Coast Guard

The Japanese fishing vessel Ryou-Un Maru shows significant signs of damage after the Coast Guard Cutter Anancapa fired explosive ammunition into it 180 miles west of the southeast Alaska coast April 5, 2012. The derelict fishing vessel sank in 6,000 feet of water. The Coast Guard worked closely with federal, state, and local agencies to assess the immediate dangers the vessel presented and determined that sinking the vessel at sea would be the best course of action to help minimize any navigation and environmental threats. U.S. Coast Guard photo

U.S. Coast Guard Sinks Drifting Japanese “Ghost Ship” After drifting for more than a year, Ryou-Un Maru is sunk as a hazard to navigation

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The U.S. Coast Guard sank a derelict fishing vessel in the Gulf of Alaska on April 5 because it was a hazard to navigation. There had been no one aboard …

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The U.S. Coast Guard Diversity Strategic Plan Pursuing a diverse and talented workforce to meet the maritime challenges of the 21st century

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In June 2011, the Human Capital Shared Interest Group of the American Council for Technology and Industry Advisory Council (ACT-IAC), a nonprofit educational organization, released a report entitled, “Becoming More …

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Coast Guard family of the year award

USCG Improves Permanent Change of Station (PCS) Process When it’s time to pick up stakes, the Coast Guard’s Work-Life Programs are looking at even more ways to help.

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After her husband’s 28 years in the Coast Guard (USCG), Laura Vanderwerf is no stranger to permanent change of station (PCS) orders. She’s moved her own family of five countless …

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A Coast Guard Maritime Safety and Security Team crew, temporarily deployed from San Francisco, provides an escort for the USS Cole as the Navy destroyer returns to the Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Aug. 31, 2011. Coast Guard crews provided security zones for the Navy ships returning to harbor after Hurricane Irene. The Navy had ordered ships to head out to safer waters to protect them from the approaching storm. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class David Weydert

Coast Guard Atlantic Area: Translating Strategic Direction into Tactical Excellence

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The U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area (LantArea), commanded by Vice Adm. Robert Parker, oversees all the service’s operations in an incredibly vast operating area. LantArea includes more than 14 million …

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U.S. Coast Guard Fast Rope Exercise

U.S. Coast Guard 2011: Year in Review

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The U.S. Coast Guard is both a law enforcement organization and a military force – the only branch of the armed forces residing outside of the Department of Defense. This …

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Operation Clean Sweep

USCG District 5: Safeguarding the Mid-Atlantic Region Adapting to new threats using innovation and technology

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The Coast Guard first assumed responsibility for protecting the nation’s living marine resources (LMR) in 1894 when members of the Revenue Cutter Service began camping out in Alaska’s remote island …

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Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter rescue

The Many Faces of the Coast Guard Locally based, nationally deployed, globally connected

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Americans rarely see the U.S. Coast Guard as a whole. Instead, people come in contact with individual elements of the service, if at all. They may see the aircraft overhead …

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Conducting joint federal, state, and local port partner boardings optimizes each partner's capabilities and is one best practice for information sharing. Here, the U.S. Coast Guard, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, California Border Patrol, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, and Los Angeles and Long Beach Port Police conduct a security boarding on a tanker vessel off the coast of Long Beach, Calif. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Cory J. Mendenhall

Interagency Information Sharing Coast Guard collaboration to meet information sharing objectives

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One of the 9/11 Commission’s major findings was the need to improve sharing terrorism-related information within and across government lines. This spurred significant action on the part of the president, …

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U.S. Coast Guard District 7 – From Georgia to the Caribbean Basin Future challenges today

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When people think of the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) in its law enforcement and homeland security role, they typically think of Miami – District 7 – although all Coast Guard …

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USCG and Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency during CARAT

U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area Achieving strategic outcomes and demonstrating value to the nation

Vice Adm. Manson K. Brown assumed command of the U.S. Coast Guard’s Pacific Area (PacArea) command in May 2010. His area of responsibility (AOR) includes more than 74 million square …

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