Coast Guard Magazine articles from May 2005

Coast Guard Magazine archives from May 2005

Heroes: the world's best Coast Guard Capt. Godfrey L. Carden.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... During World War I, Capt. Godfrey L. Carden was named as the first captain of the port in New York City. At the time, the Coast Guard served under the Navy, and enforced rules that governed the anchorage and movements of vessels in American...

Low clearance.(UP FRONT)
May 1, 2005... Crew members of the 87-foot patrol boat CGC Tern watch with interest as a ship carrying two giant cranes passes under the Golden Gate Bridge toward the Port of Oakland March 5. This was the final leg of a three-week journey across the Pacific...

Test fire.(UP FRONT)
May 1, 2005... A round ejects from an M-60 machine gun during a Coast Guard gun exercise 30 miles east of Boston March 22. Coast Guard members recertify on the M-60 every six months to stay prepared for homeland security duties. PHOTO BY PA2 ANDREW...

CGC Hamilton returns home after 90-day patrol.(News Beat)
May 1, 2005... SAN DIEGO, March 28 -- The CGC Hamilton, based in San Diego, returned home today after completing a 90-day patrol that began in December. The Hamilton crew traveled as far as Ecuador during their patrol of the Eastern Pacific ocean,...

USCG, local agencies respond to fatal plane crash.(United State Coast Guard)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... SEATTLE, March 29 -- One person died and another was rescued after a single engine plane crash today east of Orcas Island, in Puget Sound. Rescuers from the San Juan County Sheriffs Department, the Coast Guard, Navy and civilian vessels in...

Spot news.(Coast Guard news)
May 1, 2005... BOSTON, April 20 -- BM1 Kirk Mckay, from Station Southwest Harbor, Maine, was announced as the winner of the Coast Guard's 2004 Cmdr. Ray Evans Outstanding Coxswain award today. The award is presented annually to a coxswain who has demonstrated...

http://cgvi.uscg.mil.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... The Coast Guard Visual Imagery Web is the Coast Guard's official site for imagery and recently reached a milestone of capturing 10,000 images online. This is the most comprehensive place to download Coast Guard photos taken from around the...

New season.(News Beat)
May 1, 2005... BOSTON, April 11 Members of ISC Boston's Color Guard represent the Coast Guard during the ceremony of the opening day game against the Yankees at Fenway Park today. Wounded combat veterans presented the championship rings to the 2004 World...

That was then, this is now ...(Coast Guard Auxiliary)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... THEN... The Coast Guard Auxiliary was first established by the Coast Guard Reserve Act of 1939. This "reserve" force was created to oversee the safety of and educate an ever-growing boating public. The establishment of this highly...

Keel laying for national security cutter held in Pascagoula, Miss.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... PASCAGOULA, Miss., March 29 -- Meryl Chertoff, wife of Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff, initials a placard today that will be displayed aboard the Coast Guard's first national security cutter being constructed at the Northrop...

CGC Sequoia visits remote country.(News Beat)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... KOLONIA, Pohnpei, March 13 -- The CGC Sequoia arrived at Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia, today to conduct a joint law enforcement exchange with the Federated States of Micronesia National and Pohnpei State Maritime Police. During...

All secure.
May 1, 2005... BEHM CANAL, Alaska, March 9 -- The CGC Anacapa enforces a Naval Vessel Exclusionary Zone around the USS Columbia during a security patrol here today. Photo by Lt.j.g. Herbert Law, CGC Anacapa

The long way home: after a six-month voyage to Antarctica, filled with unexpected challenges and tragedy, the crew of the CGC Polar Star find themselves finally sailing ...
May 1, 2005... A journey that started last fall to the sound of bagpipes began its final leg Feb. 12, when the CGC Polar Star left Antarctica and headed home to Seattle after a six-month deployment marked by tragedy, frustrating hurdles and historical firsts....

Dedicated to the job.
May 1, 2005... They're a rough bunch. Their uniforms are stained with dirt, grease, and sweat. Dirt and oil seem to be permanently affixed to the underside of their fingernails. In most other Coast Guard environments, this most likely wouldn't be accepted,...

Is the Coast Guard's future green?
May 1, 2005... In an effort by the Coast Guard to address the problem of unabated fossil fuel consumption and harmful emissions, a team of Coast Guard cadets are working on the second phase of a project studying the feasibility of Coast Guard vessels...

Leadership award winners.(coast guard leaders)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Three inspirational Coast Guard leaders received some of the Coast Guard's most prestigious leadership awards in a ceremony April 21 at Coast Guard Headquarters. Norma Bullock, of Coast Guard HQ (G-WPC-3), received the first George R....

Coast Guard Attache spouses.(Logbook)
May 1, 2005... Can you imagine living overseas in the service of the United States? Being in a unique situation where you and your spouse share in representing the United States and its defense forces to a foreign government and its military services? Where...

Greetings from CGC Jefferson Island.
May 1, 2005... The CGC Jefferson Island is homeported at Group Portland in South Portland, Maine. The CGC Jefferson Island was constructed at Bollinger Machine Shop and Shipyard in Lockport, La., and commissioned Aug. 16, 1991. Able to maintain speeds in...