Wings on High - How an air station is always ready

Wings on High: How an air station is always ready

Click the image to play the videoThe Coast Guard has 210 aircraft located at 24 air stations strategically placed across the United States. The Coast Guard men and women assigned to these air stations work 24/7 to ensure that the Coast Guard’s [...]


Coast Guard responds to shrimp boat fire off Galveston Coast

When lives are on the line

Thousands of Coast Guard personnel are stationed throughout the United States and abroad carrying out the service’s 11 statutory missions, but Coast Guard members don’t always accomplish these missions alone. In addition to working with other federal, state and local responders [...]


Lt. Kelly Haupt looks for some beads to throw to revelers during the King Rex parade during Mardi Gras Day festivities aboard the Coast Guard float in downtown, Feb. 12, 2013. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Bill Colclough.

Laissez-nous sail Mardi Gras roads

As you ride the Coast Guard’s cutter float through the streets of New Orleans, a cacophony of screaming masses fill your ears with, “Throw me something mister.” A gumbo of carnival regalia fills your vision as you pass hordes of [...]


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Lethal gasp

Chemical formula for an idyllic day: A boat with a full tank, a stocked cooler and not a care in the world, except a smart phone to send a photo as a post card to your coworkers stuck in their [...]


The Coast Guard Cutter Manowar flag box logo was designed by Ruth Brace, who is known to many Coast Guardsmen as the sticker lady. U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy of Coast Guard Cutter Manowar.

Devotion sticks to service since 1989

By Chief Petty Officer Christopher Browning The Coast Guard lost an extended family member on Aug. 18. After a short battle with cancer, Ruth Brace, known to most Coast Guardsmen as the sticker lady, passed away. For more than 20 [...]


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Paducah-based Coast Guard members serve PIE to Kentucky Elementary Students

As part of the Coast Guard’s community outreach efforts members across the country visit nearby schools guiding, assisting and tutoring students. Check out what the Coast Guard members of MSU Paducah, Ky., do on a weekly basis with local first-graders.


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Auxiliarists save father-daughter boaters

A daring rescue by Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 9339 of a father-daughter canoe team took place during the 3rd Annual Tour du Teche. Find out more here.


AirSta NOLA Wet Drills III

Ready, Wet, Drill

Have you ever wondered how Coast Guard helicopter crews prepare for a “worst-case-scenerio,” if a helicopter were to crash in water? To find out more read this blog post.


GALVESTON, Texas - Workers build the future administration office for Sector Field Office Galveston, July 26, 2012. The construction projects will include a new administrative building, industrial facility, boat ramps, docks and several other projects totaling around $74 million.U.S. Coast Guard photo by Seaman Ivan J. Barnes.

Ready when the winds arrive

  Hurricane weather has no mind or rationality.  There is no negotiating with it to disperse or to change its course. The goal is to prepare and hope you’ve done enough to weather the storm and remain safe, which is [...]


“Shield of Freedom,” is a commonly used phrase by the Coast Guard to encompass and highlight the service’s missions and abilities to protect the American public along the nation’s borders. The shield used in the Coast Guard’s emblem originated in 1799 as an order by Oliver Wilcott, Secretary of the Treasury, as a way to distinguish U.S. Revenue Cutter Service vessels from other U.S. naval vessels.

Shielding America for 222 years

“Shield of Freedom,” a phrase commonly associated with the Coast Guard is an appropriate expression to use in celebration of the service’s 222nd birthday highlighting their role as protectors of the American borders.


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