Coast Guard Magazine articles from March 2005

Coast Guard Magazine archives from March 2005

A legend in retirement.(UP FRONT)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2005... A Coast Guard Douglas RD-4 airplane, circa 1938, rests on display at the National Museum of Naval Aviation in Pensacola, Fla. Once the main type of rescue plane used by the Coast Guard, the RD-4 helped three Coast Guard aviators earn the first...

Game plan.(UP FRONT)
March 1, 2005... Ed Callahan, rear commodore for the Northern Area, Coast Guard Auxiliary 7th Dist., briefs his team regarding patrols on the St. Johns River during the week of Super Bowl XXXIX in Jacksonville, Fla., in support of the Coast Guard's Operation...

CG keeps watch over New Orleans during Mardi Gras.(News Beat)
March 1, 2005... NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 4 -- Group New Orleans units began operating an increased patrol schedule during the height of Mardi Gras festivities here. The increased security initiatives included extra patrols, deployment of additional crewmembers...

Sportsmen compete in MLK tournament.(News Beat)(27th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Basketball Tournament )(Brief Article)
March 1, 2005... YORKTOWN, Va., Jan. 15 -- The Coast Guard Headquarters team from Washington D.C., took first place at the 27th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Basketball Tournament held at Training Center Yorktown this weekend. The tournament is the...

Coast Guard Security Detachment Mayport.(News Beat)
March 1, 2005... JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Feb. 6 -- Coast Guard Security Detachment Mayport's military outload team enforces the security zone on the St. Johns River during Operation Straight Arm. The Coast Guard was part of a 50-agency effort providing security...

http://www.uscg.mil/d9/sault/mso/.(WebHot!)
March 1, 2005... The goal of the MSO Sault Ste. Marie Web site is to make information available to the Coast Guard, industry and the public on pollution prevention and response, vessel safety and marine casualties. Included in the Web site is nearly...

A well-earned 'thank you'.(News Beat)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2005... JUNEAU, Alaska, Jan. 26 -- Crewmen aboard the fishing vessel Polestar display a banner thanking the Coast Guard for its search and rescue vigilance during the recent fishery openings in the Bering Sea. Fishing, especially in the Bering Sea, is...

That was then, this is now ...(News Beat)
March 1, 2005... THEN... The CGC Wire was built in New Bern, N.C. It was commissioned in March, 1963. At the time, the cost was $200,000. It was originally homeported at Governor's Island in New York Harbor. When the base closed the Wire transferred 100...

Easy does it.(News Beat)
March 1, 2005... LOS ANGELES, Feb. 2 -- A member from MSST 91103 lowers himself onto the deck of the CGC George Cobb as part of a vertical insertion drill here today. The maneuver is used by the Coast Guard to board non-compliant vessels at sea. Photo by...

TACLET member attends State of the Union address.(News Beat)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2005... MIAMI, Feb. 2 -- DC2 John Fox, a member of the Tactical Law Enforcement Team South, was chosen by President George W. Bush to attend the State of the Union Address today. Fox, a North Carolina native, received the call from the White House...

Dirty birds get a bath.(California Marine Safety Detachment Santa Barbara)(saving grebes)
March 1, 2005... VENTURA COUNTY, Calif., Jan. 18 -- As the torrential rain subsided in Southern California, the first of more than a thousand lifeless western grebes began washing up on the shores of Ventura County, Calif. Marine Safety Detachment Santa...

Waterside ops, inaugural style.(security patrols)
March 1, 2005... The nation's capitol had its first major snowfall of the season Jan. 19, the day before the Inauguration, where security reportedly was tighter than ever before. As early work dismissals due to weather and pre-inaugural festivities sent...

Relief in sight.(tsunami relief)
March 1, 2005... In response to the tsunami disaster in Southeast Asia, the Coast Guard delivered more than 350,000 pounds of food, medical supplies, water purifications equipment, assessment teams, and even toys to the tsunami-stricken countries of Sri Lanka,...

Moving forward: new ATON technology saves CG time and money.
March 1, 2005... Thousands of years ago, Phoenician mariners used fires blazing on towers to find their way into port. But times have changed for contemporary mariners around the world as they find their way into port at night. The same concept of a bright...

Dragnet of the Pacific.
March 1, 2005... The Coast Guard is the lead federal agency for maritime drug interdiction and shares the lead responsibility for air interdiction as well, making it a key player in fighting the flow of illegal drugs to the United States. The Coast Guard's...

Oil spill closes port.
March 1, 2005... The wind was cold enough to chill the breath of the dark figures stuck outdoors. A nearly full moon glimmered off the river, which cut a path between shorelines filled with trees. The tree line stepped short at the CITGO Asphalt Refining...

Enforcing boating safety the old fashioned way: removing one drunk boater at a time.
March 1, 2005... Slicing through the moonlit waters, the crew remains vigilant, ever watchful for a potential target. Amid a spectacular skyline backdrop of America's third largest city, an eerie silence, save for the broken crackle of commercial mariners...

True blue.(Manny Greenwald )(Obituary)
March 1, 2005... The quarterdeck at MSO/Group Philadelphia has a little less personality these days, and visitors are greeted just a little differently now that Plankowner and Coast Guard auxiliarist Manny Greenwald is gone. Up until the Christmas Holiday...

George Putnam: pioneer commissioner of the Lighthouse Service.
March 1, 2005... In his 2004 State of the Coast Guard address, Adm. Thomas H. Collins, commandant of the Coast Guard, announced the establishment of a civilian award to recognize the tremendous inspirational leadership among the Coast Guard's civilian...

Mayo Clinic Tobacco Quitline--free!(Small Stuff)
March 1, 2005... The Coast Guard's Health and Safety Directorate will launch a new tobacco cessation service for all Coast Guard members, their families, and employees March 21, 2005. This free, telephone-based counseling service will be provided by the Mayo...

Employee of the Year recognition.(Small Stuff)
March 1, 2005... The Civilian Employee of the Year and the Non-Appropriated Fund Employee of the Year programs, in conjunction with the Enlisted Person of the Year, recognize outstanding achievements by Coast Guard civilians and enlisted members in any career...

Corrections.(Correction Notice)
March 1, 2005... On page 8 of the January 2005 issue, the "Tall Stacks" article took place in Cincinatti, Ohio. On page 18, AST3 Aaron Bean is misrated as an MK3. On page 29, BM3 (formerly Seaman) Jose Gonzalez is miscredited. Editor

Greetings from station Noyo River.
March 1, 2005... Station Noyo River is located on the spectacular Redwood Coast of Northern California in Mendocino County. Noyo River offers one of the few sheltered harbors on the exposed California coast between San Francisco and Eureka, Calif. Noyo, is...