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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Coast Guard Sector Mobile, Ala., wins 35th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. basketball tournament
Post written by Petty Officer 1st Class Joshua Dodson Coast Guard Training Center Yorktown’s Morale Well-Being and Recreation (MWR) staff hosted the Coast Guard’s 35th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Basketball Tournament in Yorktown, Va., January 22-26. “This is the largest [...]
Coast Guard restores navigational aids following Hurricane Sandy
Story and photos by Chief Warrant Officer Christopher Runt With 90-mph winds spanning 820 miles in diameter, Hurricane Sandy caused 125 deaths and $62 billion in damages, becoming the second-costliest storm in U.S. history. As the winds subsided, Coast Guard [...]
On the water and in distress? Use your VHF, not your cell
New technology, better range and reliability can mean the difference between life and death Post written by Petty Officer 1st Class John D. Miller Greg Arlotta’s voice turned grim as the boat beneath him slipped below the 37-degree waters [...]
Coast Guard Basic Tactical Operator’s Course students graduate
Post written by Seaman Nicole J. Groll The Coast Guard’s Special Missions Training Center, located in Courthouse Bay at the Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, has kicked off the new fiscal year with the start of its Basic Tactical [...]
Fort Macon hosts the NCCC/NCACMA meeting for the first time
Story by Lt.j.g. Yahaira Cervantes On the 10th of October 2012, Coast Guard Sector North Carolina hosted the North Carolina Commanders Council (NCCC) and North Carolina Advisory Commission on Military Affairs (NCACMA) meetings at Fort Macon State Park. Capt. Anthony [...]
Coast Guard Training Center Yorktown remembers USCGC Cuyahoga (WIX-157)
Story and photo by Lt. Andrew Vicks YORKTOWN, Va. – On the morning of Oct. 20, Coast Guard Training Center Yorktown hosted the 34th commemoration of the collision between the USCG Cutter Cuyahoga (WIX-157) and the 521-foot bulk carrier Santa [...]
Semper Paratus
Written by Cmdr. Rick Wester Saturday was the U.S. Coast Guard’s 222nd birthday, and marked the date on which the Tariff Act of 1790 authorized, at the suggestion of Alexander Hamilton, the building of ten cutters to assist in the collection [...]
