Coast Guard Magazine articles from May 2007

Coast Guard Magazine archives from May 2007

Out of the history books Marvin Perrett, 81, World War II icon.(Up Front)(Reprint)
May 1, 2007... Marvin Perrett, who as a teenager in the Coast Guard drove troops ashore during World War II amphibious invasions in New Orleans-built landing craft, died Sunday at his home in Metairie. He was 81. Born in New Orleans on Sept. 17, 1925, Mr....

All coast.
May 1, 2007... On The Rocks Passengers from the cruise ship Empress of the North are off-loaded onto the CGC Liberty and civilian vessels after running aground off Juneau, Alaska, May 14. The Liberty took on 130 of the 248 passengers before transferring them...

Correction.(Correction notice)
May 1, 2007... Correction: The cover photo of Issue 2, 2007, had an incorrect photo credit and cutline. The photo was taken by PA2 Luke Pinneo, 1st Dist.

Seasonal switch.
May 1, 2007... Dawn breaks and envelops the northern New Jersey shoreline with a golden glow on an early December morning as a boat crew from Aids to Navigation Team New York braves the bitter cold winds of the Shrewsbury River, N.J., embarking on their...

Kanawha kruisin': unpredictability keeps inland tender at the top of its game.
May 1, 2007... The fog lifts and visibility increases. The diesel engines knock and the deck department crew are busy preparing for the trip's work. With one sound of the ship's whistle, the CGC Kanawha leaves its homeport of Pine Bluff, Ark., and steams down...

Buoy tender lights up channel in a whole new way.
May 1, 2007... BM2 Greg Shriver carefully steps up onto the chain, then onto the lower bars at the base of the buoy before hauling himself up to the top. Even though he is wearing a safety harness and has climbed buoys like this many times, he is still...

The heartland guardians.(Sector Ohio Valley)
May 1, 2007... One of the most common misperceptions pertaining to the Coast Guard is just that... "coast" guard. On the contrary, as the oldest, continuous sea-going service in the U.S., the Coast Guard is responsible for a lot more than just protecting the...

Steel city sentries.(UNIT SPOTLIGHT)
May 1, 2007... Located on the triangle of land where the Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers join to form the Ohio, Pittsburgh has been a strategically important location for more than 200 years. In the 1700's, the French and later, the British, built forts here...

Blue print on leadership.
May 1, 2007... COAST GUARD LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT SCHOOL STORY BY PA2 KIP WADLOW, 5TH DIST. From heart stopping, adrenaline-laced emergencies, to the mundane, day-to-day routine of training personnel and maintaining rescue and law enforcement...

Chief's Academy: leadership school expand focus to other agencies.
May 1, 2007... The Chief Petty Officer Academy in Petaluma, Calif., was designed to provide newly advanced Chief Petty Officers with knowledge, skills, attitudes and abilities while focusing on professionalism, leadership, communications, lifelong learning,...

Operation Contained Fury.
May 1, 2007... At four in the morning, Terminal Island seems more like a sleepy backstreet of San Pedro, Ca., rather than part of the bustling 7400 acre Los Angeles--Long Beach Port Complex. But those who work amongst the mountains of containers, scores of...

Fire & ice: Coast Guard chefs show their stuff at prestigious Army cooking competition.
May 1, 2007... Torches, electric grinders and chainsaws are tools usually found in garages, garden sheds and hardware stores, but not kitchens. When these unusual cooking utensils are combined with a splash of pride, a sprinkling of cross-service rivalry,...

A lifetime of service.
May 1, 2007... He's a social butterfly with a buzz cut. His bright eyes, framed by thick glasses, reflect a passion for telling great stories, but the sharp creases in his uniform show he's just as professional as he is intriguing. Eighty-year-old...

Past tragedy leads to safer future.
May 1, 2007... On the night of Feb. 12, 1997, the crew aboard a 31-foot sailboat, the Gale Runner, became trapped during a violent storm in the waters off the rugged and often dangerous Pacific Northwest coast near La Push, Wash. The master attempted to...

