Coast Guard Cutter Hamilton holds change of command ceremony
Capt. Mark Gordon, right, transfers command of the Coast Guard Cutter Hamilton to Capt. Timothy Cronin, left, July 11, 2019, during the cutter’s change of command ceremony. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Ryan Dickinson)
CHARLESTON, S.C. — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Hamilton held a change of command ceremony Thursday at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center in North...
Coast Guard Cutter Hamilton crew returns home from counter-drug patrol
Coast Guard Cutter Hamilton crewmembers refuel an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter from Air Station Clearwater during a search and rescue case. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Lt. j.g. Kiana Kekoa)
CHARLESTON, S.C. — The Coast Guard Cutter Hamilton crew returned to home Monday at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center in Charleston.
Hamilton’s crew spent the majority of their 54-day deployment conducting...
Maritime Law Enforcement Academy holds change of command ceremony
Coast Guard Capt. Timothy Haws salutes Capt. Joseph Solomon, right, to signify the change of command of the MLEA, Friday, June 8, 2018. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Petty Officer Juan Gonzalez)
CHARLESTON, S.C. — The Coast Guard Maritime Law Enforcement Academy (MLEA) conducted a change of command ceremony, Friday, at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center in Charleston.
During the ceremony,...
Coast Guard Cutter Willow holds homeport welcoming ceremony
The Coast Guard Cutter Willowheld a homeport welcoming ceremony at Federal Law Enforcement Training Center in Charleston, South Carolina Monday. The Willow, a 225-foot Juniper-class seagoing buoy tender, replaces the Coast Guard Cutter Oak which departed Charleston in 2015. U.S. Coast Guard photos by Petty Officer 3rd Class Ryan Dickinson
Rear Adm. Peter Brown (left), commander of the Coast Guard Seventh...
Coast Guard, partner agencies to conduct response exercise in Charleston
CHARLESTON, S.C. — The Coast Guard in conjunction with several partner agencies is participating in a disease response exercise Tuesday at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center in North Charleston.
The purpose of the exercise is to practice and evaluate communication procedures, integration of federal, state, local and private industry partners, as well as analyze response concepts and capabilities...
Shiprider Training reinforces successful U.S. Coast Guard – Royal Canadian Mounted Police Partnership
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers and their U.S. Coast Guard law enforcement counterparts are scheduled to participate in a rigorous two-week joint U.S.-Canadian maritime patrol training program starting Dec. 8, 2014, at the Coast Guard’s Maritime Law Enforcement Academy in Charleston, S.C.
Under the Shiprider program, specially-trained, cross-designated Coast Guard and...
A farewell to the great Gallatin
CHARLESTON, S.C. – In a decommissioning ceremony Monday at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, the Coast Guard bid a fond farewell to its last East Coast-based high endurance cutter: the Coast Guard Cutter Gallatin.
Coast Guard Atlantic Area Commander Vice Adm. Robert C. Parker presided over the decommissioning where he commended the crew, its leaders and the cutter’s long and distinguished...
Coast Guard Cutter Gallatin to be decommissioned Monday
PORTSMOUTH, Va. – A decommissioning ceremony for the Coast Guard Cutter Gallatin is scheduled for 10 a.m., Monday, at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, Pier Papa in North Charleston, S.C.
The ceremony will honor 45 years of service by the Gallatin, a 378-foot high endurance cutter homeported at the FLETC. Vice Adm. Robert C. Parker, commander, Coast Guard Atlantic Area, will preside over...
Coast Guardsman found guilty and sentenced for sexual assault and other criminal acts
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — A Coast Guardsman was convicted and sentenced Saturday during a general court-martial at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center in Charleston, S.C.
Petty Officer 2nd Class Omar Gomez, 35, was sentenced to confinement of eight years, reduction to pay grade E-1, the lowest enlisted rank and a dishonorable discharge.
Gomez was convicted of all charges including seven specifications...
