http://midatlantic.coastguard.dodlive.mil Official Blog of the 5th Coast Guard District Wed, 22 May 2013 14:29:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://midatlantic.coastguard.dodlive.mil/2013/05/north-carolina-town-honors-fallen-coast-guardsman/ http://midatlantic.coastguard.dodlive.mil/2013/05/north-carolina-town-honors-fallen-coast-guardsman/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 14:24:35 +0000 PA3 David Weydert http://midatlantic.coastguard.dodlive.mil/?p=2162 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 [...]]]> http://midatlantic.coastguard.dodlive.mil/2013/05/north-carolina-town-honors-fallen-coast-guardsman/feed/ 0 http://midatlantic.coastguard.dodlive.mil/2013/05/coast-guard-kicks-off-national-safe-boating-week-in-annapolis-md/ http://midatlantic.coastguard.dodlive.mil/2013/05/coast-guard-kicks-off-national-safe-boating-week-in-annapolis-md/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 18:33:57 +0000 Jon Lindberg http://midatlantic.coastguard.dodlive.mil/?p=2180   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 [...]]]> http://midatlantic.coastguard.dodlive.mil/2013/05/coast-guard-kicks-off-national-safe-boating-week-in-annapolis-md/feed/ 0 http://midatlantic.coastguard.dodlive.mil/2013/05/before-your-boat-starts-leakin-register-your-beacon/ http://midatlantic.coastguard.dodlive.mil/2013/05/before-your-boat-starts-leakin-register-your-beacon/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 17:11:04 +0000 PA1 Brandyn Hill http://midatlantic.coastguard.dodlive.mil/?p=2126 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 [...]]]> http://midatlantic.coastguard.dodlive.mil/2013/05/before-your-boat-starts-leakin-register-your-beacon/feed/ 0 http://midatlantic.coastguard.dodlive.mil/2013/05/coast-guard-station-annapolis-md-hosts-open-house/ http://midatlantic.coastguard.dodlive.mil/2013/05/coast-guard-station-annapolis-md-hosts-open-house/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 20:19:23 +0000 David R. Marin http://midatlantic.coastguard.dodlive.mil/?p=2109 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 [...]]]> http://midatlantic.coastguard.dodlive.mil/2013/05/coast-guard-station-annapolis-md-hosts-open-house/feed/ 0 http://midatlantic.coastguard.dodlive.mil/2013/05/training-center-yorktown-hosts-leadership-panel/ http://midatlantic.coastguard.dodlive.mil/2013/05/training-center-yorktown-hosts-leadership-panel/#comments Fri, 03 May 2013 17:38:41 +0000 PA3 David Weydert http://midatlantic.coastguard.dodlive.mil/?p=2066 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 [...]]]> http://midatlantic.coastguard.dodlive.mil/2013/05/training-center-yorktown-hosts-leadership-panel/feed/ 0 http://midatlantic.coastguard.dodlive.mil/2013/05/coast-guard-station-oxford-md-thanks-their-community-during-oxford-day/ http://midatlantic.coastguard.dodlive.mil/2013/05/coast-guard-station-oxford-md-thanks-their-community-during-oxford-day/#comments Fri, 03 May 2013 16:43:28 +0000 David R. Marin http://midatlantic.coastguard.dodlive.mil/?p=2062     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 [...]]]> http://midatlantic.coastguard.dodlive.mil/2013/05/coast-guard-station-oxford-md-thanks-their-community-during-oxford-day/feed/ 0 http://midatlantic.coastguard.dodlive.mil/2013/04/coast-guard-special-missions-training-center-receives-kimball-award/ http://midatlantic.coastguard.dodlive.mil/2013/04/coast-guard-special-missions-training-center-receives-kimball-award/#comments Tue, 30 Apr 2013 19:27:20 +0000 PA3 David Weydert http://midatlantic.coastguard.dodlive.mil/?p=2044 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 [...]]]> http://midatlantic.coastguard.dodlive.mil/2013/04/coast-guard-special-missions-training-center-receives-kimball-award/feed/ 0 http://midatlantic.coastguard.dodlive.mil/2013/04/coast-guard-on-leading-edge-with-cyber-guardian-exercise/ http://midatlantic.coastguard.dodlive.mil/2013/04/coast-guard-on-leading-edge-with-cyber-guardian-exercise/#comments Mon, 29 Apr 2013 14:53:18 +0000 PA3 David Weydert http://midatlantic.coastguard.dodlive.mil/?p=2022 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 [...]]]> http://midatlantic.coastguard.dodlive.mil/2013/04/coast-guard-on-leading-edge-with-cyber-guardian-exercise/feed/ 0 http://midatlantic.coastguard.dodlive.mil/2013/04/coast-guard-sector-north-carolina-participates-in-work-on-wilmington/ http://midatlantic.coastguard.dodlive.mil/2013/04/coast-guard-sector-north-carolina-participates-in-work-on-wilmington/#comments Wed, 24 Apr 2013 13:20:31 +0000 David R. Marin http://midatlantic.coastguard.dodlive.mil/?p=2013 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 [...]]]> http://midatlantic.coastguard.dodlive.mil/2013/04/coast-guard-sector-north-carolina-participates-in-work-on-wilmington/feed/ 0 http://midatlantic.coastguard.dodlive.mil/2013/04/history-burns-bright-at-bodie-island/ http://midatlantic.coastguard.dodlive.mil/2013/04/history-burns-bright-at-bodie-island/#comments Fri, 19 Apr 2013 21:38:30 +0000 David R. Marin http://midatlantic.coastguard.dodlive.mil/?p=1988 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 [...]]]> http://midatlantic.coastguard.dodlive.mil/2013/04/history-burns-bright-at-bodie-island/feed/ 0