Coast Guard
Iran’s Gulf Harassment Incurs Ire. Update.
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy Gunboat Nearly a dozen Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN) vessels harassed a formation of U.S. Navy and Coast Guard ships in the northern Persian Gulf, the Navy announced. Eleven Iranian vessels “repeatedly conducted dangerous and harassing approaches of USS Lewis B. Puller (ESB-3), USS Paul Hamilton (DDG-60), USS […]
Boomer’s Request Video
Boomer sends me videos as well as his famous ‘toons, but I simply don’t have the bandwidth to view, edit, and post them up. Here’s an exception to the rule. Enjoy!
Rescue swimmer awarded Distinguished Flying Cross for swimming through hell to rescue 59 others
HOUSTON, TX – AUGUST 28: A Coast Guard helicopter hoists a wheel chair on board after lifting a person to safety from the area that was inundated with flooding from Hurricane Harvey on August 28, 2017 in Houston, Texas. Harvey, which made landfall north of Corpus Christi late Friday evening, is expected to dump upwards […]
Boomer’s Sunday
It’s time once again, Delta Whiskies and Whiskettes, for Boomer’s Sunday, where I cull through his weekly offering of ‘toons, and pick the best of many. twenty forty fifty so. Honorable Mention goes to my pals AW1 Scott and Fred These are from the right, but I am more than willing to post up differing […]
Coast Guard Nets $165 Million Worth of Cocaine
A maritime patrol aircraft noticed a semi-submersible in international waters. A cutter was notified and sent to where the craft was located. The cutter ended up netting a large catch that included four suspected drug smugglers brought into the crew’s custody. From the Navy Times: MIAMI — The U.S. Coast Guard says a cutter patrolling […]
Coasties fish downed pilot from the Gulf of Mexico
Coast Guard for the win once again. Mr. Hodges is fortunate, to say the least, that he was rescued in such a short period of time. A large part of that was him having emergency gear to aid his rescuers. From the article: The Coast Guard rescued a pilot after his small, single-engine plane crashed […]
Coasties To the Rescue Again
Photo by Ex-PH2 Coasties rescue 2 boaters from Lake Michigan, near Waukegan, IL https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDHSCG/bulletins/25b82f2 A video is here: https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/08/28/lake-michigan-water-rescue-near-waukegan/ There were several units involved, per the USCG report. The problem with Lake Michi Gamu is that when the lake gets restless and wind speeds are driving waves to break high and hard on the shoreline, […]
Boomer’s Sunday
OK. More than 10 Blame Boomer. It’s time once again, Delta Whiskies and Whiskettes, for Boomer’s Sunday, where I cull through his weekly offering of ‘toons, and pick the best ten or so. Honorable Mention goes to my pals AW1 Scott, and AW1 Rod, who both provided some entertainment. If I can drag AW1 Tim […]
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