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Three Coast Guard Sector Jacksonville units awarded for meritorious service

Nov 23rd, 2009
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Three Coast Guard Sector Jacksonville units were awarded the Coast Guard Meritorious Unit Commendation Medal, Monday at Coast Guard Sector Jacksonville.
Rear Adm. Steve Branham, commander, Seventh Coast Guard District, presented the three Meritorious Unit Commendation Medals. The medal is awarded to any unit of the Coast Guard which has distinguished itself by [...]

Coast Guard reignites the light that guides

Sep 21st, 2009
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By Petty Officer 3rd Class Cindy Beckert
Maritime safety is the heartbeat to the Coast Guard’s overall mission. In 1789 a newly created Congress approved the Lighthouses Act, which declared maritime navigational safety into U.S. ports become a federally funded priority of the former U.S. Lighthouse Service. The Lighthouse Service was one of the many organizations [...]

Former Mayport Coast Guard cutter used for artificial reef off Jacksonville

Jul 17th, 2009
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A former Coast Guard cutter was scuttled approximately 28 miles off the coast of Jacksonville Friday morning to create an artificial reef.