Coast Guard offloads 26.5 tons of cocaine seized in Eastern Pacific Drug Transit
Members of the Coast Guard Cutter Hamilton crew stand next to approximately 26.5 tons of cocaine Dec. 15, 2016. Coast Guard photo by Eric D. Woodall
MIAMI — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Hamilton offloaded approximately 26.5 tons of cocaine in Port Everglades Thursday worth an estimated $715 million wholesale value seized in international waters off the Eastern Pacific Ocean since Oct. 1.
The...
Coast Guard Atlantic Area holds change-of-command ceremony
YORKTOWN, Va. — Vice Adm. Karl L. Schultz assumed command of Coast Guard Atlantic Area, Defense Force East and DHS Joint Task Force-East during a change-of-command ceremony Thursday at Coast Guard Training Center Yorktown, Virginia.
Schultz relieved Vice Adm. William “Dean” Lee, who served as the Atlantic Area commander since May 2014.
Before assuming command of Atlantic Area, Lee served...
Coast Guard Atlantic Area to hold change-of-command ceremony
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — Vice Adm. Karl L. Schultz is scheduled to assume command of Coast Guard Atlantic Area, Defense Force East and DHS Joint Task Force-East during a change-of-command ceremony Thursday at 10:30 a.m. at Coast Guard Training Center Yorktown in Yorktown, Virginia.
Schultz will relieve Vice Adm. William “Dean” Lee, who served as the Atlantic Area commander since May 2014.
Before...
Coast Guard member sentenced for violating UCMJ article
PORTSMOUTH, Va. – A Coast Guard member charged with violating an article of the Uniform Code of Military Justice pled guilty to a lesser included offense as part of a pre-trial agreement and was sentenced Friday during a special court-martial in Norfolk, Virginia.
Petty Officer 1st Class Michael Cote, 32, pled guilty in accordance with a pre-trial agreement to two specifications of violation of Article...
Coast Guard member pleads guilty of assault at general court-martial
PORTSMOUTH, Va. – A Coast Guard member charged with violating a number of Articles of the Uniform Code of Military Justice pled guilty to one charge and was sentenced Monday during a general court martial in Norfolk, Va.
Petty Officer 1st Class Jay Wade, 31, pled guilty in accordance with a pre-trial agreement to one specification of violation of Article 128, UCMJ – Assault. He pled not guilty...
Coast Guard member to face court-martial for sexual assault, false official statements
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — Coast Guard Atlantic Area is scheduled to convene a general court-martial at the Coast Guard Legal Service Command Norfolk March 14, 2016 for a Coast Guard member accused of sexual assault, assault, communicating a threat, and making false official statements.
Petty Officer 3rd Class Jerry W. Clifft, 27, the sole subject of a Coast Guard Investigative Service investigation that...
Coast Guard member to face court-martial for sexual assault
PORTSMOUTH, Va. – Coast Guard Atlantic Area has scheduled a general court-martial at the Coast Guard Legal Service Command Norfolk Dec. 14, 2015 for a Coast Guard member accused of sexual assault and assault.
Petty Officer 2nd Class Eric D. Pruett, 29, is accused of the following violations of the Uniform Code of Military Justice:
Article 120 – two specifications sexual assault
Article 128...
Coast Guard convenes general court-martial for Coast Guardsman accused of sexually assault
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — Coast Guard Atlantic Area is scheduled to convene a general court-martial at Coast Guard Sector Key West in Key West, Florida Tuesday, Mar. 31, 2015 for a Coast Guardsman accused of sexual assault.
Petty Officer 3rd Class Edwin R. Angulo, 26, is accused of the violating Article 120 (2 specifications of sexual assault) of the Uniform Code of Military Justice:
Vice Adm. William Lee,...
Coast Guard convenes general court-martial for Coast Guardsman accused of sexually related misconduct
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — Coast Guard Atlantic Area is scheduled to convene a general court-martial at the Coast Guard Legal Service Command Norfolk Tuesday for a Coast Guardsman accused of assault consummated by a battery, aggravated sexual contact and failure to obey a general order or regulation.
Senior Chief Petty Officer James R. Hamilton, 33, is accused of the following violations of the Uniform Code...
