Coast Guard Magazine articles from April 2006

Coast Guard Magazine archives from April 2006

RCS Eagle, War of 1812.
April 1, 2006... The defense of the Revenue Cutter Eagle against the attack of the British brigantine Dispatch and an accompanying sloop, is one of the most dramatic incidents of the War of 1812. With the cutter run ashore on Long Island, its guns were...

A splashing good time.(Up Front)
April 1, 2006... MK3 Joshua Preston helps two girls from a Virginia Beach elementary school during a fire hose demonstration aboard the CGC Albacore, during a school field trip at Portsmouth, Va., May 25. Photo by Lt. Cmdr. Rich Condit, Sector Hampton Roads...

Fabricating sparks.(Up Front)
April 1, 2006... DC3 Steve Jacobs fabricates a metal bracket aboard the CGC Bear. The Bear is one of six 270-foot medium endurance cutters stationed at Portsmouth, Va. Photo by PA3 Kip Wadlow, LantArea

RBM.(ALL COAST)
April 1, 2006... The Coast Guard has awarded a production contract to Marinette Marine Corporation for the design, construction, outfit and delivery of the Response Boat-Medium system. Marinette Marine Corporation will team with Kvichak Marine Industries to...

Final flight.(ALL COAST)
April 1, 2006... A Marine Corps CH-53E Condor helicopter transports a decommissioned Coast Guard HU-25 Falcon from Air Station Elizabeth City to its final resting place as an artificial reef off the North Carolina coast, June 8. The CGNR 2101 was dropped...

Fire work.(ALL COAST)
April 1, 2006... DC3 Zachary Rafoth struggles to shut off his torch as his teammates MK1 Greg Nelson (center) and BM2 Adam Kidd (right) put the finishing touches on the "Heat and Beat" competition during the Coast Guard Olympics held at the Naval base in...

Indy 500.(ALL COAST)
April 1, 2006... AET3 Josh Tjader, AET3 Bobby Teal, LT Greg Gedemer all from Air Station Traverse City, Mich., pose with Indy Car driver Danica Patrick during the Armed Forces Day Ceremonies at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis, May 19. The HH-65B...

Red River rescue.(ALL COAST)
April 1, 2006... A 20-foot Coast Guard 'ice boat' piloted by BMCS Tony Hiller of Station Sturgeon Bay, Wis., navigates the flood waters of the Red River as it flows over Minnesota Highway 1 east of Oslo, Minn., April 7. The Coast Guard personnel were returning...

Four-legged all stars.(ALL COAST)
April 1, 2006... Coast Guard canine units walk up a ramp at Station Square in Pittsburgh, after inspecting the clipper ship fleet along the Monogahela River, July 11. The Coast Guard is working with local, state and federal officials in an effort to augment...

Knock, knock.(ALL COAST)
April 1, 2006... Members of Tactical Law Enforcement Team South give a tactical demonstration at the training compound at Mannama, Bahrain, for Rear Admirals David Pekoske and John Action, June 6. The members are on a deployment to train boat crewmembers and...

Vice visits.(ALL COAST)
April 1, 2006... Vice President Dick Cheney addressed a mixed crowd of service members and their families in one of the hangars at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mich., July 10, to commemorate their efforts in the War on Terror. Present were Coast Guard...

Hang time.(ALL COAST)
April 1, 2006... AST3 John Classic is lowered to a Baywatch Marina Del Ray Rescue boat from an HH-65 Dolphin helicopter during a rescue demonstration in Los Angeles, May 23. Photo by PA3 Prentice Danner, 11th Dist.

Meet the new MCPOCG: Charles "Skip" Bowen.(Interview)
April 1, 2006... Boatswain's mate and "OIC at heart" Charles "Skip" Bowen took the helm as the 10th master chief petty officer of the Coast Guard, June 14. The 28-year Coast Guard veteran carries a wealth of experience to the post, including a four-month...

