August 18, 2015 -- Low clouds clung to the peaks of Unalaska on Aug. 9, as two tugboats eased the massive red hull of Coast Guard Cutter Healy out of Dutch Harbor, Alaska for an historic mission to the Arctic. Loaded heavy with stores, supplies, scientific equipment, and 145 souls, Healy headed north into the steel-gray waters of the Bering Sea. Healy is supporting Geotraces, … [Read more...]

August 14, 2015 - When people think of the Coast Guard, the first thing that comes to mind most likely isn’t building roads and establishing infrastructure half a world away. But that’s just one of the many skill sets possessed by personnel at Coast Guard port security units. At Port Security Unit 313 in Everett, Washington, one leader has put that expertise to … [Read more...]

August 13, 2015 - After traveling to four foreign nations, navigating through a hurricane and steaming more than 9,000 miles over 46 days, Coast Guard Cutter Farallon has arrived in its new homeport of Valdez, Alaska. Crewmembers aboard the 110-foot cutter said goodbye to their family and the Farallon’s homeport of San Juan, Puerto Rico, to deliver the cutter to replace … [Read more...]

August 10, 2015 - The operations center of the National Security Cutter, NSC, with all its moving parts, is awe-inspiring. This dedicated area aboard the cutter is just one of many features that distinguishes the newest white-hull from the legacy fleet. There are systems to monitor everything: charts, computer monitors and giant screens light up the dark icy cold space. … [Read more...]

August 10, 2015 - Coast Guard Cutter James, a 418-ft National Security Cutter, entered into active service on August 8, 2015 at U.S. Coast Guard Base Boston. The cutter will be homeported in Charleston, South Carolina. The commissioning ceremony for the Coast Guard’s newest cutter featured Commandant Adm. Paul Zukunft who spoke to the crowd of over 1,000 members of the … [Read more...]