Coast Guard Magazine articles from June 2006

Coast Guard Magazine archives from June 2006

USCG mascots.(Out of the history books)
June 1, 2006... Since people first took to the sea, they have sailed with members of the animal kingdom. Brought along for many reasons, including fighting rodent infestations and providing companionship, Coast Guard crews followed this ancient custom and...

Laser-like precision.(Up Front)
June 1, 2006... BM3 Christopher Azzollini, Station Eatons Neck, N.Y., fires the M240 medium machine gun during a recertifying exercise off the south shore of Long Island, N.Y., Sept. 21. On the horizon, the CGC Vigorous conducts a safety patrol of the area....

First of the line.(Up Front)
June 1, 2006... The crew of a Coast Guard C-130 from Air Station Sacramento, Calif., departs San Francisco International Airport Oct. 7. The aircrew supported Fleet Week 2006 activities by transporting Coast Guard security personnel and their equipment to the...

Honoring Rockmore and King.(ALL COAST)
June 1, 2006... Capt. Brent Pennington, a doctor assigned to Integrated Support Command Kodiak's Rockmore-King Clinic, fastens a wreath to a stand on the top of Ugak Island south of Kodiak, Alaska, Nov. 2 to honor the six Coast Guardsmen who perished in a...

Foul fumes.(ALL COAST)
June 1, 2006... Municipal solid waste burns aboard the container barge Baranof Provider in Frederick Sound, Alaska, Nov. 6. The CGC Liberty from Juneau, Alaska, was first on scene to fight the fire, which was brought under control approximately 11 hours later....

Tall Stacks.(ALL COAST)
June 1, 2006... Coast Guard Marine Safety and Security Team Galveston assists local Coast Guard units as well as, local, state and federal law enforcement during Tall Stacks, a steamboat festival held Oct. 4-8 on the Ohio River. Coast Guard crews assisted with...

City pride.(ALL COAST)
June 1, 2006... Coast Guard personnel from Sector New York march past the reviewing stand and New York City's famous Public Library on 5th Avenue during the annual Veteran's Day Parade. "Our young men and women continue to make sacrifices," said Mayor...

Coastie on show.(ALL COAST)
June 1, 2006... Katelyn Parker, 3 years old, giggles at Coastie the Patrol Boat during the International Search and Rescue Competition between the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary and the Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary Oct. 28 in Portsmouth, Va. The Coast Guard...

Helping hands.(ALL COAST)
June 1, 2006... A Coast Guard crew from Station Mayport, Fla., transfers John Hodgkiss to paramedics from the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department. Hodgkiss was one of five boaters rescued off the Florida coast Sept. 30 and Oct. 1. The crew from Station...

Bertholf: United Stated Coast Guard cutter.
June 1, 2006... The Deepwater Program's progressive modernization and recapitalization of the Coast Guard's aging legacy fleet marked a significant milestone on Veterans Day when the first of eight national security cutters was christened the Bertholf (WMSL...

Return engagement: Capt. Dan Burbank shoots to the stars, again, this time atop the heaviest payload ever shuttled through space.
June 1, 2006... In a rare pre-dawn landing, the Space Shuttle Atlantis arrived at Cape Canaveral, Fla. Sept. 21. With the International Space Station discernible in the dark sky, the flawless landing marked the successful return to ISS construction following a...

25 years on the watch: guarding the launch.
June 1, 2006... For 25 years, the Coast Guard has provided waterborne security for NASA space shuttle operations. "Shuttle security is a contingency operation," said Coast Guard Reserve MKC Bromley Ball, the space transportation systems coordinator, who...

Dolphins get a boost: Barbers Point cuts the cost.
June 1, 2006... From the rooftops of New Orleans to ski-fitted landings at the bottom of the world, the HH-65 Dolphin helicopter has served the Coast Guard well. But nearly three decades of hard duty required a few upgrades. The initial A-model became the...