Station Grand Isle bordering on isolation: the remote southeast Louisiana outpost manages a myriad of missions from stopping illegal fishing to conducting security boardings on the world's largest oil tankers.
April 1, 2006... Located 110 miles from New Orleans, Coast Guard Station Grand Isle is as close to isolation a unit can get without being labeled "an isolated duty station." With less than 2,000 people in the surrounding community, Station Grand Isle is...

On target: with pinpoint accuracy, the Coast Guard shreds the competition at the 2006 U.S. Navy Fleet Forces Pacific Rifle and Pistol Matches.
April 1, 2006... In a sea of Navy woodland and Marine Corps digital camouflage were 13 blue uniforms representing the Coast Guard from units in California, Colorado, Oregon, and Alaska. The 2006 U.S. Navy Fleet Forces Pacific Rifle and Pistol Matches were...

Orient express: crewmembers on the CGC Rush's bridge care fully maneuver their ship within a few yards of a pier. Down on the weather decks, Seaman Ryan Cook yells, "heads up on the pier," as he heaves line into the hands of a pier-side line handler.
April 1, 2006... The Rush, a 378-foot high endurance cutter homeported in Honolulu, had been at sea for only a few days since its last port call, a drop in the bucket compared to previous patrols the cutter has seen. But it was a short leg on a historical...

Rough and tumble title: Coast Guard Academy notches NCAA Division II men's rugby national championship.
April 1, 2006... The Coast Guard Academy men's rugby team achieved the improbable when they walked off the pitch (field) battered and bruised, but hoisting the NCAA Division II Rugby National Championship trophy high overhead. The underdog Bears became the...

First into the fray: before Katrina made a bead on New Orleans, an Air Station Clearwater crew charged into the hurricane's chaos off the Florida coast to attempt the seemingly impossible and launch themselves into rescue history.
April 1, 2006... Two hundred fellow Air Station Clearwater crewmen rose from their seats in a standing ovation as four modern-day heroes were presented with the first Distinguished Flying Crosses for operations conducted during Hurricane Katrina. On Jan....

Golden opportunity: MSST lights up Fort Knox, initiates ground breaking training.
April 1, 2006... While most widely known for protecting the Nation's gold reserve and the 1964 setting for the James Bond movie "Goldfinger," Fort Knox, Ky., is also home to the Salt River range, a unique weapons training site for operators of Army watercraft,...

Kicking good time: Coast Guard foursome earn spots, captaincies on All-Navy soccer squad.
April 1, 2006... The smallest of the Armed Services played a big role for the 2006 All-Navy women's soccer team as four Coast Guard officers not only notched starting spots on the field, but two were named the team's captains. Lieutenant Jennifer Haag, Lt....

Boarding team's PDA.(Boardings go paperless)
April 1, 2006... When Coast Guard boarding officers return from law enforcement patrols, they have to spend an exorbitant amount of time entering information into the Marine Information for Safety and Law Enforcement database. This time spent typing case after...

Trailblazer bids farewell: first female Coast Guard Academy graduate retires after 26-year career.
April 1, 2006... It was the summer of 1975, and Jean Butler, a tomboyish high school senior, was on a boat in Rhode Island with some friends. The conversation turned, as conversations among high school seniors often do, to college. "All these kids were...

New Ancient Albatrosses take flight.
April 1, 2006... Rear Adm. David Kunkel donned a vintage leather flight coat and leather flight helmet, stepped to the podium and asked a sea of Coast Guard aviators, "How do I look?" Kunkel, 56, was christened the U.S. Coast Guard's Ancient Albatross in a...

New Ancient Mariners take the helm.
April 1, 2006... Captain Michael Jett was christened as the Coast Guard's 12th Golden Ancient Mariner in a ceremony aboard the CGC Polar Star in Seattle, June 10. Jett, the 7th District chief of law enforcement, accepted the time-honored title from retiring...

