Coast Guard and Washington State sign pollution prevention and response understanding
SEATTLE — The United States Coast Guard and State of Washington signed a memorandum of understanding at Coast Guard Base Seattle, Friday.
Rear Adm. Keith A. Taylor, Commander of the Thirteenth Coast Guard District, and Governor Christine Gregoire, signed the understanding which affirms the continued teamwork to prevent, plan for and respond to an oil or hazardous substance spill on the navigable...
Coast Guard, Marine Corps, community recognizes the 70th anniversary of the death of Coast Guard Medal of Honor recipient
SEATTLE — More than 150 U.S. Coast Guardsmen, U.S. Marines, U.S. Coast Guard retirees, family members and City of Cle Elum, Wash. residents, recognize the 70th anniversary of the death of Signalman 1st Class Douglas Albert Munro – the Coast Guard’s lone Medal of Honor recipient, during a memorial ceremony, Thursday, at Laurel Hill Memorial Park in Cle Elum, Wash.
Capt. Marc Lebeau, Commanding...
Coast Guard Base Seattle holds change-of-command
SEATTLE — Coast Guard Capt. Marc P. Lebeau succeeded Capt. Robert J. Klapproth as commanding officer of Coast Guard Base Seattle during a change-of-command ceremony at the base, Thursday.
The change-of-command ceremony is a time-honored tradition and deeply rooted in Coast Guard and Naval history. The event signifies a total transfer of responsibility, authority and accountability for the command....
Coast Guard Cutter Healy returns home from 254-day patrol
SEATTLE — Coast Guard Cutter Healy, the nation’s largest and only operational Polar ice breaker will moor at Pier 36, Coast Guard Base Seattle Sunday at 9 a.m., after completing a 254-day deployment.
The Healy completed four Arctic science missions during the 2011 field season, as well as an 800-mile Bering Sea ice-escort of the Russian-flagged tanker vessel Renda to Nome, Alaska for a winter...
Coast Guard holds Holiday Stockings for Homeless Children event
SEATTLE — Volunteers flocked to Coast Guard Base Seattle to stuff stockings during the annual U.S. Coast Guard Family & Friends Holiday Stockings for Homeless Children event, that began at 10:00 a.m., Saturday.
Holiday Stockings for Homeless Children is an annual U.S. Coast Guard family and community friends effort to provide and deliver handmade holiday stockings filled with new gifts, useful...
