Coast Guard
Navy Deploys to Gulf of America
Arleigh Burke Guided Missile Destroyer Pentagon deploys Navy warship that fought Houthis to new US southern border mission in line with Trump order USS Gravely previously deployed to the Red Sea to intercept Houthi-fired missiles By Stephen Sorace A U.S. Navy destroyer was deployed to the southern border over the weekend to help with the […]
Coast Guard Commandant has been terminated: DEI over readiness among reasons
Admiral Linda Lee Fagan has been terminated by the Acting Secretary of Homeland Defense. Fagan’s focus on DEI, lapses in judgement related to border security, and recruitment were among the reasons for her being removed from her post. She also mismanaged the acquisition of icebreakers and helicopters. From Fox News: These include the failure to […]
Valor Friday
It’s not often we discuss the heroism of US Coast Guardsmen. We’ve talked about Douglas Munro before as but one example. Steward Mate First Class Charles Walter David Jr (pictured) is one worth remembering. During WWII, while his ship was attempting to rescue survivors of the torpedoed SS Dorchester in the freezing North Atlantic, he […]
Monday updates
Let’s follow up on some stories from the past. First up – thebesig just did a story about some Washington, D.C. area servers and waitstaff who announced their intention to give lousy service to incoming administration people. One laudable result: “I personally would refuse to serve any person in office who I know of as […]
Fifty-five Coast Guard Academy cadets caught cheating
Using communications methods available to them, 55 Coast Guard cadets cheated on their homework assignments. In one instance, a cadet who had done poorly on an assignment, and subsequently received correct answers from the instructor, shared those correct answers with others. Unfortunately for these cadets, an alert instructor looked at how long it took these […]
Personnel Shortage Halts Coast Guard
Force Alignment Initiative? Hampton Roads braces for effects of Coast Guard’s temporary deactivation of units amid staffing shortages By CAITLYN BURCHETT Coast Guard units will be temporarily deactivated in a consolidation this year as the service grapples with one of the largest workforce shortages in its history. What this means for Hampton Roads — home […]
Coasties Rescued
You have to go out. You don’t have to come back. 2 injured in Coast Guard helicopter crash released from hospital By Tess Williams The U.S. Coast Guard said two of four crew members injured in a helicopter crash near Petersburg during a search and rescue mission late Monday night have been released from the […]
Highest military court overturns convictions related to inappropriate messages
Fernando M. Brown, who was a Chief at the time he faced trial for inappropriate messages sent to a Chief-related group chat, saw a reduction to E-6. Brown also faced 30 days restriction and a reprimand. He retired after this event. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces overturned convictions related to two […]
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