Coast Guardsman shows youth how to perform rescue first-hand
LOS ANGELES – A Los Angeles-based Coast Guardsman will be awarded the Coast Guard Commendation Medal, Feb. 19, for rescuing a motorcyclist who slid off an embankment near Arcadia, Calif.
Chief Petty Officer Brook Bossen is a Maritime Enforcement Specialist assigned to the Force Protection unit of Maritime Safety and Security Team Los Angeles-Long Beach.
Bossen was returning from a camping trip in...
Coast Guard Advanced Interdiction Team returns from 4-month deployment in Middle East
LOS ANGELES – A Coast Guard Advanced Interdiction Team (AIT) returned home from a four-month counter piracy deployment to the Middle East, June 29th. The team was comprised of three units: Maritime Safety and Security Team (MSST) Los Angeles-Long Beach, MSST San Diego, and the Pacific Tactical Law Enforcement Team (PACTACLET) out of San Diego.
Under the direction of the U. S. Navy’s 5th Fleet,...
Advanced communication system helps Coast Guard save 4 prepared boaters
SAN PEDRO, Calif. – The Coast Guard rescued four boaters after their 26-foot boat sunk about 13 miles northeast of Avalon Harbor on Catalina Island, Calif., at about 9:30 p.m. Monday.
Coast Guard Command Center personnel heard three quick mayday calls via VHF radio channel 16, but were not given a location of the boaters in distress. Using the Coast Guard’s Rescue 21 communication system, watchstanders...
Coast Guardsman undertakes 1,600-mile bicycle journey
SAN PEDRO, Calif. — Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Michael Walker is currently on a 1,600-mile bicycle trip during the month of August from Long Beach, Calif., to Seattle.
“Riding keeps me fit,” explained Walker, a boatswain mate stationed at Maritime Safety and Security Team Los Angeles-Long Beach, “and it’s a great way to relax and get all the day’s stress out of...
Los Angeles-based High-End Security Team Gets New Leader
SAN PEDRO, Calif. – Coast Guard Maritime Safety and Security Team Los Angeles-Long Beach is a maritime anti-terrorism team that provides water and shore-based protection for strategic shipping, high-interest vessels, and critical infrastructure. Highly-trained team members are capable of deploying via air, land or sea to support any homeland security or defense missions.
Coast Guard and Los Angeles Sheriff’s Conduct Joint Training
SAN PEDRO, Calif. – The Coast Guard and Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department conducted a joint exercise today, to test the agencies ability to respond together during possible security threats.
Coast Guard unit returns home after deployment to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
SAN PEDRO, Calif. – A local Coast Guard unit to returned home from a six-month deployment to the U.S. Southern Command Saturday evening.
