From the field: Marine Safety Unit Chicago hosts 2nd annual meeting for operators of uninspected passenger vessels
Guest post by Lt. Leslie Downing, MSU Chicago: Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit Chicago joined forces with local Coast Guard Auxiliary, Illinois Department of Natural Resources and Chicago Marine Police to host a public safety meeting for operators of uninspected [...]
Canoecopia is big success for Coast Guard Auxiliary
Members of the Coast Guard Auxiliary didn’t shy away from the thousands of paddlesport enthusiasts who showed up in Madison, Wis., March 9-11, 2012, for the world’s largest expo for canoes, kayaks, paddling and camping gear. Canoecopia – an annual event where attendees can test and buy equipment, watch instructional demos, witness presentations by experts in the industry, and socialize with other paddling enthusiasts – draws in about 25,000 visitors each year, making it an ideal time to share life-saving safety tips with both novice and experienced paddlers.
From the field: Boy Scouts tour Station Rochester, N.Y.
Guest post by Lt. Tom Pequignot, Coast Guard Sector Buffalo, N.Y.: The crew of U.S. Coast Guard Station Rochester, N.Y., hosted a group of Boy Scouts from Pack 203 on Saturday. The group of eight Boy Scouts and their parents [...]
From the field: Coast Guardsmen and Milwaukee Firefighters conduct joint familiarization training of a Great Lakes freighter
Guest post written by Lt. j.g. Brian Dykens, Coast Guard Sector Lake Michigan: More than 30 Coast Guardsmen based at Sector Lake Michigan in Milwaukee, Wis., and more than 70 Milwaukee firefighters conducted joint familiarization training on the [...]
Oil in ice: Expanding expertise into new environments
The Coast Guard’s Research and Development Center, in New London, Conn., working with the State of Michigan and other environmental response agencies, held an exercise in the Straits of Mackinac in northern Michigan to try and determine the best ways [...]
From the field: CBP canine handlers conduct training at Air Station Detroit
Guest post written By Lt. Jason Neiman, Air Station Detroit: U.S. Customs and Border Protection canine handlers and their dogs recently trained aboard Air Station Detroit. Three dogs and their handlers were on site to conduct training events on Jan. [...]
MSU Chicago teams with Auxiliary to support fire and police dept. open house
Guest post by Lt. Leslie Downing, MSU Chicago HINSDALE, Ill. — Coast Guard Auxiliary Commander Duke Jovanovich assists a child onto the Admiral Stansbury, an Auxiliary vessel used for harbor patrols and public affairs events, during the annual [...]
Multiple agencies hold full-scale maritime security exercise in Port of Duluth-Superior
In the world today, cooperation between agencies responding to events that threaten the safety of the public is paramount. In that spirit of cooperation, more than 15 different federal, state and local agencies came together on Aug. 24, 2011 in [...]
Routine boarding in the St. Lawrence Seaway
Coast Guardsmen in the 9th District are known for their proficiency in all matters of search and rescue, ice breaking, and servicing and maintaining maritime aids to navigation. Members of the public may not be as familiar with the [...]
DHS names Sector Buffalo reservist among its ‘Heroes on the Front Lines’
Post written by Petty Officer 1st Class Charles Reinhart, reservist public affairs specialist assigned to the Ninth Coast Guard District. Petty Officer 2nd Class Bonnie Wysocki, a Coast Guard reservist who works at Sector Buffalo, was recognized Wednesday by [...]
