Coast Guard Atlantic Area personnel respond to Hurricane Harvey from Hampton Roads, Va.

Coast Guard Atlantic Area personnel respond to Hurricane Harvey from Hampton Roads, Va.
Watchstanders in the Coast Guard Atlantic Area Command Center in Portsmouth, Virginia, monitor search and rescue cases Sept. 1, 2017.  (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Nate Littlejohn) PORTSMOUTH, Va. — Coast Guard Atlantic Area personnel stationed in the Hampton Roads, Virginia, area continue to respond to the impacts of Hurricane Harvey. Local Coast Guard units providing support...

Coast Guard finalizes report on death of Coast Guard recruit

Coast Guard finalizes report on death of Coast Guard recruit
NORFOLK, Va. — The Coast Guard announced Tuesday that it finalized its Major Incident Investigation (MII) Report into the July 2016 death of a Coast Guard recruit at Coast Guard Training Center (TRACEN) Cape May, N.J. Seaman Recruit Aaron Redd died July 7, 2016, after collapsing at the training center during an initial fitness assessment run with his recruit company. In its summary findings, the...

Coast Guard FORCECOM Commander to Retire Friday

Rear Admiral Timothy S. SullivanALAMEDA, Calif. – Rear Adm. Timothy S. Sullivan, a native of Milwaukee, will retire on April 1, at 10 a.m. Sullivan has been the Commander of Force Readiness Command (FORCECOM) since June 2009, in addition to his position as Deputy Commander of the Coast Guard Pacific Area. Under Sullivan’s leadership, he aligned over 2,700 personnel from 12 training centers,...

Coast Guard FORCECOM to hold change of command

Rear Admiral Stephen E. MehlingALAMEDA, Calif. – A change of command ceremony is scheduled for the Commander of Force Readiness Command (FORCECOM) at Coast Guard Sector San Francisco, Friday, April 1, at 10 a.m. During the Change of Command Ceremony, Rear Adm. Stephen E. Mehling, previously the Director of Operations at Coast Guard Atlantic Area, in Portsmouth, Va., will assume the responsibilities...

Coast Guard Cutter Sherman to hold change of command

COAST GUARD ISLAND, ALAMEDA, Calif. – Coast Guard Capt. Michael Haycock will relieve Capt. Matt Bliven as commanding officer of the Coast Guard Cutter Sherman, during a change of command ceremony here at 10 a.m. tomorrow.