December 12, 2013 - After months of training, the crew of Coast Guard Station Wrightsville Beach, N.C., finished qualifying on their 45-foot Response Boat – Medium, the 126th of 170 response boats being delivered to the service. The 45-foot Response Boat – Medium replaces the 41-foot Utility Boat, which has been the Coast Guard’s workhorse of the fleet for … [Read more...]
Largest Drug Seizure in the 1st Coast Guard District’s History
by Lt. j.g. Michael Barker (September 18, 2013) - If you speak with Coast Guardsmen from the 1st Coast Guard District - stretching from the Canadian border in Maine to northern New Jersey - about the missions they routinely perform, you will likely get a standard answer from just about every member: search and rescue, recreational boating safety, aids to navigation, ports … [Read more...]
New Office of Special Victims Counsel to Help Assist Assault Victims
7/26/2013 - Improving the availability and quality of response support for sexual assault victims is one of four strategic goals outlined in the Coast Guard’s plan to eliminate sexual assault from our service. As part of the implementation of this plan, Rear Adm. Frederick J. Kenney, Judge Advocate General of the U.S. Coast Guard, created a Special Victims Counsel … [Read more...]
Brace for Another Active Hurricane Season
It may feel like Superstorm Sandy happened just yesterday, but this weekend already marks the first day of the 2013 Atlantic hurricane season. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration forecasts we’re in for an above-average season, which means there is an extremely high probability of at least one major hurricane making landfall in the Gulf Coast and East … [Read more...]
Pros and Cons About Going Military After High School
Graduating from high school is a serious milestone. For the first time, you get to choose what you will do with your life instead of going where someone else tells you. That can mean many things, from college to working abroad. Many kids also consider joining a branch of the military, like the Navy, Air Force or Army. If you're thinking a military career might be valuable, take … [Read more...]