First Lady welcomes newest cutter
Saturday, March 31, 2012
Perhaps there is no better way to close out Women’s History Month than by welcoming the Coast Guard’s newest cutter – a cutter honoring the legacy of Capt. Dorothy Stratton. Earning the title “Coast Guard Cutter,” today marked the beginning of the Legend-class cutter’s 30-year service to our nation. It will no doubt carry with it Capt. [...]
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Stratton is latest in line of Coast Guard vessels to protect and secure
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin Dempsey and Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Bob Papp observed the Coast Guard Cutter Stratton exercise its state-of-the-art homeland security capabilities as the ship sailed in the Chesapeake Bay near Annapolis, Md., Oct. 31. The visit allowed Dempsey to see first-hand the functionality of the eight planned National [...]
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President Obama’s birthday message to the Coast Guard
Thursday, August 4, 2011
UPDATE: Paragraph one has been corrected to reflect that the Stratton will be the third of eight planned national security cutters and not the fifth. President Obama has a special relationship with the Coast Guard. In addition to being our Commander-in-Chief, he shares a birthday with the nation’s oldest continuous naval service and his wife, [...]
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SPARs – In Service and In Spirit
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
In memory of Eleanor Pavkovic Fabyan, 1925-2010 Last week’s christening of the Coast Guard’s newest National Security Cutter, Stratton, was quite a celebration for the SPARs, the first women to be admitted into the Coast Guard. It was an event to remember not just for the 23 trailblazing women who attended, but for all the [...]
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First Lady makes history as a Coast Guard ‘first’
Saturday, July 24, 2010
Capt. Dorothy Stratton has captured the attention of many people since her inception as the first female in the Coast Guard in 1942, but I wonder if she ever thought the list would include the First Lady of the United States, the Secretary of Homeland Security the 24th Commandant of the Coast Guard, the Governor [...]
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The Dorothy Stratton legend lives on
Monday, July 19, 2010
While the christening of any cutter is of particular interest to the Coast Guard, this Friday’s christening of the service’s newest National Security Cutter is an especially proud moment for any woman who has ever donned Coast Guard blue. First Lady Michelle Obama’s christening of CGC Stratton, will mark a historic day where the legacy of the [...]
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itCG – Innovation Expo, pirates repelled, First Lady honors women vets, Guardians in the community
Thursday, November 19, 2009
YouTube DoDLive The Ninth Coast Guard Innovation Expo wraps up today. Yesterday’s focus was on harnessing the power of Guardian innovators. While the private sector can be a powerful force for progress, some of the best ideas come from right inside the Coast Guard. The Expo provides a unique forum for junior enlisted personnel to [...]
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Guardian of the Week- The Coast Guard Families
Friday, May 22, 2009
On Fridays we are going to be featuring a Coast Guard hero, the “Guardian of the Week”. This will be someone who has done something that makes them stand out, saving a life, a great achievement in their field, doing something that made a mission a success, etc. At the top of the page you [...]
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