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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 [...]


120118-G-XX000-002 Rear Adm. Parks and Rear Adm. Thomas(FI)

Looking at the future of Coast Guard small boats

The Marinette Marine Corporation, of Marinette, Wis., is building and delivering the Coast Guard’s new 45-foot Response Boat-Medium to units across the United States. These boats are designed to replace the aging fleet of 41-foot Utility Boats that have been [...]


CLEVELAND--A U.S. Coast Guard HC-144A Ocean Sentry aircraft lands at Burke Lakefront Airport June 17, 2011. The aircraft arrived in Cleveland to support Coast Guard's missions on the Great Lakes. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Brandon Blackwell)

Alabama-based Coast Guard aircrew supports Great Lakes missions

      A U.S. Coast Guard HC-144A Ocean Sentry aircraft landed at Cleveland’s Burke Lakefront Airport June 17 to demonstrate the aircraft’s unique capabilities for Ninth Coast Guard District staff. This fixed-wing turbo prop aircraft, assigned to Aviation Training Center Mobile, [...]