St. Louis – Anheuser-Busch first launched the Here’s to the Heroes program in February 2005 to acknowledge the service of military members and the sacrifices made by their families. To date, the program has provided free admission to A-B owned theme parks for nearly four million military members and their families. A-B recently [...]
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Coast Guard Names Leadership Award Winner
Washington – The Coast Guard announced today that Chief Damage Controlman (DCC) Steven Simpson has been selected as this years winner of the MCPO Angela M. McShan Inspirational Leadership Award. The prestigious award recognizes a Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer, either active or reserve, who best exemplifies the Coast Guard core values of Honor, Respect [...]
Clearwater Coast Guard Medevacs Man from Tampa Cruise Ship
TAMPA, Fla. – Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater, Fla., medevaced an 80-year-old man at about 5:45 p.m. Thursday from the 915-foot cruise ship Grandeur of the Seas, homeported in Tampa.
Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg, Fla., received a call from the cruise ship at 4:24 p.m., reporting that passenger, Caesar Reyes, hometown unknown, was suffering from [...]
Coast Guard conducts pollution response drill in Galveston Bay
HOUSTON – Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit Galveston, with the assistance of Coast Guard Buoy Tender Harry Claiborne, conducted a pollution response drill using the Vessel of Opportunity Skimming System (VOSS) in Galveston Bay, Texas, today.
When properly deployed on a ship, the VOSS equipment uses a large strip of containment boom to collect oil into [...]
RADM J. David Spade Passes Away
Rear Admiral J. David Spade, USCG, Retired passed away on Tuesday Feb 26 after a long battle with cancer in Tampa, FL. He was 64.
Admiral Spade was a 1965 graduate of the Coast Guard Academy and retired in 1999. He served with distinction throughout his career and was known for his strong leadership [...]
Video – Coast Guard Cutter Tornado Rescue
Video of the Coast Guard Cutter Tornado crew rescues two men from vessel taking on water, 53 miles south of Key West, Fla., Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2008.
US Coast Guard Video
Coast Guard Locates Door from Missing Boat
JUNEAU, Alaska — The Coast Guard located a door from missing pleasure craft Transition Wednesday in Frederick Sound on Kupreanof Island.
A helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station Sitka located a white door in the water at approximately 11 a.m. and later confirmed it to be part of the boat that has been missing for [...]