Operation Paddle Smart
A tale of two paddlecrafts Imagine: two men living in the same neighborhood on Lake Michigan went to the outdoor store and each bought a paddlecraft. While there, they were both handed paddlecraft safety kits with a Paddle Smart [...]
Great Lakes Shipmates of the Week: Life-saving Sector Buffalo marine inspectors
Coast Guard marine inspectors protect life by ensuring vessel safety, but this week’s shipmates of the week were a little more hands on than usual. On April 17, 2013, marine inspectors from Coast Guard Sector Buffalo were conducting inspections, alongside [...]
Women in the Coast Guard: Standing the watch in heels since 1915
What happens when you take a Coast Guard asset or office and fill it full of women? No, this is not a joke. Give up? The answer is… the same job would get done as if it were [...]
Cool customers
This is a first-hand account of Icy Resolve 2013 from the eyes of Cmdr. Lisa Ragone, an incident commander at the full-scale exercise. I served as the secondary incident commander from Coast Guard Sector Detroit for an ice rescue exercise [...]
Chicago Welcomes Home the Heroes
“The willingness with which our young people are likely to serve in any war, no matter how justified, shall be directly proportional to how they perceive the veterans of earlier wars were treated and appreciated by their nation.” [...]
Coast Guard members tell hunger to run for the hills
Members of Coast Guard Station Tawas, in East Tawas, Mich., are making great strides for a good cause in the Thunderwater- Great Lakes 500 Canned Food Drive. The crews have traded in their work boots for running shoes in the [...]
NFL recognizes Great Lakes Coast Guardsmen at football games
Major American professional sports teams have long found ways to recognize military servicemembers at their events. Here in the 9th Coast Guard District, Great Lakes athletes and teams are often acknowledging the service and sacrifice of area Coast [...]
Coast Guardsmen extend partnership with elementary students
Nothing like bringing a piece of PIE to friends. That’s what members of Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit Chicago brought and shared with students and administrators at Goodwin Elementary School in Cicero, Ill. earlier this week when the unit [...]
Birthday boy learns the ropes at Coast Guard Station Toledo
Fifth birthdays are a big deal! A milestone because it is often the first birthday party kids truly remember. Not only does turning five mean the start of school, but a child can really start expressing their independence. These reasons [...]
NASCAR competitor is ‘driven’ to recognize military women
In a male-dominated sport, Jennifer Jo Cobb, a driver with the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, is doing something to show that women are just as capable as men. She is the creator of the promotional campaign “Driven2Honor,” which [...]
