itCG – Guardian becomes a citizen, capsized boaters rescued, cruise ship assists SAR, scholarship honors Rescue 1363

Monday, November 16, 2009

Guardians rescued two men from a capsized boat six miles off the shore of Fort Lauderdale Sunday afternoon. A small boat from Station Fort Lauderdale and a helicopter from Air Station Miami were deployed to locate the boat when it was reported sinking but no location was given. Friends and family were unable to help [...]

itCG – National Security Cutter, fall boating, USS Eisenhower assists in SAR, veteran honored

Sunday, November 8, 2009

The Coast Guard took delivery of its second National Security Cutter, CGC Waesche, on Friday. The National Security Cutter class is the flagship of the modern Coast Guard with multi-mission maritime security capabilities. In total, eight NSCs will be built for and deployed by the Coast Guard. Click here to learn more about the National [...]

itCG – C-130 collision, border security, survival at sea, manatee goes home, haunted Eagle

Friday, October 30, 2009

Tragedy struck the Coast Guard last night. Guardians are actively searching for the nine missing people involved in a collision between a Coast Guard C-130 plane out of Air Station Sacramento and a Navy Super Cobra helicopter. The C-130, carrying a crew of seven, was conducting search and rescue operations at the time of the [...]