Craig Collins
Craig Collins is a veteran freelance writer and a regular Faircount Media Group contributor who has almost twenty years experience reporting about government, the military, health care and the sciences.
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The Odyssey of Apollo 11
By the summer of 1969, almost every element of the Apollo program had been tested and proven. The massive …
Before NAVAIR Was NAVAIR
For many years after the Wright brothers made history at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, human flight still wasn’t taken seriously …
The Revenue Cutter Service in the War of 1812
In the first six months of 2003, at the outset of Operation Iraqi Freedom, the U.S. Coast Guard sent 11 …
VA Research: Improving Equity and Reducing Disparities in Health Care
When the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) released its Strategic Plan for FY 2014-2020, it noted that the veteran …
Veterans Affairs Auditory Vestibular Research
Among American veterans, the most common service-oriented disabilities are hearing-related problems, including tinnitus: the hearing of sound (often described …
Building a 21st Century Coast Guard
On July 1, 2016, halfway through his tenure as the commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard, Adm. Paul …
The Coast Guard’s Arctic Surge
On Aug. 16, 2016, the Crystal Serenity – a ship with 13 decks, eight restaurants, a casino, and …
VA Research: Genomic Medicine
Years before the international Human Genome Project determined the sequence of chemical base pairs that make up human …
Interview With Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Paul Zukunft
Adm. Paul Zukunft assumed the duties of the 25th commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard on May …
VA Research: Homelessness
About 7 percent of Americans overall are veterans – but veterans account for about 11 percent of the nation’s …