Coast Guard to dedicate building in honor of WWII hero on Base Portsmouth, Va.
Lt. Robert H. Prause, Jr.
PORTSMOUTH, Va. – Coast Guard Sector Hampton Roads personnel are scheduled to hold a building dedication ceremony in honor of a WWII hero at the Sector Hampton Roads Command Building on Coast Guard Base Portsmouth, Friday morning.
Vice Adm. Scott Buschman, commander, Atlantic Area, will preside over the ceremony honoring Lt. Robert H. Prause, Jr., a Norfolk native who...
Coast Guard participates in Fleet Week’s Damage Control Olympics
Crewmembers from the Coast Guard Cutter William Flores douse a fire during a drill at the DC Olympics at Port Everglades, Florida, April 30, 2019. Coast Guard photo by Seaman Erik Villa Rodriguez.
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Coast Guard and Navy crews participated in the 2019 Port Everglades Fleet Week Damage Contol Olympics Tuesday.
The event brought together numerous Coast Guard cutters and Navy...
Coast Guard, Navy participate in Salute to Veterans in Fort Lauderdale
Coast Guardsmen attend the Salute to Veterans event at Fort Lauderdale, Florida, April 30, 2019. Coast Guard Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Brandon Murray.
MIAMI — The Coast Guard and Navy participated in the Salute to Veterans event Tuesday as part of the 29th Annual Fleet Week at Fort Lauderdale.
The Salute to Veterans event connects yesterday’s veterans with today’s generation of heroes....
Coast Guard, Washington State Parks Boating Program encourage cold-water safety
SEATTLE – The Coast Guard and Washington State Parks’ Boating Program encourage recreational boaters and paddlers to know the risks of accidental cold-water immersion. While air temperatures may be rising, water temperatures in Washington state waterways remain cold.
Always wear a life jacket while out on the water.
“Boaters who experience accidental cold-water immersion are threatened by...
Coast Guard to commission newest ship in San Diego
The Coast Guard Fast Response Cutter Benjamin Bottoms arrives in San Diego April 26, 2019. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Patrick Kelley.
SAN DIEGO — The Coast Guard is scheduled to commission the newest California-based 154-foot Fast Response Cutter in San Diego, Wednesday.
The Coast Guard Cutter Benjamin Bottoms is the fourth Sentinel-Class Fast Response Cutter (FRC) to be homeported...
Coast Guard rescues overdue ATV riders on Kodiak Island
An MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from Air Station Kodiak, Alaska, locates two missing men after detecting their heat signatures inside a cabin near Saltery Cove on Kodiak Island. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Air Station Kodiak
KODIAK, Alaska — The Coast Guard rescued two men Sunday after they became stranded during an all-terrain vehicle trip on Kodiak Island.
An MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from Coast...
U.S. and Peru sign historic agreement to enhance search and rescue capabilities
WASHINGTON — The governments of the United States and the Republic of Peru entered into the U.S.-Peru Aeronautical and Maritime Search and Rescue (SAR) Agreement in a signing ceremony held April 29, 2019, at the Peruvian Foreign Ministry in Lima, Peru.
Peruvian Foreign Minister Néstor Popolizio Bardales and U.S. Ambassador to Peru Krishna R. Urs signed the Agreement to strengthen cooperation...
Coast Guard Cutter Spencer crew arrives at Port Everglades for 29th Annual Fleet Week
The Coast Guard Cutter Spencer (WMEC-905) crew moors at Port Everglades, Florida, April 28, 2019. Coast Guard Photo by Seaman Erik Villa-Rodriguez.
MIAMI — The Coast Guard Guard Cutter Spencer (WMEC-905) crew arrived at Port Everglades, Sunday, after an 80-day patrol to participate in the 29th Annual Fleet Week.
The Fleet Week is scheduled to start Monday, April 29 and continue to Sunday, May 5.
Fleet...
Training Center Cape May Hosts Board of Advisors
CAPE MAY, N.J. – The Coast Guard Recruit Training Board of Advisors is holding their quarterly meeting, Monday, at Coast Guard Training Center Cape May, to review and validate the vision, mission, strategic plan, and purpose of recruit training.
The board is expected to provide input and support to several training center initiatives such as findings from the new fitness program, a review of...
