Coast Guard
Two CH-53E collide; 12 Marines missing
Fox News reports that the Coast Guard is searching for the crews and passengers of two CH-53E “Super Stallion” helicopters that collided and went down two-and-a-half miles off the coast of the Hawaiian island of Oahu. The aircraft were taking part in a nighttime training mission, according to NBC News. It’s unclear what caused the […]
William Carr honored at Coast Guard Academy for service in Vietnam
When someone thinks about the Vietnam War, it’s rare that you’d think about the Coast Guard. Former Lieutenant Junior Grade William Carr was 24-years-old when he made his mark on Coast Guard history, he was honored at the Coast Guard Academy on their “Wall of Galantry” recently for his service in that war on March […]
Happy 225th birthday, Coast Guard
Folks are reminding us that the Coast Guard was founded 225 years ago today on August 4th, 1790 when it was the United States Revenue Cutter Service to enforce tariff and trade laws, prevent smuggling, and protect the collection of federal revenue. The service became the Coast Guard on January 28, 1915 and then in […]
Petty Officer 2nd Class Darren Harrity saving the world
Chip sends us a link to the story of Petty Officer 2nd Class Darren Harrity, a Coast Guard rescue swimmer who single-handedly rescued four stranded fisherman off the coast of Cape Blanco, Oregon; Harrity individually pulled each person more than 250 yards in 57-degree water from their life raft to shore. The call came in […]
Thanks, Coasties
Unusual. And definitely a new twist on “saving America.” If you’re wondering what the hell I’m talking about, read this. I think you’ll find it worth the time required. Well done, PO1 Potter, PO2 Burns, and PO3 Peters. Damn well done. Thanks.
The longest sea deployment
Eggs sends us a link to a little Coast Guard history in the pages of the Stars & Stripes specifically about the Coast Guard cutter Courier that was stationed off the coast of the Greek island of Rhodes from 1952 until 1964; “There was a thrill to it because you were playing a game and […]
Coast Guard to christen cutter Nathan Bruckenthal
Eggs sends us a link to the Coast Guard Compass which announces that the family of fallen DC3 Nathan Bruckenthal has been notified that they will name their newest fast response cutter after the petty officer; Bruckenthal died April 24, 2004, as a result of injuries sustained on a security mission near the Iraqi Khawr […]
Coast Guardsman killed by smugglers
Eggs sends us a link to the LA Times which reports that Chief Petty Officer Terrell Horne III, 34, of Redondo Beach was killed off the coast of California when he was approaching a suspected smuggler’s vessel in an inflatable raft when the suspect vessel crew gunned their engine and rammed the smaller craft and […]
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