http://coastguard.dodlive.mil Official Blog of the U.S. Coast Guard Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:50:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/2012/07/helicopter-pilot-2-cdr-stewart-graham/ http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/2012/07/helicopter-pilot-2-cdr-stewart-graham/#comments Wed, 18 Jul 2012 21:54:02 +0000 LT Stephanie Young http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/?p=26882 Graham is credited with many helicopter firsts, including the first wartime anti-submarine patrol requiring him to perform the first take-off and landing from a vessel on the high seas. In 1947 he successfully completed the Coast Guard’s first-ever night helicopter medical evacuation. As one of the first to use this technique, Graham was instrumental in exhibiting the capabilities and possibilities of rotary-wing technology to decision makers ensuring support for helicopter programs for decades to come.]]> http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/2012/07/helicopter-pilot-2-cdr-stewart-graham/feed/ 0 http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/2012/04/shipmate-of-the-week-mst2-cliffton-hendry/ http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/2012/04/shipmate-of-the-week-mst2-cliffton-hendry/#comments Fri, 13 Apr 2012 18:18:03 +0000 LT Stephanie Young http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/?p=24729 It was noon on April 10, 1912, when RMS Titanic set sail from Southampton, England, on its maiden voyage. Called “unsinkable” by its builders, Titanic struck an iceberg and sunk less than three hours later. Although a century has passed, [...]]]> http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/2012/04/shipmate-of-the-week-mst2-cliffton-hendry/feed/ 3