A life saving tradition.
May 1, 2007... The duty watchstander's professional greeting upon entering the front door of Coast Guard Station Juneau, Alaska, seems to complement the polished and gleaming floor while the atmosphere of a recently constructed building. Juneau's winter...

Revved up and ready to roll.(Logbook)
May 1, 2007... It's the end of another sweltering, humid day on Florida's West Coast. Cars are crammed into a sandy parking lot with their windows cracked to let the day's heat escape. The glow of floodlights replaces the sun's fierce power as the noises from...

Alameda spouse receives Volunteer Service Award.(Logbook)
May 1, 2007... Coast Guard spouse Michele Langford received the President's Volunteer Service Award May 10 during a ceremony held in the East Room of the White House. Langford was one of six military spouses chosen to receive the award from President George...

Double-duty boatswain notches daring bridge rescue.(Logbook)
May 1, 2007... The area around Coast Guard Station Emerald Isle, N.C., is defined by the water. The network of small towns threaded together by rivers and waterways are some of the earliest colonial settlements in the New World. Heroes famous and unsung have...

CGC Oak rescuers garner commendations for pulling couple from burning wreckage.(Logbook)
May 1, 2007... Eight Coast Guardsmen assigned to the CGC Oak received four Commendation Medals, one Achievement Medal and three Letters of Commendation for their daring rescue of a couple from a burning vehicle following a fatal accident on Interstate 95 near...

Four decades of dedication to teaching SAR.(Logbook)
May 1, 2007... In 1831, the Secretary of the Treasury directed the revenue cutter Gallatin to cruise the East Coast in search of persons in distress. This was the first time a government agency was tasked specifically to "search" for those who might be in...

Coast Guard Foundation fund provides valuable equipment.(Logbook)
May 1, 2007... The Coast Guard Foundation, Inc., is a non-profit organization that serves the men and women of the U.S. Coast Guard and its Academy. One source of funding from the Foundation is the Evergreen Fund. Health, wellness and recreation projects...

Master chiefs become first CG intelligence specialists.(Logbook)
May 1, 2007... The Coast Guard launched the service's new intelligence specialist rate April 23 with a "plank owner" ceremony at Coast Guard Headquarters. Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Thad Allen and James Sloan, assistant commandant for Intelligence and...

CENTCOM confab.(Logbook)
May 1, 2007... CENTCOM CONFAB Navy Vice Adm. David Nichols, deputy commander of U.S Central Command, provides Coast Guard Vice Adm. D. Brian Peterman, Atlantic Area commander, an operational update on the Coast Guard's involvement in maritime security...

Tackle SAT & ACT! eKnowledge & NFL players.(Logbook)
May 1, 2007... eKnowledge Corporation and a group of NFL football players extend multi-million dollar sponsorship of SAT/ACT test prep programs to all members of the military and their families. To order the prep programs, visit...

CGC Juniper: ATON excellence.(Greetings From)
May 1, 2007... Since its commissioning 11 years ago, the CGC Juniper has developed a truly multi-mission readiness across a wide spectrum of Coast Guard missions. From Aids-to-navigation and law enforcement to ice-breaking and search and rescue, the seven...

Investing for technology success: C4&IT releases enterprise architecture, ensures technology investments meet needs of mission execution.
May 1, 2007... Information is critical to every Coast Guard job, and it's up to the team at Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Information Technology (C4&IT) to provide "cradle-to-grave" information systems and technologies that are matched to...

Strength: when we are strong, we are always much greater than the things that happen to us.
May 1, 2007... PROTECTING THE PAST A Coast Guard Maritime Safety and Security Team from New Orleans provides security for the Jamestown Settlement ships Susan Constant, Godspeed and Discovery, in Jamestown, Va., May 11. The three ships are replicas of the...