Community « Coast Guard Mid Atlantic

Petty Officer 1st Class Ryan Graham, a crewmember aboard the Coast Guard Cutter James Rankin, serves food to students Wednesday, May 29, 2013, during the Spring Fling event at Kennedy Krieger Institute’s Montgomery County School in Rockville, Md. A group of eight Coast Guardsmen from the cutter volunteered their time to help set up and run games at the event. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jonathan Lindberg.

Coast Guard cutter crew volunteers for school’s Spring Fling day in Rockville, Md.

Post written by PA2 Jonathan Lindberg A small group of Coast Guardsmen from the Coast Guard Cutter James Rankin, homeported at the Coast Guard Yard in Baltimore, recently spent a day volunteering their time at the Kennedy Krieger Institute’s Montgomery [...]

Participants run in a Run to Remember 5K race to raise awareness of fallen shipmates. Photo by Ens. Duane Zitta

Coast Guard units participate in Run to Remember events

For the third year, Coast Gurad bases throughout the country have honored the Coast Guard’s fallen by participating in an event called Run to Remember. Three Hampton Roads Area events took place at the end of May, part of more [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Doug McCullough, a judge and author stands with attending members of Coast Guard Station Fort Macon after talking about his book Sea of Greed, Thursday, March 14, 2013. Photo by Lucci McCullough.

Author visits Coast Guard Station Fort Macon

Doug McCullough, both a North Carolina Court of Appeals judge and an author, spoke to the crew of Coast Guard Station Fort Macon about his book Sea of Greed March 14. McCullough was invited to speak at the station [...]

WASHINGTON, D.C. — A Coast Guard helicopter passes over Washington, D.C., Friday, Feb. 9, 2007, during a National Capital Region air defense training mission. The Coast Guard has been tasked with intercepting low flying, slow speed aircraft in restricted air space over Washington, D.C. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class John Edwards

Operation Noble Eagle reaches 4,000th alert

The Coast Guard is proud to be a part of this ongoing operation to safeguard the National Capital Region. Air Station Atlantic City, in Egg Harbor Township, N.J., provides multiple aircraft and crews to protect the NCR on a 24/7 [...]