The U.S. Coast Guard’s Role in National Incident Management
It was September 2008, and Texas’ Gulf ports – Galveston, Port Arthur/Beaumont, Houston, Freeport, Texas City, and Port Lavaca/Point Comfort …
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Hog Smoke, Osprey Ops, and Dog Tired Marines | Military Photos
Periodically we’ll be sharing favorite military photos we’ve come across in putting together our various publications and the DMN website. …
Coast Guard Auxiliary: More Than a Classroom
On paper, the Coast Guard Auxiliary’s mission appears to consist of a lot of public relations. After all, they are …
“Always Ready” – The Coast Guard is America’s Maritime First Responder
Petty Officer Andre Altavilla’s job title is flight mechanic – aviation electrical technician, to be exact – but on Dec. …
U.S. Coast Guard District 8 – The Heartland’s Guardians
The past two years have been unusually busy for Coast Guard District 8, headquartered in New Orleans, La., which is …
U.S. Coast Guard: Countering Maritime Security Risk
Homeland security begins far from home. For the U.S. Coast Guard, ensuring secure port operations and vessel movements in the …
The U.S. Coast Guard Is a Sound Investment in Homeland Security
The history of the U.S. Coast Guard is a two-century chronicle of people figuring out how to protect the nation’s …
U.S. Coast Guard District 17 – Protecting the Last Frontier
Understanding the maritime obstacles facing Alaska is a challenge. Its population is widely dispersed along more than 44,000 miles of …
U.S. Coast Guard District 9 – The Great Lakes Region
To think of the Great Lakes as merely “lakes” belies their size and complexity as well as the threats and …
Coast Guard District 14 – Securing the Vast Pacific
If you’re measuring in terms of the amount of water the U.S. Coast Guard has to protect and patrol, the …