http://coastguard.dodlive.mil Official Blog of the U.S. Coast Guard Tue, 22 May 2012 15:56:44 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/2012/02/into-the-jaws-of-%e2%80%98bold-alligator%e2%80%99/ http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/2012/02/into-the-jaws-of-%e2%80%98bold-alligator%e2%80%99/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:54:43 +0000 LT Stephanie Young http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/?p=23268 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 [...]]]> http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/2012/02/into-the-jaws-of-%e2%80%98bold-alligator%e2%80%99/feed/ 2 http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/2011/12/2011-video-of-the-year-day-5/ http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/2011/12/2011-video-of-the-year-day-5/#comments Mon, 26 Dec 2011 16:16:28 +0000 LT Stephanie Young http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/?p=22205 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. ]]> http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/2011/12/2011-video-of-the-year-day-5/feed/ 0 http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/2011/10/national-strike-force-trains-for-all-hazards/ http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/2011/10/national-strike-force-trains-for-all-hazards/#comments Tue, 25 Oct 2011 18:42:01 +0000 LT Connie Braesch http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/?p=20907 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. [...]]]> http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/2011/10/national-strike-force-trains-for-all-hazards/feed/ 1 http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/2011/10/history-remembering-the-cuyahoga/ http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/2011/10/history-remembering-the-cuyahoga/#comments Thu, 20 Oct 2011 18:39:49 +0000 PA2 Kelly Parker http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/?p=20804 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 [...]]]> http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/2011/10/history-remembering-the-cuyahoga/feed/ 4 http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/2011/08/preparing-for-the-worst-case-scenario/ http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/2011/08/preparing-for-the-worst-case-scenario/#comments Thu, 25 Aug 2011 22:49:24 +0000 LT Stephanie Young http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/?p=19636 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 [...]]]> http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/2011/08/preparing-for-the-worst-case-scenario/feed/ 0 http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/2011/08/eagle-75-welcome-home/ http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/2011/08/eagle-75-welcome-home/#comments Fri, 12 Aug 2011 14:06:19 +0000 LT Connie Braesch http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/?p=19321 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 [...]]]> http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/2011/08/eagle-75-welcome-home/feed/ 0 http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/2011/06/shipmate-of-the-week-john-burchfield/ http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/2011/06/shipmate-of-the-week-john-burchfield/#comments Fri, 24 Jun 2011 16:55:10 +0000 LT Connie Braesch http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/?p=18161 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 [...]]]> http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/2011/06/shipmate-of-the-week-john-burchfield/feed/ 4 http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/2011/06/strength-in-training-counter-piracy/ http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/2011/06/strength-in-training-counter-piracy/#comments Mon, 13 Jun 2011 18:54:06 +0000 PA2 Kelly Parker http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/?p=17838 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 [...]]]> http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/2011/06/strength-in-training-counter-piracy/feed/ 0 http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/2010/10/always-ready-always-training/ http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/2010/10/always-ready-always-training/#comments Fri, 15 Oct 2010 19:55:19 +0000 LT Connie Braesch http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/?p=10156 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 [...]]]> http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/2010/10/always-ready-always-training/feed/ 5 http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/2010/09/cgis-service-integrity-justice/ http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/2010/09/cgis-service-integrity-justice/#comments Wed, 29 Sep 2010 13:53:25 +0000 LT Connie Braesch http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/?p=9805 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 [...]]]> http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/2010/09/cgis-service-integrity-justice/feed/ 4