Detroit-based Coast Guard Chief finds Great Lakes a photographers paradise
Josh Bozarth, a Chief Petty Officer aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Bristol Bay, joined the Coast Guard to pay for college and to get a sense of greater responsibility. He never thought that the Coast Guard would open the door [...]
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 [...]
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 hosts military kids during AFC Rookie Symposium
On Friday morning, beneath the bright, blue northeast Ohio sky, the white t-shirts worn by nearly 150 children of military families stood out starkly against the green grass of the Cleveland Browns’ training facility in Berea, Ohio. The children [...]
Captains salute the Coast Guard during Nautical Day
The ceremonial first pitch is a longstanding baseball tradition, in which a guest of honor throws a ball to mark the end of pregame festivities and the start of the game. Before a Lake County Captains game on Sunday, Cleveland-area [...]
Great Lakes Coast Guardsmen celebrate Memorial Day
With contributions from Lt. j.g. Brian Dykens, Coast Guard Sector Lake Michigan. As members of one of the five Armed Services, Coast Guardsmen take pride in participating in Memorial Day celebrations, honoring those who have served the United States as [...]
From the field: Earth Day cleanup near Ashtabula, Ohio
Story and photos by BM2 William Campbell, Coast Guard Station Ashtabula, Ohio: In honor of Earth Day, personnel from Coast Guard Station Ashtabula, Ohio, Coast Guard Auxiliary Division 5, Cub Scout Pack 71, and portions of local Boy Scout troops [...]
Maintenance Augmentation Team Provides Exemplary Support to the Fleet … and to their Community
Photos by Senior Chief Petty Officer Dave Mooney, supervisor, Coast Guard Maintenance Augmentation Team Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. Coast Guard units must work together to overcome ever-expanding operational requirements aboard an aging fleet of cutters. To take some of [...]
Above and Beyond: College student receives Silver Lifesaving Medal
Each year it seems that the Red River, which flows north along the North Dakota/Minnesota border, rises and creates hazardous flooding conditions for the people who live near its banks. In the fall of 2009, Coast Guardsmen from the 8th [...]
