Washington, D.C. – Today, House Armed Services Committee Chairman Ike Skelton (D-Mo.) released the statement below regarding his intent to introduce legislation to explicitly state in law that TRICARE and the DOD nonappropriated fund (NAF) health plans meet all of the health care requirements currently under consideration by Congress for individual health insurance. These programs provide health coverage to members of the military and their families, military retirees and their families, and employees of U.S. military post/base exchanges and other nonappropriated fund activities. Continue reading →
Multi-agency boating safety, law enforcement operation underway
PORTLAND, Ore. — The Coast Guard and Coast Guard Auxiliary, working in conjunction with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, Oregon State Police Fish and Wildlife Division, and the Clark, Wash., Multnomah, Ore., and Columbia, Ore., County Sheriff offices, have been patrolling the waters along the Columbia and Willamette rivers to promote safe boating during the Chinook fishing season. Continue reading →
Coast Guard reminds boaters to stay safe on Alaska’s waters
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – As the weather continues to warm and Alaskans once again take to the water, the Coast Guard reminds boaters to stay safe and adequately prepare for the unexpected. Continue reading →
Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans deploys Dolphin helicopter to North Dakota
NEW ORLEANS – Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans has deployed an MH-65C Dolphin helicopter and crew to Fargo, N.D., to assist with the Red River flooding response efforts. The Dolphin arrived Friday after a 2-day journey from Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans located in Belle Chasse. Continue reading →
Coast Guard Ends Search for Missing Boater
MOBILE, Ala. — The Coast Guard has ended the search for a 40-year-old man who went missing from a capsized pleasure craft in the vicinity of Panama City, Fla., Friday. Continue reading →
Coast Guard engine room fire on fishing vessel American Dynasty
ANCHORAGE, Alaska –Coast Guard Sector Anchorage is investigating an engine room fire that burned for more than three hours onboard the fishing vessel American Dynasty 50 miles northwest of Cold Bay March 10. Continue reading →