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...]

August 7, 2015, Coast Guard aviation was born when 3rd Lt. Elmer Stone reported to flight training on April 1, 1916. Now, a full century later, 2016 will represent the 100th year of U.S. Coast Guard aviation. Countless lives have been saved by Coast Guard aviators since that time through a myriad of operations that range from traditional search and rescue cases to hurricane … [Read more...]

August 6, 2015 A doctor walks into your hospital room. After what seems like a lifetime of tests and doctors visits, the news isn’t promising. Your child has been diagnosed with cancer. Your world has just been changed. Is there treatment? Will my insurance cover the astronomical healthcare costs? How can I help my child? These are the questions that many families … [Read more...]