Texas City Coast Guard members teach basic damage control
While many of the Coast Guard’s missions focus on preventing bad things from happening or managing them when they do, one successful tactic in keeping people safe it education. Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Mike Draughon, a crewmember with [...]
The Power of Impressions: Revealing the Future
As a child have you ever encountered anyone that made a profound impact on the rest of your life? Changed the way you thought of the world and what was in it? Perhaps it was an astronaut, a doctor or [...]
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 [...]
Coast Guard and NOAA release turtles off Galveston coast
HOUSTON – Coast Guard members help release eight Kemp’s Ridley and two Loggerhead turtles in conjunction with members of the Moody Garden’s Aquarium and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration July 14, 2011. The crews released 10 turtles, including one [...]
Dauntless Sailor of the Quarter: BM3 Linton
What is a Dauntless sailor? A defender of the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico, noted for his/her expertise in counter narcotics, undocumented migrant operations, search and rescue and homeland defense. Who is a Dauntless sailor? Any man or [...]
