JANUARY 24, 2024 - Thanks, in part, to a critical modernization program conducted by a team of engineers at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) and various U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) engineering and acquisition offices, Operation Deep Freeze 2024, the annual joint military service resupply mission to the remote Antarctica outpost of McMurdo, is currently … [Read more...]
Know Your Chain of Command
A Chain of Command is a structure of authority and responsibility. It is necessary so that everyone knows their place in the organization, and to whom they have to report. For example, your immediate supervisors are your Company Commander (CC) and Lead Company Commander (LCC). Their immediate supervisor is the Section Commander (SC), who is the next person in your Chain of … [Read more...]
Air Force, Coast Guard Partner for Rescue Exercise
U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Tim Mathis, USCG STA Mayport unit supervisor, gives a safety brief before a simulated joint team rescue with U.S. Air Force Airmen during Mosaic Tiger 24-1 off the coast of Jacksonville on Nov. 17, 2023. Joint training exercises ensure preparedness for global personnel recovery. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Courtney … [Read more...]
U.S. Coast Guard Formally Establishes Base Guam
NOVEMBER 9, 2023 — The U.S. Coast Guard is proud to announce the establishment of U.S. Coast Guard Base Guam on Nov. 8, 2023, in a ceremony presided over by Rear Adm. Carola List, commander of Operational Logistics Command. Led by Cmdr. Dana Hiatt, Base Guam, will be pivotal toward enhancing the U.S. Coast Guard's mission support logistics in the region. This strategic move … [Read more...]
Coast Guard Seize $25 Million in Illegal Drugs
OCTOBER 11, 2023 – The U.S. Coast Guard Sentinel-class fast response cutter USCGC John Scheuerman (WPC 1146) seized about $25 million worth of illegal drugs from a stateless vessel while operating in the international waters of the Gulf of Oman, Oct. 3. The cutter, working under the command of Combined Task Force (CTF) 150, seized 360 kilograms of methamphetamines, 107 … [Read more...]