Coast Guard honors life, service of fallen shipmate – video
Coast Guard personnel, family and friends honored the life and service of Petty Officer 3rd Class Travis Obendorf during a ceremony held at Coast Guard Island in Alameda, Calif., Thursday.
Obendorf died in a Seattle hospital Dec. 18 as a result of injuries he sustained during search and rescue operations near Amak Island, Alaska, Nov. 11, while serving aboard Coast Guard Cutter Waesche.
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Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Bob Papp delivers State of the Coast Guard Address
WASHINGTON — U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Bob Papp delivered the 2013 State of the Coast Guard Address at the National Defense University at Fort Lesley J. McNair in Washington, D.C., Wednesday.
The Commandant highlighted the Coast Guard’s response to Hurricane Sandy, emphasizing the preparedness of Coast Guard Captains of the Ports working with U.S. Department of Homeland Security components...
Coast Guard honors servicemember’s sacrifice
CAPE MAY, N.J. – The Coast Guard dedicated staff barracks at its only enlisted basic training facility to a Coast Guardsman killed in action during a ceremony Tuesday at 11 a.m.
Petty Officer 3rd Class Nathan Bruckenthal, who graduated basic training here in 1999, was killed by suicide bombers during Operation Iraqi Freedom defending oil platforms off the Iraqi coast April 24, 2004. Officials at...
Commandant testifies on service’s maritime security capabilities at Homeland Security hearing
WASHINGTON — The commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard, Adm. Robert J. Papp, Jr., testified Tuesday before the Committee on Homeland Security Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security about the Coast Guard’s maritime security capabilities.
Papp provided committee members insight into the Coast Guard’s approach to maritime security, including the shared responsibility to coordinate internationally...
Commandant of the Coast Guard testifies on budget to House subcommittee
Admiral Papp and MCPO-CG Leavitt before the House subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation
WASHINGTON — The Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard, Adm. Robert J. Papp, Jr., and Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard Michael Leavitt, testified today before the House subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation about the service’s fiscal year 2012 budget request.
The...
Memorial service scheduled for Coast Guard Air Station Sitka aircrew Tuesday
JUNEAU, Alaska. – Coast Guard Air Station Sitka is hosting a memorial service for the aircrew of Coast Guard MH-60 6017 Tuesday at 2 p.m.
Admiral Papp Assumes Command of the United States Coast Guard
WASHINGTON – Adm. Robert J. Papp, Jr., assumed command as the 24th commandant of the Coast Guard today, relieving Adm. Thad W. Allen during a military ceremony at Fort Lesley J. McNair in Washington, D. C.
