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Monday, January 9, 2012
Hurricane Irene may have happened in the summer of 2011, but the storm’s impact continues to affect maritime communities; the hurricane’s winds destroyed more than 500 aids to navigation in the mid-Atlantic region alone. With the aids playing a critical role for boat traffic along mid-Atlantic waterways, Coast Guard Aids to Navigation Teams – or [...]
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Healy breaks path to Nome
Saturday, January 7, 2012
UPDATE: Video of the ships breaking through the ice is available on YouTube and in the Coast Guard Visual Information Gallery. The Coast Guard has a long history of braving harsh Alaskan elements to rescue mariners in distress, protect the U.S. interests in the international waters, conduct Arctic research as well as bring much needed [...]
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Remembering LT Colleen Cain 30 years later
Saturday, January 7, 2012
Lt. Colleen Cain, a Coast Guard reservist, became the service’s first female helicopter pilot in June 1979. Tragically, her life was cut short thirty years ago today. Earning her commission from Officer Candidate School in 1976, Cain had her sights set on a career in flight. She earned her private pilot’s license in 1977 and [...]
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Honoring our profession: The long blue line
Friday, January 6, 2012
Do you know the traditions of those who have gone before you? So was the question posed to cadets at the United States Coast Guard Academy by the Coast Guard Commandant himself, Adm. Bob Papp. In a speech to the Corps of Cadets, Papp shared insight on the Coast Guard’s rich history and how each [...]
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Shipmate of the Week – AMTC Jack Hancock
Friday, January 6, 2012
Written by Petty Officer 1st Class Judy L. Silverstein. He has a reserved demeanor, but he’s also intensely committed. Chief Petty Officer Jack Hancock of Air Station Clearwater has a keen eye for the big picture, but remains focused on the details too. That bodes well for the Operation Bahamas, Turks and Caicos mission, where [...]
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Wanted: Shipmates of the Week
Friday, January 6, 2012
A year ago, Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Bob Papp introduced the Shipmate of the Week series as an opportunity for members of the Coast Guard family – active, reserve, civilian, auxiliary, retirees, family members, and Coast Guard supporters outside our service to be featured on Compass. We kicked off 2011 with the story of Petty [...]
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Weapon & ammunition seized In Caribbean waters
Thursday, January 5, 2012
Written by 7th Coast Guard District public affairs. Coast Guard crews along with Caribbean Border Interagency Group federal law enforcement authorities seized approximately $190,000, a semi-automatic weapon and approximately 300 rounds of ammunition from inside a vessel, northwest of Puerto Rico. A U.S. Customs and Border Protection Maritime Patrol Aircraft detected the vessel approximately 60 [...]
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Coast Guard Magazine: New for 2012
Thursday, January 5, 2012
Written by Petty Officer 1st Class David Schuhlein, Coast Guard Magazine managing editor. Greetings and Happy New Year from the staff at Coast Guard Magazine! We are pleased to introduce a completely new and redesigned issue for 2012. Rest assured, Coast Guard Magazine will continue to be a great source of feature stories from around [...]
Category: Community, History, Leaders, Search and Rescue, Shipmates | 4 Comments »
History: General Order No. 1
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Written by Scott Price, Coast Guard historian. For more than 220 years, the U.S. Coast Guard, and its legacy services, has been part of the fabric of our nation. The service has gone by many names before being called the “U.S. Coast Guard,” and January marks nearly a century since two services joined to take [...]
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12 New Year’s resolutions for 2012
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
With contributions from Michael Baron, USCG recreational boating safety specialist. 2012 is here! And of course, with the new year comes new resolutions. As we come up with goals we would like to accomplish in the coming year, we encourage you to think about boating safety. There are hundreds of things that you can do [...]
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