Into the jaws of ‘Bold Alligator’
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Written by Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael Anderson, Deployable Operations Group. An Air Force C-5M Galaxy lumbered toward the terminal at Stennis International Airport in Kiln, Miss. Its smooth 222-foot long gray wings stretch across the width of the tarmac. At the top of its more than six-story-tall fuselage, an airman scans around the plane [...]
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2011 Video of the Year: Day 5
Monday, December 26, 2011
We are at the half-way point for the video contest, and today’s video puts your right in the middle of Coast Guard Station Merrimack River’s survival training off the coast of Newburyport, Mass., July 13. This is only the fifth video of the 2011 Video of the Year contest, with voting open through Jan. 13, 2012. Continuing through New Years’ Eve, Coast Guard Compass will publish one of the top 10 videos each day.
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National Strike Force trains for all hazards
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
The National Strike Force is one of the U.S. Coast Guard’s highly capable and experienced maritime crisis management teams. Standing ready to deploy to any hazard, any time, any place since 1973, NSF personnel have responded to many historic incidents providing the American public with rapidly deployable technical experts, specialized equipment and incident management capabilities. [...]
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History: Remembering the Cuyahoga
Thursday, October 20, 2011
The profession that is the Coast Guard is an inherently dangerous one. Through this understanding, the Service continuously makes every effort to ensure the safety of its members. Every loss of a shipmate is felt and resonated throughout the Service. It’s during these tragic moments that the service reflects on the things that could have gone [...]
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Preparing for the worst-case scenario
Thursday, August 25, 2011
With this week’s 5.9-magnitude earthquake felt along the U.S. East Coast and Hurricane Irene inching on a path towards the eastern seaboard, preparedness is at the forefront of many American’s minds. Preparedness plays an important role in the Coast Guard, and the service routinely participates in readiness drills and exercises with federal, state and local [...]
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Eagle 75: Welcome home
Friday, August 12, 2011
Over the past few months, we’ve brought you stories of the Coast Guard Academy cadets and the various missions and visitors who sailed with the Coast Guard Cutter Eagle during this summer’s 75th anniversary training cruise. But, as the ship sailed its last few miles and prepared to return to homeport this morning after more [...]
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Shipmate of the Week – John Burchfield
Friday, June 24, 2011
Despite being the smallest of America’s armed services, the Coast Guard prides itself on the caliber of the men and women who wear its uniform or serve as civilians. Coast Guard leadership knows that successfully carrying out the service’s 11 statutory missions goes beyond providing our people with the best resources and assets available. Our [...]
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Strength in training: Counter-piracy
Monday, June 13, 2011
The threat of pirates on the high seas continues to bring unique challenges to the international maritime community. With ships reporting 445 attacks and pirates hijacking 53 ships, capturing 1,181 seafarers and killing eight in 2010, international cooperation is essential as maritime partners worldwide collaborate to prevent, respond and prosecute acts of piracy. One of [...]
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Always Ready, Always Training
Friday, October 15, 2010
The Coast Guard’s motto, Semper Paratus, means Always Ready. To be always ready means to be always training. Not just with our noses in the books, but with our feet on the ground – executing drills, exercises and real scenarios to test our ability and readiness to respond to everything from a search and rescue [...]
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CGIS: Service, Integrity, Justice
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Thanks to hit television shows like NCIS, military investigative services have gained fame and public recognition in recent years. But, investigations aren’t new for the Coast Guard. Originating in 1915 under the Chief Intelligence Officer, Coast Guard Investigations remained relatively unknown to the general public until the enactment of prohibition. From then on it grew [...]
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