Maritime Force Protection Unit Bangor holds change-of-command ceremony
SEATTLE — Cmdr. Michael L. Schoonover relieved Cmdr. Thomas P. Sullivan as commanding officer of Coast Guard Maritime Force Protection Unit Bangor, during a change-of-command ceremony held at Naval Base Kitsap in Silverdale, Friday.
Rear Adm. Richard T. Gromlich, commander of the 13th Coast Guard District, presided over the ceremony.
Schoonover previously served as the chief of response at Coast...
Learning without landlines
SEATTLE — It’s 9 a.m. on a Monday morning.
Lockers slam in high schools across the country as thousands of students shuffle to class.
But for a small group of students at Bremerton High School, the day begins a little differently.
Today, they are earning a sea cruise award ribbon.
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Coast Guard schedules maritime exercise on Hood Canal
Editor’s Note: The original version of this story listed the established safety zone as 100 yards around each vessel. The safety zone will extend 500 yards around each vessel.
SEATTLE — The Coast Guard Maritime Force Protection Unit based in Bangor, Wash., is scheduled to conduct an exercise on the Hood Canal, Tuesday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The exercise includes boat tactics, security zone...
Coast Guard Maritime Force Protection Unit Bangor to conduct exercise
SEATTLE — The Coast Guard Maritime Force Protection Unit Bangor, Wash., is scheduled to conduct an exercise on Wednesday, October 17, 2012, from 7 a.m to 4 p.m.
The exercise will be held on the Hood Canal and will include boat tactics, security zone maintenance and weapons capabilities.
During the exercise, Coast Guard personnel will be using blank rounds for live fire. Blank rounds are not projectiles...
Coast Guard Maritime Force Protection Unit to conduct exercise
SEATTLE — The Coast Guard Maritime Force Protection Unit Bangor, Wash., is scheduled to conduct an on-water exercise on May 9, 2012, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The exercise will be held on the Hood Canal and will include boat tactics, security zone maintenance and weapons capabilities.
During the exercise, Coast Guard personnel will be firing blank rounds to increase the realism of the training. Blank...
