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Coast Guard Aids to Navigation Team Puerto Rico receives Sumner I. Kimball Readiness Award
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Coast Guard Aids to Navigation Team Puerto Rico was formally presented with the Sumner I. Kimball Readiness Award Wednesday at Coast Guard Base San Juan, Puerto Rico. The Summer I. Kimball Readiness Award is earned by Coast Guard units that demonstrate a extraordinary state of readiness in administration, operations, maintenance and training during a rigorous inspection. Failure in any one of these aspects loses the possibility of the award for any … Read entire article »
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Coast Guard Station Georgetown, S.C., to receive Sumner I. Kimball Readiness Award
GEORGETOWN, S.C. – The crew of Coast Guard Station Georgetown is to receive the Sumner I. Kimball Readiness Award, Wednesday at 11 a.m., aboard Coast Guard Station Georgetown. The Kimball Award, named after Sumner I. Kimball the General Superintendent of the Life-Saving Service from 1878-1915, was established in 2001. The award recognizes Coast Guard boat force units that exemplify the Coast Guard’s motto of always ready. On average, approximately 15 Coast Guard units receive the Kimball Award annually. Rear Adm. William D. Baumgartner, Commander Seventh Coast Guard District, will be the presiding official. … Read entire article »
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Coast Guard Station Georgetown, S.C., to receive Sumner I. Kimball Readiness Award
GEORGETOWN, S.C. – The crew of Coast Guard Station Georgetown is to receive the Sumner I. Kimball Readiness Award, Wednesday at 11 a.m., aboard Coast Guard Station Georgetown. The Kimball Award, named after Sumner I. Kimball the General Superintendent of the Life-Saving Service from 1878-1915, was established in 2001. The award recognizes Coast Guard boat force units that exemplify the Coast Guard’s motto of always ready. On average, approximately 15 Coast Guard units receive the Kimball Award … Read entire article »
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MSST Kings Bay, Ga., presented Sumner I. Kimball Readiness Award for operational excellence
KINGS BAY, Ga. – Coast Guard Maritime Safety and Security Team Kings Bay, Ga., was awarded the Sumner I. Kimball Readiness Award, Tuesday aboard MSST Kings Bay for excellence in operational readiness. “Earning the Kimball Award is a direct reflection of the hard work MSST Kings Bay puts forth daily and is truly a testament to my crew having achieved a mastery of boat operations, engineering expertise and deck seamanship surpassing that which is expected by … Read entire article »
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Coast Guard Station South Padre Island wins Kimball Readiness Award
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas — Capt. John Pasch, commander of Coast Guard Sector Corpus Christi, presented crewmembers from Station South Padre Island with the prestigious Sumner I. Kimball Readiness Award, Wednesday. The award was a result of an intense evaluation by a standardization team of the Coast Guard’s small boat stations that measure a unit’s ability to carry out its mission. The evaluation is conducted once every two years. “It’s an honor to be recognized for excellence … Read entire article »
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Coast Guard Aids to Navigation Team Duluth receives prestigious unit readiness award
CLEVELAND — The crew of Coast Guard Aids to Navigation Team Duluth, Minn., were presented the Coast Guard’s esteemed Sumner I. Kimball Readiness Award, Feb. 9, 2011, at the unit. This is the first time in the history of ANT Duluth that the unit has received this award. The Sumner I. Kimball Readiness Award recognizes exceptional performance and a grade of 90 percent or higher during an arduous week-long inspection of their equipment, demonstration of the crew’s … Read entire article »
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