Washington – Deputy Defense Secretary Gordon England today received the findings and recommendations from the 14-member task force on the future of military healthcare. The overview of recommendations was provided by the task force co-chairs, Gen. John Corley and Gail Wilensky.
They included:
Better integration of [...]
CLEARWATER, Fla, – A C-130 crew from Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater more than 200 toys, ranging from cars and dolls to skateboards and footballs, to the girls and boys of Great Inagua, Bahamas on Dec. 17.
Miami – R. Alexander Acosta, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, and Hal Robbins, Special Agent in Charge, NOAA Fisheries Office of Law Enforcement, Southeast Division, announced today that defendant Lawrence W. Beckman, 57, of Lake Park, Florida, was sentenced in federal District Court in West Palm Beach in connection with his [...]
NEW ORLEANS – Coast Guard crews from Texas and Louisiana are searching for three remaining passengers of the 60-foot fishing vessel Silverwings.
At approximately 4 p.m. today, the Coast Guard received an Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon (EPIRB) signal from the Silverwings and launched an HU-25 Falcon jet from Air Station Corpus Christi to investigate. [...]
JUNEAU, Alaska – The Coast Guard provided a medical evacuation for two patients from Haines today.A rescue helicopter from Air Station Sitka arrived at the Haines Clinic at approximately 2:30 p.m. today and flew an 84-year-old male and 60-year-old male needing emergency medical attention to Juneau.
The two men and rescue crew arrived in Juneau at [...]
KODIAK, Alaska – The Coast Guard and the Alaska Marine Safety Education Association are scheduled to provide survival training to mariners January 10 and 11 at Coast Guard Base Kodiak. The course is free for licensed commercial fisherman and $175 for other boaters. There is a $50 discount for AMSEA members. The course meets [...]
On the clear, crisp morning of Dec. 17, the crewmembers of the Coast Guard Cutter George Cobb helped load an 1,100 pound sea lion onto the deck of the buoy tender. Their mission today would be to transport “Captain Hook” 60 miles off the coast of California to a sea lion habitat near San [...]