ST. JOSEPH, Mich. – U.S. Coast Guard Sector Field Office Grand Haven and Station St. Joseph responded to the partially submerged dredge barge Alconon, Friday, in the St. Joseph River at approximately 10 a.m.
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Coast Guard continues flood operations, shifts to Oslo
GRAND FORKS, N.D. – The Coast Guard along with Oslo, Minn., and Marshall County emergency responders are staging efforts to respond in Oslo, Friday, April 4, 2009, as part of the Red River flood response operation.
Station Sturgeon Bay crew returns home after Midwest flood assistance
STURGEON BAY, Wis. – The U.S. Coast Guard Station Sturgeon Bay search and rescue crew, that were deployed to North Dakota to assist with flooding operations, are scheduled to return home, Friday, at approximately 11:30 p.m.
TRICARE Strips Down Price for Diabetic Supplies
FALLS CHURCH, Va. – The Department of Defense Pharmacy and Therapeutic committee (DoD P&T) has reviewed and selected a limited number of blood glucose monitor test strips that will save money for beneficiaries and DoD.
Four self-monitoring test strips are included in the DoD Uniform [...]
Coast Guard investigates oil sheen
SAVANNAH, Ga. – The Coast Guard is investigating a report of an oil sheen on Turner’s Creek in the vicinity of a commercial shrimping boat Friday afternoon.
Free kayak and canoeing safety seminar in South Portland, Maine
PORTLAND, Maine – The public is invited to attend a one-day kayak and canoeing safety seminar at the South Portland, Maine, Coast Guard base, located at 259 High Street, April 25, 2009, from 10 a.m., till 3 p.m.
Coast Guard members help feed the homeless in Philadelphia
by Petty Officer 3rd Class Crystalynn A. Kneen
PHILADELPHIA – The cinder-block walls of the cafeteria were painted an antique yellow. A tattered American flag hung in the doorway of the small table-filled area. The clanking of silverware and utensils overwhelm the undersized kitchen quarters. The limited serving domain was brimming with aluminum containers filled with [...]