Coast Guard
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 […]
Coast Guard Short 3,500
Coast Guard Short 3,500 Personnel in FY 2023, Fagan Says By: Heather Mongilio The Coast Guard is dealing with a shortfall of about 3,500 junior, non-rated members, the top leader of the service said Tuesday. Due to the shortfall, the Coast Guard is starting to identify billets it cannot fill as it goes into its […]
The US Coast Guard arrests man attempting to ‘run’ from the US to the UK
Reza Baluchi attempted to literally “run” from the United States to the United Kingdom. His means of running? A waterborne “hamster wheel.” Unfortunately, the U.S. Coast Guard cut his run short. After they asked him standard questions about his watercraft; they determined that it did not meet the standard to continue its job. Baluchi also […]
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