Crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Webber to hold change of command ceremony
MIAMI — Lt. Justin M. Matejka will relieve Cmdr. Herbert H. Eggert as commanding officer of the Coast Guard Cutter Bernard C. Webber during a formal ceremony at Coast Guard Base Miami Beach, Friday...
View ArticleNews Release: Coast Guard, Wahkiakum County Sheriffs assist disabled boater
ASTORIA, Ore. – A U.S. Coast Guard aircrew and members of the Wahkiakum County Sheriff’s Office assisted a man and two dogs aboard a disabled vessel near Skamokawa, Wash., Wednesday morning. The man...
View ArticlePHOTOS AVAILABLE: Coast Guard, Mexican navy disrupt smuggling attempt
Click on photos below for caption information and to download SAN DIEGO — The U.S. Coast Guard interdicted a panga boat with three suspected smugglers aboard more than 100 miles southwest of San...
View ArticleCGA to hold unique program for incoming underrepresented cadets
NEW LONDON, Conn. — The U.S. Coast Guard Academy Office of Diversity Affairs will hold a unique program on campus for incoming underrepresented cadets called R.I.S.E. (Respect and Inclusion Summer...
View ArticleNew commanding officer takes charge of Coast Guard Activities Europe
SCHINNEN, Netherlands – Capt. James B. Robertson relieved Capt. John S. Kenyon as Commanding Officer of U.S. Coast Guard Activities Europe in Schinnen, the Netherlands, during a formal...
View ArticlePhoto Release: Coast Guard awards bar pilots for Columbia River rescue
Capt. Bruce Jones, Coast Guard Sector Columbia River commander, presents Columbia River Bar Pilot employees Leroy Schlecht (left), George Ware and Gerrald Tucker (right) with U.S. Coast Guard Public...
View ArticleCoast Guard repatriates 9 Cuban migrants
MIAMI — Crewmembers aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Sawfish repatriated nine Cuban migrants to Bahia de Cabañas, Cuba, Saturday. On June 11, watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Key West, Fla., received...
View ArticleCoast Guard conducts drills for Bangladesh navy
Members from the Bangladesh navy don firefighting equipment during a drill aboard a Bangladesh navy vessel, BNS Somudra Joy, moored at Coast Guard Island in Alameda, Calif., June 19, 2013. Coast Guard...
View ArticleMedia Advisory: Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod retires HU-25 Falcon
BOURNE, Mass. — Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod, Mass. is scheduled to officially retire the HU-25 Falcon 2104 and 2112 11:30 a.m. Friday. WHO: Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod, Mass. WHAT:...
View ArticleVIDEO AVAILABLE: Coast Guard, Mexican navy disrupt smuggling attempt
To view and download video, click HERE or the image below SAN DIEGO — The U.S. Coast Guard interdicted a panga boat with three suspected smugglers aboard more than 100 miles southwest of San Diego,...
View ArticleCoast Guard aviators welcome new commander in Houston
Cmdr. Scott Langum requests permission to assume command of Air Station Houston during his change of command ceremony June 20, 2013. Langum will take over the duties and responsibilities of commanding...
View ArticleNews/Photo Release: Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit Portland, Ore., holds...
Rear Adm. Keith Taylor, commander of the 13th Coast Guard District, presents Capt. Daniel LeBlanc with the Coast Guard Meritorious Service Medal during the Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit Portland,...
View ArticlePHOTO RELEASE: Coast Guard crewmember receives U.S. citizenship in St....
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Seaman Alayn Hernandez, crewmember aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Joshua Appleby, homeported in St. Petersburg, Fla., received his U.S. citizenship aboard the Appleby in a small...
View ArticleFEATURE STORY: Women in the Coast Guard - Standing the watch since 1915
Story by Petty Officer 3rd Class Lauren Laughlin, Coast Guard 9th District External Affairs Division Coast Guard Seamen Brooke Sauers, Nikura Walls and Sierra Heald pose for a picture at Coast Guard...
View ArticleNews Release: Coast Guard Group North Bend, Ore. renamed Sector North Bend, Ore.
Capt. Mark E. Reynolds (left), commander of Sector North Bend, and Lt. Cmdr. Winston D. Wood (right), air operations division officer of Sector North Bend, reveal the new welcome sign that reflects...
View ArticleCoast Guard Special Missions Training Center hosts change-of-command ceremony
CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. — The crew of the Coast Guard Special Missions Training Center located on Camp LeJeune, held a change-of-command ceremony Thursday at the Marston Pavilion. Capt. Jonathon Riffe...
View ArticlePHOTO RELEASE: Eatons Neck Coast Guard Station holds change of command ceremony
NEW YORK — Coast Guard Chief Warrant Officer Mark Stauffer relieved Chief Warrant Officer Steve Pollock, former commanding officer of Coast Guard Station Eatons Neck, during a change of command...
View ArticlePHOTOs: Coast Guard Station Milwaukee holds change-of-command ceremony
The crew of Coast Guard Station Milwaukee prepares for inspection at the station, June 21, 2013. The crew was being inspected during the change-of-command ceremony that saw Chief Petty Officer Eric...
View ArticleCrew of the Coast Guard Cutter Bernard C. Webber holds change of command...
EDITOR'S NOTE: Click on image for high resolution. MIAMI — Lt. Justin M. Matejka relieved Cmdr. Herbert H. Eggert as commanding officer of the Coast Guard Cutter Bernard C. Webber, the first fast...
View ArticleCoast Guard medevacs fisherman in Oregon Inlet, NC
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Coast Guard medevaced an 18-year-old man Friday from the 59-foot charter fishing boat Crystal Dawn from the south side of the Bonner Bridge in Oregon Inlet, N.C. Crewmembers...
View Article