Coast Guard Cutter Calhoun christened at Ingalls Shipbuilding
Ship’s Sponsor Mrs. Christina Calhoun Zubowicz christens the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Calhoun (WMSL 759). The Calhoun is named for Zubowicz’s grandfather, Charles L. Calhoun, the first Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard. Also pictured are Commandant of the Coast Guard, Admiral Linda Fagan, Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard Heath Jones, Ingalls Shipbuilding President, Kari...
Coast Guard Holds Change of Watch Ceremony for MCPOCG
Commandant of the Coast Guard Adm. Karl Shultz presides over the Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard Change of Watch ceremony as Master Chief Heath Jones relieves Master Chief Jason Vanderhaden, May 19, 2022. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class John Michelli)
WASHINGTON – Master Chief Jason M. Vanderhaden was relieved as Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard (MCPOCG)...
New Coast Guard Cutter To Be Named After MCPO-CG Charles L. Calhoun
Washington, DC – The Coast Guard has announced that the 10th Legend-Class National Security Cutter (NSC) will be named for the first Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard, Master Chief Charles Luther Calhoun.
Master Chief Calhoun volunteered for service with the U.S. Navy in 1943. Aboard the escort carrier USS LUNGA POINT, he experienced firsthand the toughest battles fought in the Pacific...
Coast Guard members presented DHS Life Saving Award
Master Chief Petty Officer Jason Vanderhaden, the master chief petty officer of the Coast Guard, presents Petty Officer 1st Class Matthew Dunn and Petty Officer 3rd Class Molly McGill with the Department of Homeland Security’s Chief Medical Officer Life Saving Award at Training Center Cape May, Jan. 28, 2019. Official U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Petty Officer Mariana O’Leary.
CAPE MAY,...
Coast Guard holds hurricane preparedness seminar in Opa-Locka
Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard Jason Vanderhaden speaks to Coast Guard members and their dependents about hurricane preparedness at Coast Guard Air Station Miami, July 10, 2018. Coast Guard Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Brandon Murray.
When some people think of the Coast Guard, the first thing that may come to mind is response. After all, one of the biggest things the Coast Guard...
Coast Guard hosts Leadership and Diversity Symposium
MILWAUKEE — Coast Guard Sector Lake Michigan hosted its fourth annual Leadership and Diversity Symposium at the Milwaukee War Memorial, Thursday.
More than 180 Coast Guard members stationed throughout the Great Lakes region and beyond attended the symposium. The purpose of the event was to bring together leaders from all levels of the service to discuss leadership, mentorship and resources available...
Coast Guard announces selection of 13th Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard
Command Master Chief Jason M. Vanderhaden
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Coast Guard announced Tuesday the selection of Command Master Chief Jason M. Vanderhaden as the 13th Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard. The Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard is the service’s most senior enlisted member and advises the commandant on matters related to the enlisted workforce.
Command Master...
Coast Guard mourns the death of Master Chief Phillip F. Smith, second Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard
MCPO Phillip F. Smith, the 2nd Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard. USCG file photo.
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Coast Guard is mourning the recent loss of its second Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard, Phillip F. Smith, who died June 22, 2017.
Smith took the post of Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard August 1, 1973. As the second enlisted man to serve as the enlisted advisor...
Coast Guard Children Receive Generous Donation
Janet Cantrell, wife of the master chief petty officer of the Coast Guard, receives a book that was written and illustrated by the children and staff of the CDC to show appreciation for the more than 2,500 books she donated as part of her book drive. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Warrant Officer John Edwards)
CAPE MAY, N.J. — The children at the Child Development Center located onboard the Coast...
