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 …
The temperature was above freezing on Jan. 19, 2012, making it a fairly warm day in Nome, Alaska. It was also an historic day, during which the USCGC Healy (WAGB …
It was September 2008, and Texas’ Gulf ports – Galveston, Port Arthur/Beaumont, Houston, Freeport, Texas City, and Port Lavaca/Point Comfort – were a wreck. In the wake of Hurricanes Gustav and …
On paper, the Coast Guard Auxiliary’s mission appears to consist of a lot of public relations. After all, they are recognized as uniformed volunteers who devote their time and energy …
Petty Officer Andre Altavilla’s job title is flight mechanic – aviation electrical technician, to be exact – but on Dec. 18, 2010, when rescue swimmer Christopher Austin hauled a fisherman’s …
Homeland security begins far from home. For the U.S. Coast Guard, ensuring secure port operations and vessel movements in the United States begins with a methodical approach that starts at …
The Coast Guard is the lead agency for maritime homeland security, a federal regulator, one of the five Armed Services, a law enforcement agency, and a National Intelligence Community member. …
At home, she’s a wife and a youth soccer referee. But in the summer of 2011, as she prepared for her first overseas deployment with the Coast Guard’s Port Security …
America depends upon the oceans and waterways in so many ways, but there also are many threats and hazards – such as terrorism, criminal activities, natural disasters, and safety matters …
On March 16, 2011, Rear Adm. Paul Zukunft, the Coast Guard’s assistant commandant for marine safety, security, and stewardship, …