Small boat standardization: the Coast Guard is replacing its aging fleet of non-standard boats with multi-mission vessels that share common systems and effectively meet the increasing demand for highly capable, technologically advanced platforms--and delivering them faster than ever.
June 1, 2006... "A mixed bag." Five years ago, that was probably a good way to describe the Coast Guard's small boat fleet. That's because historically, areas and districts purchased their own boats, resulting in a collection of vessels that shared little more...

Going faster: Coast Guard combats smuggling operations with speedy new boat.
June 1, 2006... Imagine you're out enjoying a leisurely day of boating, and you see a small orange Coast Guard boat scream by. You hear the siren wailing and see the blue lights pass, but it doesn't seem like anything out of the ordinary. You assume it is just...

Mission e-possible: the digital world helps Coast Guard members stay competitive and efficient while carrying out their diverse missions in a globaly connected and ever-changing maritime environment.
June 1, 2006... Technology is on the move like never before. Today, MP3 Players, cell phones and personal digital assistants have found their way into the pockets and purses of many Americans. Understanding the benefits of technology and seizing the...

Out to sea.
June 1, 2006... The crew of the CGC Mohawk departed Key West, Fla., on July 1, to undertake a journey that would lead them through the Panama Canal, into two oceans and across three time zones on an 80-day deployment that would test the endurance and...

Two-day turnaround.
June 1, 2006... Into the foggy morning sunlight sailed the CGC Juniper from its homeport in Newport, R.I., Sept. 24. What was supposed to be a 40-hour voyage to Halifax, Nova Scotia, became an eight-hour round trip to Vineyard Sound. Three and a half hours and...

Locked in: rescue 21 enhances lifesaving capabilities and puts hoax callers on notice.
June 1, 2006... RECENT CONVICTIONS IN HOAX CALL CASES DEMONSTRATE A ZERO TOLERANCE STANCE from both the Coast Guard and local authorities. Concurrently, Coast Guard watchstanders are learning about advanced technology that provides an essential tool for...

Don't dump, drains of ocean!!!!! Why would anyone want to eat plastic? It happens typically not to humans, but instead to marine animals--and it happens often.
June 1, 2006... Consider the graceful movement of a plastic bag lightly drifting in the ocean current with just a sliver of light illuminating it from above. It's easy to understand how a sea turtle, who prefers to gulp down jelly fish, might mistake the bag...

Kodiak's special delivery: air station releases rainbow trout.
June 1, 2006... The wisp of a fly line, the ripple and pop of a lure bouncing off the surface of a remote mountain lake, and the cool misty breeze found on a late summer morning define serenity for many anglers who frequent the mountain lakes of Kodiak Island...

Dres_sage [druh-sahzh; Fr. dre-sazh]--noun.(NO GAMES, JUST SPORTS)
June 1, 2006... 1. The training of a horse to carry out a series of precise controlled movements in response to minimal signals from its rider 2. Dressage event: a competitive event in which horse and rider are judged on the elegance, precision and...

Coast Guard triathlon.(NO GAMES, JUST SPORTS)
June 1, 2006... On August 11, Station St. Inigoes, Md., held their second annual triathlon consisting of running 2 miles, kayaking 4 miles, and bicycling 6.5 miles. This year's event was organized by BM1 Edgar Cooper. Seven teams and one individual doing all...

Trek across America.(NO GAMES, JUST SPORTS)
June 1, 2006... AST1 Randall Rice, Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City, N.J., recently returned from a bicycle ride of nearly 3,000 miles from San Diego to Savannah, Ga. After accomplishing a series of personal and professional goals, Rice set his sights on...

Survival of the Shawangunks.(NO GAMES, JUST SPORTS)
June 1, 2006... Amid the beautiful scenery of New Paltz, N.Y., a formidable opponent laid in wait for some competitive athletes eagerly seeking to put foot to ground and body to water on Sept. 10. That opponent was the Survival of the Shawangunks triathlon...

Armed Forces Sports.(NO GAMES, JUST SPORTS)
June 1, 2006... The following information is being provided to encourage Coast Guard men and women to bring their sports talents forward and apply for participation on Navy sports teams as part of the Armed Forces Sports Program. To date in 2006, 44...

