Stratton in the Indo-Pacific – Traversing the new center of gravity
Mike McCord, Scan Eagle site lead, and Technician Dwight Smith, both of Dallas, recover a Small Unmanned Aerial System or drone aboard USCGC Stratton (WMSL 752), in the Pacific, Oct. 31, 2019. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Petty Officer Sara Muir)
Story and imagery by Chief Petty Officer Sara Muir
The lights are low. Green and blue pixels illuminate the faces of watchstanders in the Combat Information...
Drone footage shows barges lodged beneath I-10 bridge
HOUSTON — Responders with the San Jacinto River Fleet Unified Command used a drone to conduct initial damage assessments of the I-10 bridge that at least two barges struck Friday.
The unified command’s number one priority is the safety of the public and responders. There is currently no health threat to the public.
There are no reports of pollution from the barges involved in this incident; pollution...
Coast Guard employs drone to inspect new ATON structures
Civil Engineering Unit Providence captures an aerial image during a new ATON inspection of the Duck Island fixed channel marker near New Haven, Connecticut. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Lt. Kieron McCarthy.
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut – U.S. Coast Guard Civil Engineering Unit Providence, Rhode Island, piloted a short range Unmanned Aerial System to inspect the construction of new Aids to Navigation structures.
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