Coast Guard
Memorial Day FGS
“Freedom does not come without a price. We may sometimes take for granted the many liberties we enjoy in America, but they have all been earned through the ultimate sacrifice paid by so many of the members of our armed forces.” Monday Feel Good Stories is closed today in memory of those who fell in […]
Keith Ramsey – NOT a Coast Guard SEAL
The folks at Military Phony sent us their work on Ernest Keith Ramsey. He primarily goes by Keith and his first name is spelled both “Ernest” and “Earnest” according to alias listings. BOTTOM LINE UP FRONT: (or better know as the “BLUF”) Keith Ramsey has a plethora, cornucopia, surfeit – “boatload” for those that […]
Water Dogs In the News
Yes, they drive orange boats and fly orange choppers. The Coast Guard has a new contract out to get the Water Dogs a new icebreaker fleet. The Navy and Coast Guard have awarded a Mississippi shipbuilder a contract that could be worth as much as $1.9 billion to build a new fleet of icebreakers. Naval […]
Such a Jerk
I despise these people in every way. I think Mr. Hasson, the subject of the article, could have been busted sooner, but he has at least been busted. I hope the charges against him stick and that the female attorney he hired is not bamboozled by any of his BS. https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-navy/2019/04/24/coast-guard-officer-accused-of-making-hit-list-targeted-supreme-court-justices-feds-say/ A white supremacist Coast […]
Coast Guard Families Hit by Furlough
By Dam Lamothe Having been the target of furloughs and sequestration before, I can certainly empathize with our Coast Guard brethren. I was senior enough to ride those out and not feel a lot of pain- this was not the case of the junior personnel. The same and more must be affecting junior Coasties- not […]
A Presidential Proclamation
By Presidential Proclamation, November 2018 is Military Families and Veterans’ Month. https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-air-force/2018/11/01/trump-extends-veterans-day-celebrations-through-all-of-november/ President Donald Trump issued a proclamation Wednesday designating November 2018 as National Veterans and Military Families Month. “I encourage all communities, all sectors of society, and all Americans to acknowledge and honor the service, sacrifices, and contributions of veterans and military families […]
Coasties rescue man, boy, dog after boat capsizes
Seaman Tristan Beatty holds “Pepper” who was rescued from the Long Island Sound waters off Cedar Beach, N.Y., along with an adult male and 9-year-old boy, Saturday, Oct. 6, 2018, in Babylon, N.Y. (Petty Officer 1st Class Steven Strohmaier/U.S. Coast Guard via AP)
Coast Guard Mostly Saves Very Stupid People, Study Finds
When it comes to Search and Rescue (SAR) our Coast Guard is world class. But after a while, it must get pretty repetitive saving people suffering from self-inflicted wounds. So a study was conducted, with some surprising results. WASHINGTON, DC — Nearly 83 percent of mariner rescues since 1960 involved unrelentingly stupid behaviors and/or people, […]
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