Station Port Aransas holds groundbreaking ceremony
The Coast Guard broke ground for the new construction at Station Port Aransas during a groundbreaking ceremony at Coast Guard Station Port Aransas, Texas, Feb. 22, 2021. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Ryan Dickinson)
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Coast Guard Station Port Aransas crewmembers held a groundbreaking ceremony Monday for a new 25,000 square-foot multipurpose building in...
Coast Guard awards Distinguished Flying Crosses and Air Medal in Mobile
Lt. John Briggs is presented the Distinguished Flying Cross medal by Rear Adm. John Nadeau at ATC Mobile, Alabama, December 20, 2019. U.S. Coast Guard photo.
NEW ORLEANS – The Coast Guard presented the Distinguished Flying Cross and Air Medal to members involved in rescues during Hurricane Harvey in 2017.
Rear Adm. John Nadeau, commander, Eighth Coast Guard District, presented the medals as follows...
Coast Guard awards 2 service members with Air Medals
Coast Guard Air Station San Francisco crew members stand at attention during an award ceremony at the air station, Oct. 30, 2019. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Taylor Bacon)
SAN FRANCISCO — The Coast Guard awarded two Air Medals to crew members in San Francisco Wednesday for rescues completed and lives saved.
A Coast Guard Air Medal was presented to Lt. Cmdr. Michael Dubinsky,...
14 Coast Guard members receive prestigious medals at Air Station Atlantic City
Members of Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City pose for a photo after an award ceremony where 13 were awarded with Air Medals and one was awarded with the Distinguished Flying Cross, for their actions in Hurricane Harvey and Florence, as well as four search and rescue cases throughout 2018 and 2019, Oct. 9, 2019.U.S. Coast Guard photo by Aux. David Lau.
PHILADELPHIA – 14 members from Coast Guard...
Making history in the sky
Coast Guard Lt. Ronaqua Russell standing beside Coast Guard Air Station Miami HC-144 Ocean Sentry, coupled with undated photo of her Uncle and Tuskegee Airman 1st Lt. Henry E. Rohlsen.
by Lt. Cmdr. Ryan Kelley
Miami – Aviation history was made last month when Lt. Ronaqua Russell, a native of St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, became the first African-American female aviator in the Coast Guard to...
Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod crew recounts Hurricane Harvey response one year later
A runway with Coast Guard helicopters responding to search and rescue calls resulting from Hurricane Harvey is viewed from the cockpit of a deployed Air Station Cape Cod MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter. Coast Guard photo by Lt. Cmdr. Simon Greene.
BOSTON — Members of Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod, including two pilots and a rescue swimmer, give firsthand accounts of the the Hurricane Harvey rescue efforts.
Hurricane...
Coast Guard Academy cadet presents at TEDxYale event
Cadet Evan Twarog gave a presentation on crisis mapping and using social media for Coast Guard applications during the final round of the student competition during the TEDxYale: Uncharted event March 3, 2018.
The event highlighted nine featured speakers and five student speakers who presented their exploration of the uncharted.
During Hurricane Harvey, Twarog contributed to the Coast Guard’s “crisis...
Cutter Forward returns to Portsmouth after multiple hurricane response deployment
The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Forward loads stores in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, Sept. 19, 2017, in preparation for deployment to San Juan, Puerto Rico. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Forward returned to Portsmouth Monday after a 60-day patrol conducting hurricane response and relief efforts across the Gulf of Mexico, Florida Keys and the Caribbean Sea.
The...
Coast Guard and Local Agencies Remove Vessels Damaged by Hurricane Harvey
A house boat that was displaced and damaged by Hurricane Harvey in the Key Allegro community at Rockport, Texas U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Valerie Higdon.
Members of the Texas General Land Office and Coast Guard oversaw the removal of a 57,000 pound house boat measuring 60 feet in length that was displaced and damaged by Hurricane Harvey in the Key Allegro community at Rockport,...