Coast Guard family hosts Ukrainian children visiting U.S. for medical treatment.(Logbook)
June 1, 2006... Russian labels with pictures marked all the appliances throughout his home. They helped break down the language barrier between his children and the two Ukrainian children who were living with him and his family in Haverhill, Mass. MKC Ted...

NASCAR Angels juice up junker.(Logbook)
June 1, 2006... A half-hour, nationally syndicated program, NASCAR Angels, hit the road with a simple mission: to help people and to fix their broken cars. Hosted by former NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Champion and current ABC/ESPN broadcaster Rusty Wallace...

CG crews braced for crustacean invasion.(Logbook)
June 1, 2006... Beautiful turquoise waters, plenty of sunshine, red and white dive flags and lots of "bugs." Every year thousands of boaters swarm to Florida to hunt these bugs. But it's not your typical bug. These bugs can grow to be two-feet long with thick,...

Coast Guard Combat Veterans reunion scheduled for April.(Logbook)
June 1, 2006... The Coast Guard Combat Veterans Association will hold its 13th reunion and convention April 16-20, 2007, at the Sheraton Gateway Hotel in Burlingame, Calif. For more information or to register, contact E.P. Ed Burke at (301) 924-3727. For hotel...

A good fit.(Logbook)
June 1, 2006... Coast Guard Reservist magazine has published a special issue on uniforms. Featuring full-length photos of service members in uniform, the magazine covers everything, from the proper wear of the Winter Dress Blue to the order of precedence of...

Boarding Officer eLearning offers new path to qualification.(Logbook)
June 1, 2006... Do you want to become a Boarding Officer but find it difficult to break away to attend the six-week Basic Boarding Officer Course? Perhaps a two-week course, in conjunction with eLearning lessons, would be more convenient. Providing personnel...

Mural dedicated to CG Katrina responders.(Logbook)
June 1, 2006... On Aug. 28, almost exactly one year after the landfall of Hurricane Katrina, Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff, joined by scores of Coast Guard first responders, cut the ribbon on a 9-by-20 mural, painted in honor of the thousands...

Legare crew lends a hand.(Logbook)
June 1, 2006... Volunteers from the CGC Legare and Colombian National Police joined forces to completely repaint a school in the Puerto Rey neighborhood outside Cartagena, Colombia, Oct. 3. In a project sponsored by US AID, more than 40 volunteers stripped...

D13 brings ICS expertise back to its beginnings.(Logbook)
June 1, 2006... The Coast Guard's ongoing success with the Incident Command System has caught the attention of the U.S. Forest Service--the original creators of ICS. For years, Coast Guard responders sought training and field experience from our wild land...

Ship with 30,000 tons of cargo slams into sensitive Florida coast.(Logbook)
June 1, 2006... Port Everglades has been able to keep pace with South Florida's construction demands and population growth by establishing itself as one of the premier bulk cargo seaports in Florida, importing and exporting more than three million tons of raw...

Underway for a day.(Logbook)
June 1, 2006... Army Command Sgt. Maj. William Gainey, center, the senior enlisted advisor to the Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, talks with Coast Guardsmen at Station Portsmouth, Va., Sept. 27. Gainey toured CGCs Northland and Beluga; the bouy tender Frank...

Metalworking stalwart passes on trade to new generation of blacksmiths.(Greetings From)
June 1, 2006... In existence since the Iron Age, blacksmithing was a cornerstone that helped build our modern world. It was needed for everything from wagons, to farming tools, to weapons, to the first compass containing north and south poles. Martin...

Readiness, People and Stewardship: Personnel Command honors responsibilities as the Coast Guard's personnel center.(Greetings From)
June 1, 2006... Made up of the Officer Personnel Management Division, Enlisted Personnel Management Division, Reserve Personnel Management Division and Administration Division, the Coast Guard Personnel Command resides in an office complex directly above the...

Retired chief awarded long overdue medal.(Greetings From)
June 1, 2006... At a small ceremony in a conference room at the Kodiak Coast Guard Base on Nov. 2, an air medal for meritorious service was awarded to a Valdez man who helped save 10 lives during a harrowing and exhausting rescue mission 28 years ago. ...

Coast Guard SUDOKU.
June 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...