Putting the “Joint” into Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst
BURLINGTON, N.J. — The U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Strike Team helped put the “joint” into Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst as it participated in the 21stCivil Support Team’s Weapons of Mass Destruction Exercise, June 4-6, 2012. The event was carried out at the base’s Combined Arms Collective Training Facility, and the exercise designers created a type of situation that lent itself to both federal and state hazardous material responders working side by side. The purpose of the exercise was … Read entire article »
U.S. Coast Guard units rally during Duluth flood response
By Petty Officer 1st Class Matthew Schofield There is no way to know exactly how much water came through the Duluth area, but one thing is for certain, it was a devastating amount. Residents in and around the Duluth area found this reality out in a harsh way, June 20, 2012. The U.S. Coast Guard — an integral part of this community — was eager to help save people’s lives, first and foremost, then tend to the … Read entire article »
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Former Coast Guard Cutter Dallas to be transferred to Philippine navy
CHARLESTON, S.C. — The U.S. Coast Guard will transfer a decommissioned 378-foot High Endurance Cutter to the Philippines at 1 p.m. May 22 at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, Pier Papa in North Charleston, S.C. The former Coast Guard Cutter Dallas will be transferred in a ceremony presided over by Rear Adm. John Korn, assistant commandant for Acquisition. “Since 1967, Coast Guard Cutter Dallas has served the American people well, from Vietnam and the Pacific to … Read entire article »
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Leader, Teacher, Coastie
“Plans are nothing; planning is everything.” What Dwight D. Eisenhower meant by these simple words is that plans are only as good as the planning that goes into them. The future can be an intimidating thing to think about, especially when you’re a young man or woman coming out of high school. How do you begin prepare yourself for a new environment and responsibilities? One day a week, each semester, each school year for the past … Read entire article »
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Coast Guard crews gear up for Rose Fest Fleet Week
By Petty Officer Shawn Eggert Two Coast Guard 25-foot response boat crews met under the damp, gray sky of Portland, Ore., Friday. Their mission: to enforce a security zone around a small vessel carrying a couple of old guys. Their weapons: some fast boats, empty rifles and a few rubber shotguns. After a week of Response Boat Tactics, Techniques and Procedures training, all the pieces were in place for a final showdown … Read entire article »
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For one Coast Guardsman, it was a 12-year journey home
by Lt. Stephanie Young Located 430 miles south of Guam in the Western Pacific Ocean, is a small, coral atoll made up of 22 islands called Woleai. Part of the Federated States of Micronesia, the atoll’s inhabitants are isolated from the rest of the world with their only means of communication being a VHF radio. Woleai is a unique place in the world; everything on the atoll is communal and there are different clans, each with their … Read entire article »
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