Up for the challenge? Earning the right to call yourself a tactical law enforcement operator begins with grueling test of skills.
April 1, 2006... Interested in joining the Coast Guard's elite tactical maritime law enforcement team? The next assessment and selection course for summer assignment 2007 is scheduled for Sept. 24. Interested personnel should contact their EPM...

"Lightning" strikes Tampa Bay waterways.(Logbook)
April 1, 2006... Several local and federal law enforcement agencies around the Tampa Bay area joined together April 21 for operation "Lightning Strike." The operation consisted of Coast Guard units from Sector St. Petersburg, marine law enforcement units...

On your mark.(Logbook)
April 1, 2006... The CGC Campbell serves as the starting platform for the sixth leg of the Volvo Ocean Race held on the Chesapeake Bay near Annapolis, Md., May 7. Homeported in Kittery, Maine, the 270-foot cutter also served as the on-scene commander platform....

Auxiliary lands national award.(Logbook)
April 1, 2006... The Coast Guard Auxiliary has been presented with the National Water Safety Congress' National Award for its role in promoting boating and water safety. The National Water Safety Congress gives out just one award each year to an...

Helping our own ... One house at a time.
April 1, 2006... Of the 2,387 Coast Guard personnel who lived and worked in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama when Hurricane Katrina hit on Aug. 29, 2005, more than 580 of them watched their homes and personal belongings get swept away. When the rescuers...

Towing vessel captain cited for heroism.(Logbook)
April 1, 2006... It was only natural for Louisiana native Joseph Kieffer, Jr. to stick around during the arrival of Hurricane Katrina and take care of the fleet and make sure his crew was safe. Little did he know that when his supervisors told him to "hunker...

West Coast FIST wins intelligence award.(Logbook)
April 1, 2006... The San Francisco Field Intelligence Support Team was awarded the CG-210 Intelligence Unit Award for fiscal year 2004 in a ceremony at the 11th District offices in Alameda, Calif., May 12. The CG-210 award is given to an intelligence unit...

People's choice.(Logbook)
April 1, 2006... AST2 Josh Miramontez poses for a photo shoot with People Magazine, May 26. The Air Station San Diego rescue swimmer was chosen as one of People Magazine's 50 Hottest Bachelors. "I think it's great for the Coast Guard. It's nice to let everyone...

Alameda designated a "Coast Guard City".
April 1, 2006... After an 80-year relationship with the city of Alameda, the Coast Guard officially designated the town a "Coast Guard City" on March 21. "Our involvement with the people of Alameda, and the city's involvement with us, helps keep our men...

True blue treatment.
April 1, 2006... A platoon of 100 Coast Guard Iraqi Freedom veterans march in the National Memorial Day Parade in Washington, D.C., May 29. The contingent of Coast Guardsmen received "VIP-guests of honor" treatment from the Department of Defense including a VIP...

Coast Guard SU DO KU.
April 1, 2006... Fill in the blank spaces in the grid so that every vertical column, every horizontal row and every 3 x 3 box contains the letters C-O-A-S-T-G-U-R-D, without repeating any. The solved puzzle can be found in the online version of Coast Guard...

Patrolling the Chesapeake: Coast Guard Station St. Inigoes.(Greetings From)
April 1, 2006... Off the beaten path sits a simple complex of buildings overlooking Molls Cove of St. Mary's River that make up Coast Guard Station St. Inigoes. Situated at the edge of the Webster Field Annex of Naval Air Station Patuxent River, the station is...

Semper Paratus.(Following Seas)
April 1, 2006... "Hold on!" yelled the third-class just as our Zodiac OTH (Over The Horizon) boat crossed the ship's wake at 43 knots, sending us airborne for a brief, but terrifying, second. This was my first day on board CGC Morgenthau (WHEC-722), and the...

Air time.
April 1, 2006... BM2 David Partin, a diver from Maritime Safety and Security Team Galveston, jumps into the Detroit River to install an Integrated Anti-Swimmer System, a tool developed to detect, track, classify, interdict and respond to underwater threats. The...