Shipmate of the Week – LTJG Alicia Flanagan
On Monday, April 15, 2013, the City of Boston was viciously attacked when two bombs exploded near the Boston Marathon finish line. In response to this tragic event, Sector Boston surged Coast Guard resources to protect Boston Harbor from any additional attacks. Maritime Safety and Security Team Boston supported security efforts with vigor and resolve. Lt. j.g. Alicia Flanagan responded in the aftermath as MSST Boston’s deployable team leader.
MSST Kings Bay deploys in support of Sandy recovery efforts
When Hurricane Sandy made landfall late October in New Jersey, the damage left behind was unprecedented. New inlets were created, the shoreline shifted and entire houses were relocated. Millions were left without power; many became homeless. In the wake of the storm, members from Coast Guard Maritime Safety and Security Team Kings Bay, Ga., deployed to support safety and security efforts due to mandatory evacuations.
NATO 2012: Coast Guard on watch
This story originally appeared at Coast Guard Great Lakes and was written by Lt. j.g. Brian Dykens, maritime security public information officer, 2012 NATO Summit. Coast Guard units from around the country are partnering with other federal, state and local [...]
Shipmate of the Week – Amanda Satter
Coast Guard Maritime Safety and Security Team San Diego protects seaports and waterways, safeguarding harbors, ports, facilities, vessels and their cargo. Their special capabilities, designed to close the readiness gaps in ports, often find them deployed for months at a [...]
Shipmate of the Week – MK1 Frederick Woods
180 days. A half-year separated from family and friends. A half-year in the hustle and bustle of deployed life. Members of Maritime Safety and Security Team 91109 San Diego have been immersed in the intense and essential security operations at [...]
Coast Guardsmen get holiday call from President Obama
Written by Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael Anderson. Two deployed Coast Guardsmen received a special holiday phone call on Christmas morning from President Barack Obama. Petty Officer 1st Class Gilbert Zepeda and Petty Officer 2nd Class Derek W. Weatherly, both currently [...]
On deployment: Asian-Pacific Economic Cooperation
Yesterday, Compass showed you what it was like for a Maritime Safety and Security Team in the weeks leading up to a deployment. Today, Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael Anderson takes you through the planning, coordination and relationships it takes [...]
Positioning adaptable forces
Last week, six Maritime Safety and Security Teams including Galveston, Honolulu, King’s Bay, Los Angeles, Miami and Seattle deployed in support of the Asian-Pacific Economic Cooperation – the first U.S.-hosted national special security event outside the continental U.S. In part [...]
Every dog has its day
The multi-mission Maritime Security Response Team and Maritime Safety and Security Teams of the U.S. Coast Guard provide port safety, security and law enforcement capabilities to America’s ports. Partnerships are important in achieving their mission, and one of these partnerships [...]
Remembering 9/11: ME1 Carlos Perez
Every American has a different memory of the Sept. 11 attacks. Ten years later, the events of that day remain burned into America’s psyche and remembrance often begins with the sobering question, “Where were you when the towers fell?” Some [...]
