Guardian of the Week – SN Kristin Reger
Friday, December 10, 2010
Post Written by Petty Officer 3rd Class Pamela Manns, public affairs specialist Swimming out to an overturned sailboat Seaman Kristin Reger was not thinking of anything except the man trapped beneath the hull. With a polypropylene line connecting her to the Coast Guard Station Golden Gate 47-foot Motor Lifeboat, her training kicked in as she [...]
Category: Search and Rescue, Shipmates | 17 Comments »
San Francisco’s Fleet Week celebrates sea service traditions
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
With contributions from Coast Guard District 11 Public Affairs. Originating from President Theodore Roosevelt’s “Great White Fleet” in 1907, where 16 battleships circumnavigated the globe in 14 months, Fleet Week celebrates and honors the traditions of our sea services. The first Fleet Week was held in San Diego, Calif., in 1935, and due to it’s [...]
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People’s Choice – Coast Guard Photo Contest, Round 5
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
We are entering week five of the People’s Choice award for this year’s Coast Guard Photo Contest. We have put all the photos into the Coast Guard Flickr account under a set called “People’s Choice 2010.” Each photo links back to the Flickr set for you to easily share and comment on. Here is the [...]
Category: Community, Shipmates | 6 Comments »
itCG-Hurricane Ida warning, Coast Guard Island, Willamette pollution, sailboat escort
Monday, November 9, 2009
Guardians from Air Station Clearwater hoisted a man and his dog from a fishing vessel in rough seas about 50 miles west of Clearwater, FL. The Coast Guard is urging the public to monitor weather and ocean conditions before venturing out on the Gulf of Mexico due to dangerous conditions brought on by Hurricane Ida. Guardians [...]
Category: Community, Environment, Preparedness | No Comments »
itCG-New York commissioning, Pacifica rescue, sinking, helicopter crash, capsized vessel
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
A rescue helicopter crew from Air Station San Francisco hoisted a 55-year-old man with a hand injury from a merchant ship 35 miles West of Pacifica, CA, Nov. 2, 2009. Once hoisted from the 600-foot Liberian-flagged container ship, the man was taken to Air Station San Francisco, and transferred to an awaiting ambulance. Story [...]
Category: Community, Environment, Search and Rescue | No Comments »
CG Green-TRACEN Petaluma Goes Solar
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Written by PA3 Caleb Critchfield (with contributions from Robert Hopkins) The Coast Guard has been providing marine environmental and natural resource protection for 175 years, but the Guardian ethos does not stop at the water’s edge. Guardians are taking their dedication to the environment even further by implementing innovative eco-friendly solutions at units across [...]
Category: Community, Environment | 2 Comments »
