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 [...]


Lt. Layth Adil Abdulnabi Aljabi, a member of the Iraq navy and student of International Maritime Officers Course 48, stands with his classmates during a graduation ceremony at Coast Guard Training Center Yorktown, Va., Thursday, Dec. 6, 2012. IMOC 48 is the largest graduating class in the school's 17-year history consisting of 40 students from 28 partner nations. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Brandyn Hill

Coast Guard holds largest International Maritime Officers Course graduation

Story by Lt. Andrew Vicks Forty students from 28 partner nations graduated from the International Maritime Officers Course Thursday at Coast Guard Training Center Yorktown, marking the largest graduating class in the school’s 17-year history. Vice Adm. Manson K. Brown, [...]


Coast Guard Sector North Carolina Going Green

With the Great Pacific Garbage Patch (aka Pacific Trash Vortex) recently making news headlines again, ship borne generated garbage is as hot a topic as ever within the maritime industry. Setting the standards for compliance with international garbage regulations, Coast [...]


PORTSMOUTH, Va. - Highlights are shown of what Coast Guard 5th District personnel have accomplished in 2011, Dec. 31, 2011. The 5th District is made up of 10,300 people through its 156,000 square mile area of responsibility. U.S. Coast Guard video by Petty Officer 3rd Class David Weydert.

Highlights of 2011

Post written by PA1 Brandyn Hill As 2011 comes to an end, we welcome in a new year by looking at what Coast Guard personnel in the mid-Atlantic region have accomplished in the last 365 days. The 5th Coast Guard [...]