Great Lakes Shipmate of the Week: Fireman Ashley Johnson, Station Two Rivers
With most of the Coast Guard “A” School waiting lists exceeding three years, many of the newest Coast Guardsmen will spend a great deal of time aboard their first units as non-rates. Fireman Ashley Johnson of Station Two Rivers, [...]
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 [...]
Coasties in the classroom: MSD Massena’s partnership with local schools
The Coast Guard is dedicated to enhancing educational opportunities and career awareness for our nation’s youth through direct participation in educational programs. Crewmembers of Marine Safety Detachment Massena, N.Y., promote excellence in education by working with local schools and providing students [...]
From the Field: Coast Guard Sector Lake Michigan honors SPAR
Guest post written by Lt. j.g. Brian Dykens, Coast Guard Sector Lake Michigan: It’s been many years since she was last at a Coast Guard unit, but Valentine’s Day provided a great opportunity to have her aboard at Coast Guard [...]
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 [...]
Excellence in Reserve Readiness
The 9th Coast Guard District’s Planning Branch was selected as the recipient of the 2011 Admiral Russell R. Waesche Award, for excellence in support of the 9th District’s Reserve Force during the past year. Capt. Scott McKinley, the 9th District’s [...]
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 [...]
Looking back: The year of the Coast Guard family
Guest post written Petty Officer 1st Class James Robinson, Coast Guard Sector Buffalo, N.Y.: As a member of the U.S. Coast Guard I have definitely gained a new perspective of my career this year. It was in the fall of 2004 [...]
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 [...]
One More Admiral on the Ice
Walking across a sheet of ice in mid-January is standard business for Coast Guardsmen serving in the Great Lakes. Whether responding to an on-ice emergency, or training to do so in the future, Coast Guardsmen across the Great Lakes region, [...]
