MARATHON, Fla. — Monroe County Mayor, Sylvia Murphy, proclaimed April 2010 as America’s Waterway Watch month. The proclamation was presented to members of the US Coast Guard and Coast Guard Auxiliary at the County Commission meeting in Marathon on March 17. The proclamation included a request from the Mayor for the Coast Guard [...]
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Coast Guard and Florida National Guard to hold chemical response training
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Coast Guard and the Florida National Guard’s 44th Civil Support Team will take part in a joint training exercise aboard Coast Guard Sector Jacksonville located in Mayport, Fla., today at 2 p.m.
Coast Guard Port Security Units return home from deployment to Haiti
CLEARWATER, Fla. – Crewmembers from multiple Coast Guard port security units returned home Thursday after a 37-day deploymet in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
Coast Guard to assist Royal Canadian Mounted Police during Winter Olympics
Top notch athletes throughout the world are in the final stages of training for the 21st Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia. As the world prepares for this fury of sporting spectacle, professionals of another sort are training around-the-clock to provide maritime safety and security throughout the region during the games.
U.S. and Canada announce shared coastal law enforcement operations at Vancouver Olympics
SEATTLE – The Coast Guard, in partnership with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) Federal Border Integrity Program, will launch the Olympic Shiprider pilot program in waters off the Pacific Northwest coast to enhance security operations during the 2010 Winter Games.
Maritime Safety and Security Team return home from Haiti
ALAMEDA, Calif. — Nine Coast Guardsmen, from Maritime Safety and Security Team San Francisco 91105, returned home this weekend from a 16-day deployment to Haiti.
The Coast Guard and Super Bowl XLIV Safety
MIAMI – Seventh Coast Guard District Commander Rear Adm. Steve Branham discusses increased security measures for Super Bowl XLIV at Air Station Miami Jan. 27, 2010.
The Indianapolis Colts will square off with the New Orleans Saints at Super Bowl XLIV, scheduled for Feb. 7, 2010, at Sun Life Stadium in Miami.
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