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 [...]
Great Lakes Shipmate of the Week: Auxiliarist Stephen Donnelly, Station Belle Isle, Mich.
All five branches of the armed forces owe their existence to the spirit of volunteerism among their members. They are comprised of individuals who answer the call to perform their civic duty by defending and supporting the United States [...]
Great Lakes Shipmate of the Week: Chief Warrant Officer John Leaming, Coast Guard Air Station Traverse City
Proficiency is a goal that has been identified by Adm. Bob Papp, commandant of the Coast Guard, as being critical to the success of the service. Proficiency is not a new concept for our service, though. The Coast Guard [...]
Summerstock: A plan of action to patrol the Great Lakes
On Aug. 18, 2012 a rescue boatcrew from Coast Guard Station Sackets Harbor, N.Y., rescued two men from a boat that was taking on water in Lake Ontario. All across the nation, Coast Guard rescue crews engage in similar responses [...]
Great Lakes Shipmate of the Week: OS1 Michael Day, Sector Lake Michigan
Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Michael Day, an Indiana native, reported to Sector Lake Michigan Command Center from Patrol Forces Southwest Asia in July 2011. As an operations specialist, he quickly qualified as an operations unit controller [...]
Great lakes Shipmate of the Week: Petty Officer 2nd Class David Leahy, USCGC Mobile Bay
Petty Officer 2nd Class David Leahy, from Batavia, Ill., is an Electrician’s Mate aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Mobile Bay, homeprted in Sturgeon Bay, Wis. He transferred to the cutter in January 2010 after his first career tour [...]
Five facts about ice
The 9th Coast Guard District reminds Great Lakes citizens and visitors to use extra precautions when planning recreational activities on frozen ponds, streams, rivers and lakes. Ice can be unpredictable and dangerous. Ice is an ever-changing surface, and the fluctuating weather conditions affect [...]
Great Lakes Coast Guard ice rescue assets
Ninth Coast Guard District units conduct hundreds of ice rescues and training events each winter. This work is done in the most arduous of environments and it’s dangerous. The 9th District has 39 stations, 2 sir stations, and 8 [...]
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 [...]
