Picture means more than words for Coast Guardsman
After viewing an old photograph, Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Ken Raigeluw and Coast Guard Master Chief Petty Officer Ronny German realized that they’d first met more than 20 years ago on a Pacific atoll known as Woleai. The photo captured a moment in time that would change one of their lives forever.
In service to others: Coast Guard cutter crew lends a helping hand
Mahatma Gandhi once said the best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others. He believed that serving the needs of others better served humanity. While the Coast Guard Cutter Kukui crew was conducting a patrol in the Central and Western Pacific Ocean, an opportunity to help others presented itself and they jumped at the chance.
Coast Guard joins Navy humanitarian mission
Coast Guard medical personnel are aboard the USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) as part of the Navy’s annual humanitarian and civic assistance deployment, Continuing Promise 2010. Physicians Assistants LTJG Jeff McCroskey and LTJG Chris Hughes along with Chief Health Services […]
Video: Crew of CGC Tahoma discuss Haiti mission
You may recall reading quite a bit about the crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Tahoma during the response to the devastating earthquake that struck Haiti back in January. Now you can watch a video recounting the crew’s experiences in […]
UPDATE: Coast Guard response to Haiti earthquake
As the Coast Guard continues operations in support of U.S. government disaster response and humanitarian assistance efforts to Haiti, there are four Coast Guard Cutters (Forward, Mohawk, Tahoma and Valiant) on-scene with two more cutters (Oak and Hamilton) en route. […]
Coast Guard continues Haiti response
Guardians continued their support of U.S. government disaster response and humanitarian assistance efforts Thursday in the wake of the the devastating earthquake that struck Haiti earlier this week. By the end of the evening, Coast Guard aircraft will have evacuated […]
Video: Admiral Allen on Haiti earthquake and relief
This morning, Admiral Thad Allen, Commandant of the Coast Guard, remarked on the earthquake that struck Haiti last night as well as the Coast Guard and United States government humanitarian response to the disaster. The Commandant’s remarks came during a […]
itCG – runaway dad indicted, ice rescue training, food relief
Paul Martikainen, the man accused of kidnapping his son before Guardians boarded his vessel and rescued the boy, was indicted on kidnapping charges by a grand jury in Florida yesterday. Martikainen could face up to 3-years in prison. Story here […]