Coast Guard Mid Atlantic

North Carolina town honors fallen Coast Guardsman

On May 4th, more than 100 people braved the wet and dismal weather of Emerald Island, N.C., to honor Senior Chief Petty Officer Terrell Horne III, a Coast Guard hero. Horne tragically lost his life in the line of duty [...]

The U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary and U.S. Power Squadron offer vessel owners free, no-fault safety-inspections. Vessel-safety check stickers are placed on the vessel after the it successfully passes a safety check, however, the sticker does not exempt the vessel from future safety checks or boardings. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Matthew Masaschi.

Coast Guard kicks off National Safe Boating Week in Annapolis, Md.

Post written by PA3 Matt Masaschi Members of the Coast Guard Auxiliary, Maryland Natural Resources Police and the U.S. Power Squadrons sponsored a National Safe Boating Week kickoff event Saturday at the Annapolis City Dock in Annapolis, Md. The [...]

An EPIRB is shown attached to a Coast Guard small boat.

Before your boat starts leakin’, register your beacon

Summer will be here soon and what better way to enjoy the great weather than on the water? A prepared boater should have all the proper safety equipment aboard, including life jackets, visual and audio distress signals, navigation lights, a [...]

A local youth poses aboard a 29-foot Response Boat-Small while wearing Coast Guard Seaman Andrew VardakisÕ hat and a lifejacket during the open house held at Coast Guard Station Annapolis, Md., May 11, 2013. Approximately 300 locals visited the station where members of several local first responder agencies joined the station to interact with the public and highlight the importance of cooperation between the Coast Guard and local authorities. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class David R. Marin

Coast Guard Station Annapolis Md., hosts open house

Post written by PA2 David R. Marin Crewmembers from Coast Guard Station Annapolis, Md., welcomed visitors during the station’s open house, Saturday. The station not only invited the community to visit but also asked local first responders to display some [...]

Lt. Cmdr. Peggy Britton speaks to those who joined the Coast Guard's Leadership and Diversity Advisory Council at Training Center Yorktown, April 10, 2013. U.S. Coast Guard by Petty Officer 2nd class Walter Shinn

Training Center Yorktown hosts leadership panel: “Women–Can You Have It All?”

On April 10, 2013, Coast Guard Training Center Yorktown’s Leadership and Diversity Advisory Council presented a first-of-its-kind, leadership luncheon and panel discussion entitled “Women: Can You Have It All?” More than 110 Coast Guard men and women from the TRACEN [...]

Members of the public tour a 29-foot Response Boat-Small at Station Oxford in Oxford, Md., April 27, 2013. The Coast Guard took part in events for Oxford Day to interact with the public, talk about boater safety and regulations, and thank the community for its support. (*U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Lisa Ferdinando)

Coast Guard Station Oxford, Md., thanks the community during Oxford Day

Post written by PA3 Lisa Ferdinando Coast Guardsmen from Station Oxford joined hundreds of people for a festival in Oxford, Md., to thank the community for its support, interact with the public and underscore the importance of boater [...]

Coast Guard Special Missions Training Center receives Kimball Award

Story by Lt. Julie E. Sieker and Seaman Nicole Groll On April 18, 2013, members of the Coast Guard Special Missions Training Center Boat Tactics Branch, located at Camp Lejeune, N.C., were presented with the Sumner I. Kimball Readiness Award [...]

The key speakers for Cyber Guardian 2013 are shown here, April 24, 2013. U.S. Coast Guard photo

Coast Guard on leading edge with Cyber Guardian exercise

Story by Lt. Mark Briggs Coast Guard Sector North Carolina and the North Carolina Area Maritime Security Committee conducted a Cyber Terrorism Tabletop Exercise, Cyber Guardian 2013 on Wednesday. Cyber Guardian 2013 was designed to provide personnel from Sector North [...]

Members from Coast Guard Sector North Carolina pose during their participation of the 8th annual Work On Wilmington service day event April 20. This year 26 projects were completed for non-profit organizations by more than 1,700 volunteers. U.S. Coast Guard photo

Coast Guard Sector North Carolina participates in Work On Wilmington

Story by Petty Officer 2nd Class Lindsey Neumann Members from Coast Guard Sector North Carolina participated in the 8th annual Work On Wilmington service day event April 20. Work On Wilmington brings thousands of volunteers together to roll up their [...]

Capt. Anthony Popiel is pictured here speaking at the relighting ceremony for the Bodie Island Lighthouse Station, April 18, 2013. The Bodie Island Lighthouse had been unlit for the past three years while undergoing repairs and restoration. U.S. Coast Guard photo.

History burns bright at Bodie Island

Post written by PA3 David Weydert The light at the Bodie Island Lighthouse Station once again pierces the darkness of the Atlantic Ocean, April 18, 2013, after three years of being extinguished when the lighthouse underwent repairs and restoration. At [...]