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 [...]
Remembering 9/11: Adm. James Loy
In remembrance of the 9/11 attacks, Coast Guard Compass interviewed Adm. James Loy, 21st commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard. As commandant during the 9/11 attacks, part of the transition team that launched the Department of Homeland Security and a [...]
Guardians work with Canada to secure Olympics
In an example of the close relationship between the Coast Guard and Canadian law enforcement, Guardians are riding on Canadian law enforcement vessels as part of operation Olympic Shiprider. Canadians have also joined Coast Guard crews as part of the program [...]
itCG – oil fire rages in Puerto Rico, mysterious oil spill in SC, rescues off NJ and Delaware
Guardians are on the scene of a fuel tank farm explosion near San Juan, Puerto Rico. The Coast Guard has deployed multiple assets to provide a safety and security zone as the fire is brought under control. While no major [...]
Station Washington – Guarding the National Capital Region
The Coast Guard didn’t have a significant presence in the nation’s capital until the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Today, it’s typical to see a Coast Guard helicopter or boat enforcing a security zone, patrolling the Potomac River or [...]
itCG-SAR Controllers help rescue man, CGA football in the spotlight, security zone amendment, missing fishermen
When a 911 dispatcher called Coast Guard Sector Hampton Roads watchstanders to report a man was clinging to the hull of his capsized vessel, Guardians began to correlate his position based on their local area familiarization and his reported location. [...]
itCG-maritime security zone for G-20 summit, public meetings on proposed rule, migrant smugglers sentenced to prison
Coast Guard will implement a security zone on an approximate five-mile area at the intersection of Pittsburgh’s three rivers during the G-20 global economic summit beginning at 6 a.m. tomorrow until about 10 p.m. on Friday. Guardians will work with [...]
itCG-three rescued after plane flipped over, maritime security, parasail incident investigation continues
A Coast Guard Cordova Aviation Support Facility helicopter crew rescued three men after their plane reportedly flipped over while taking off from the beach along Patton Bay on Montague Island, Alaska, yesterday. The three passengers escaped the plane without injuries [...]
itCG-flags of our fallen, PS rating decommissioning, 10K in two busts
Yesterday, the Compass posted a story about the memorial dedication to honor and remember the fallen aircrews at Air Station Barbers Point. Guardians also honored the men by flying five Coast Guard flags at units across the nation with the [...]
itCG-Hudson River boardings, vessel fires, fish barrier
The Coast Guard is stepping up its boardings of boats heading south on the Hudson River. The random stops are part of the Department of Homeland Security’s “small vessel security strategy” aimed at increasing inspections of small vessels that travel [...]
