012/04/another-drug-sub-busted/ http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/2012/04/another-drug-sub-busted/#comments Thu, 19 Apr 2012 16:51:13 +0000 LT Stephanie Young http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/?p=24877 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 [...]]]> http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/2012/04/another-drug-sub-busted/feed/ 10 http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/2012/01/weapon-ammunition-seized-in-caribbean-waters/ http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/2012/01/weapon-ammunition-seized-in-caribbean-waters/#comments Thu, 05 Jan 2012 20:18:07 +0000 LT Stephanie Young http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/?p=22485 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 [...]]]> http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/2012/01/weapon-ammunition-seized-in-caribbean-waters/feed/ 9 http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/2011/06/sean-kingston-rescued-by-off-duty-coast-guardsman/ http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/2011/06/sean-kingston-rescued-by-off-duty-coast-guardsman/#comments Wed, 01 Jun 2011 21:15:02 +0000 LT Connie Braesch http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/?p=17598 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 [...]]]> http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/2011/06/sean-kingston-rescued-by-off-duty-coast-guardsman/feed/ 10 http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/2011/03/women%e2%80%99s-leadership-symposium-inspired-by-the-past-focused-on-the-future/ http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/2011/03/women%e2%80%99s-leadership-symposium-inspired-by-the-past-focused-on-the-future/#comments Wed, 16 Mar 2011 21:59:33 +0000 LT Connie Braesch http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/?p=15357 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.]]> http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/2011/03/women%e2%80%99s-leadership-symposium-inspired-by-the-past-focused-on-the-future/feed/ 2 http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/2010/10/air-station-miami-welcomes-the-ocean-sentry/ http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/2010/10/air-station-miami-welcomes-the-ocean-sentry/#comments Wed, 13 Oct 2010 14:40:42 +0000 LT Connie Braesch http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/?p=10015 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 [...]]]> http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/2010/10/air-station-miami-welcomes-the-ocean-sentry/feed/ 3 http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/2009/11/itcg-5-rescued-from-sinking-boat-man-overboard-tug-sinks-guardian-profiled/ http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/2009/11/itcg-5-rescued-from-sinking-boat-man-overboard-tug-sinks-guardian-profiled/#comments Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:26:36 +0000 Christopher Lagan http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/?p=3423 http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/2009/11/itcg-5-rescued-from-sinking-boat-man-overboard-tug-sinks-guardian-profiled/feed/ 1 http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/2009/11/itcg-guardian-becomes-a-citizen-capsized-boaters-rescued-cruise-ship-assists-sar-scholarship-honors-rescue-1363/ http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/2009/11/itcg-guardian-becomes-a-citizen-capsized-boaters-rescued-cruise-ship-assists-sar-scholarship-honors-rescue-1363/#comments Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:37:28 +0000 Christopher Lagan http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/?p=3256 http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/2009/11/itcg-guardian-becomes-a-citizen-capsized-boaters-rescued-cruise-ship-assists-sar-scholarship-honors-rescue-1363/feed/ 1