SEATTLE – The crew of Coast Guard Station Tillamook Bay celebrated its 100th year anniversary in a ceremony and open house today.
“Over the last century, thousands of people have been saved by this station. I can tell you that their enthusiasm for operations was inspiring,” said Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard Charles [...]
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Coast Guard Station Tillamook Celebrates 100-Year Anniversary
Aids to Navigation Team receives presitigous award
SABINE PASS, Texas – Coast Guard Capt. William Diehl, commander Sector Houston-Galveston, presents Coast Guard Aids to Navigation Team Sabine Pass with the Sumner I. Kimball Award here Friday, March 7, 2008. The Kimball Award requires a combination of good test scores, crew proficiency, great condition of the vessels, excellent performance of underway drills, successful [...]
Coast Guard Lends A Hand
The Pentagon Channel reports on the Coast Guard helping Washington State officials collect and discard toxic waste.
Coast Guard Drug Bust
The Pentagon Channel report on the two US Coast Guard cutters that combined to locate and seize 52 million dollars worth of cocaine last week.
Coast Guard to Medevac Sailor Aboard USS Iwo Jima
PORTSMOUTH, Va. – A Coast Guard HH-60 Jayhawk Rescue Helicopter from Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City, N.C., is enroute to the USS Iwo Jima currently underway off the coast of North Carolina to medevac a sailor suffering from an allergic reaction.
The helicopter crew will transport the sailor to Norfolk Sentara General Hospital for medical [...]
Coast Guard Urges Boaters to Prepare for Storm
New York – The Coast Guard is urging boaters and kayakers to take precautions due to coastal and urban flood warnings throughout Connecticut and Long Island this weekend.
The National Weather Service is predicting an estimated 2-4 inches of rain to fall Friday night into Saturday leading to potential flooding in low lying areas. High [...]
Petersburg, Alaska Medevac
SITKA, Alaska – An HH-60J “Jayhawk” helicopter was launched from Air Station Sitka just before noon yesterday to medevac a 69- year-old man from a remote settlement northeast of Petersburg.
The helicopter crew encountered low visibility and weather conditions crossing Chatham Strait while enroute, but arrived safely at the site, and landed in a clearing [...]