US Coast Guard & TSA Hold Homeland Security Exercise
NEW ORLEANS – Coast Guard Sector New Orleans and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) will facilitate a Port Security Training Exercises Program (PortSTEP) here, scheduled for June 21, 2007 in New Orleans.
The exercise will involve the entire port community, including private industry and government agencies.
The goal [...]
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US Coast Guard & TSA Hold Homeland Security Exercise
Coast Guard rescues 3 Canadians
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – A Coast Guard boat crew and a helicopter crew rescued three sailors early today from a 34-foot sailing vessel disabled and adrift about one nautical mile off Manasquan Inlet, N.J.
The crews rescued Donald Howe, 55, Glenn Briggs, 61, and William LeBlanc, 66, from the sailing vessel, homeported in New Brunswick, Canada. [...]
Station Sandy Hook to Host Change of Command
ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS, N.J. — Chief Warrant Officer Sean McGarigal will relieve Chief Warrant Officer Todd Stoughton as commanding officer of Coast Guard Station Sandy Hook Friday, June 15th.Captain Robert O’Brien, commander of Coast Guard Sector New York, will officiate during the ceremony.
McGarigal comes to Sandy Hook from his assignment in Atlantic City as detached duty [...]
Group/Air Station Port Angeles change of command Monday
PORT ANGELES, Wash. – Captain Mark D’Andrea, will hand over command of Coast Guard Group Port Angeles and Coast Guard Air Station Port Angeles to Captain Scott Pollock during a change of command ceremony scheduled Monday at 11:00 a.m.
D’Andrea has been the commander of Coast Guard Group/Air Station Port Angeles since 2004 and will [...]
AMERICA’S TALL SHIP MAKES SECOND OF TWO VISITS TO SAN JUAN
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – The Coast Guard Barque EAGLE, “America’s Tall Ship,” is scheduled to arrive in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Friday at 10 a.m. and stay through Monday.
This is EAGLE’s second port call to San Juan Harbor since its’ last visit to San Juan, Puerto Rico last May.
While in port, the EAGLE will [...]