No mission too great for Coast Guard Cutter Dauntless
Story written by: Ensign Eric Hudson The United States Coast Guard has many missions varying from search and rescue to aids to navigation. The Coast Guard is also responsible for deterring the unlawful entry of aliens into the U.S. As [...]
Guiding the way
Throughout the waters of Houston and Galveston are a nearly invisible pathway of swift currents and deep channels that many ocean-goers must navigate. One of the units tasked with ensuring all vessels are able to safely navigate these waterways is [...]
Blue steel
As the nation remembers the War of 1812 this month, an auspicious irony of history lies in the room like an 800-foot tall ship. The three-year sequel to the Revolutionary War cut off the supply of British goods to America’s [...]
Midnight Blue
While the residents of Grafton, Ill., caught some zzz’s on March 23, the Coast Guardsmen of Coast Guard Sector Upper Mississippi River conducted the first night operations of 2012 on the Illinois River during the hours when perhaps even [...]
Les bons temps rouler the brow
From the red, white and blue of Old Glory to the purple, green and gold of the Big Easy, two other distinctive hues make up the fabric of the Gulf Coast maritime community. To the public these are the orange [...]
Shipmates take decisive actions
Pick any adjective that describes efficiency and action, and you will find a Coast Guardsman who either embodies it or makes it so. At any given hour, on any given day, they give their lives freely to those in peril. [...]
Planning for the worst
The Central Texas Coastal Area Committee held their quarterly meeting in which multiple organizations plan for the response to oil or other hazardous material spills happening off the Texas coast, Thursday, December 8, 2011. The CTCAC is a multi-agency organization [...]
Aiding the Heartland
The United States has more than 25,000 miles of inland navigable waterways, almost all of which are in the eastern half of the country. 10,300 of those navigable waterways are in the Eighth Coast Guard District. The most navigated of these is the Mississippi River, which is the fourth longest and the tenth largest among the world’s rivers. The upkeep of the Mississippi River’s many aids to navigation falls within the districts responsibility to ensure the safe flow of commerce; the life blood of America.
Blue Grit: Aids to Navigation Team Panama City
There are a lot of rich, inter-service cultures mixed into the Coast Guard melting pot. Each mission under the Coast Guard umbrella seems to take on a life and attitude all its own, from the mighty, big-cutter fleet, boasting nautical [...]
Training to survive
The Coast Guard is known for its aquatic prowess, scouring the high seas for things ranging from missing mariners, to illegal drug traffickers.But what do you do when the unthinkable happens, and Coast Guard members are suddenly the ones needing [...]
