Coast Guard Magazine articles from October 2004

Coast Guard Magazine archives from October 2004

Heroes: the world's best Coast Guard; Crew of the CGC Seneca, 1918.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... Eleven Coast Guardsmen from the CGC Seneca died in a heroic attempt to keep the torpedoed tanker Wellington from sinking Sept. 16, 1918. In April 1917, the entire fleet of Coast Guard vessels was transferred to the Navy Department when the...

Angels above.(UP FRONT)
October 1, 2004... A U.S. Navy Blue Angels C-130 passes above the CGC Biscayne Bay, from St. Ignace, Mich., during the Chicago Air and Water Show Aug. 21. Photo by PA2 David Mosley, PADET Western Great Lakes

Night lights.(UP FRONT)
October 1, 2004... Fireworks light up the East River in New York City as crewmembers from the CGC Hawser watch while on patrol July 4. Photo by PA2 Mike Hvozda, PADET New York

Ready for the call.(UP FRONT)
October 1, 2004... Helicopters from Air Station New Orleans and Aviation Training Center Mobile, Ala., stand ready Sept. 15 at Air Station Houston while Hurricane Ivan approached land. Once the storms passed, pre-positioned aircrews sprang into action, providing...

LA/LB focus on terror drill: Determined Promise 2004 brings agencies together.(News Beat)(Los Angeles, Long Beach)
October 1, 2004... LOS ANGELES, Aug. 6 -- Department of Homeland Security agencies played key roles in Determined Promise 2004, a tri-coastal domestic anti-terrorism exercise sponsored by the U. S. Northern Command. The Los Angeles-Long Beach area scenario...

Practice makes perfect.(News Beat)
October 1, 2004... JUNEAU, Alaska, Sept. 1 -- An Air Station Sitka HH-65 Jayhawk helicopter and a 47' motor life boat from Station Ketchikan conduct helicopter hoist operation training off Mountain Point in Ketchikan. Photo by BMC Charles Lindsey, Station...

Not your usual classroom.(News Beat)
October 1, 2004... Boston, Sept. 23 -- Members of MSST 91110 train for high interest boardings aboard the Spirit of Boston Sept. 23. Photo by PA3 Kelly Newlin, 1st Dist.

http://www.uscg.mil/d14/units/asbp/uscgasbp/.(WEBHOT!)(Air Station Barbers Point Web site)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... The Air Station Barbers Point Web site has it all. Web surfers can fly a virtual search and rescue case, although they better watch out if they don't complete their mission. People who are getting ready to report aboard can find everything...

Coast Guard brings stuffed bears, well wishes to children's hospital.(News Beat)(Memorial Hermann Children's Hospital)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... HOUSTON, August 6 -- (From left) CWO Lyle Tempel, Lt. Cmdr. Ron Schuster and OS2 Jerrod Sneller pose with a patient at the Memorial Hermann Children's Hospital here. The three, as well as Lt. j.g. Don Morgan, from Vessel Traffic Service...

Around the world, around the clock.(News Beat)(Coast Guard)
October 1, 2004... A Kodiak Air Station Jayhawk helicopter and crew based in Cordova, Alaska airlifted a man and his daughter from the Tsiu River in the Yakataga State Game Refuge 75 miles southeast of Cordova. Sept. 24. A brown bear bit Anchorage-native Donald...

Legare participates in international exercises.(News Beat)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... PORTSMOUTH, Va., May 26 -- During July and August, the CGC Legare spent 61 days deployed to Central America and South America. During the patrol, the Legare participated in two international military exercises, UNITAS 2004 and PANAMAX 2004. The...

CG assists celebrities during MTV Video Music Awards.(News Beat)(Coast Guard)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... MIAMI, Aug. 29 -- To the surprise of many Coast Guardsmen, the military and the entertainment business came together Aug. 29 to celebrate MTV's Annual Video Music Awards, which were held at the American Airlines Arena in downtown Miami. ...

Conventional security: Coast Guard units unite to protect the nation's political process during conventions in Boston and New York.(Cover Story)
October 1, 2004... Shortly after the conclusion of the Republican National Convention in New York City, Tom Ridge, secretary for the Department of Homeland Security, spoke to reporters at the National Press Club Sept. 7, where he commented on the post-9/11...

Turbulence times three: Coast Guard units respond to a trio of deadly storms that hit the Southeast coast.
October 1, 2004... As Southerners stayed glued to radios and television sets, Hurricane Ivan slammed into Gulf Shores, Ala., Sept. 16 with devastating winds clocked at 130 mph hurling debris throughout the turbulent night and spawning swirling tornadoes and...

This is just a drill.(Coast Guard)
October 1, 2004... As the trucks slowly rolled through an abandoned housing complex in San Pedro, Calif., members of Coast Guard PSU 311 were ready for the worst. Suddenly, automatic weapon fire strafed the convoy, sending them into defensive positions. Despite...

Air Station Clearwater celebrates 50 years of C-130s.(Small Stuff)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... Air Station Clearwater's crew ushered in the 50th anniversary of the C-130's first flight Aug. 23, citing it as a major milestone in the life of the Hercules product line. On Aug. 23, 1954, the first of two YC-130A test aircraft made a...

Tax season W-2 address changes.(Small Stuff)(Coast Guard personnel)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... Tax season is almost here, and the address in Block 22 on your Leave and Earnings Statement is where your W-2 will be mailed. If it's incorrect, you have until Nov. 30, 2004, to change it. Change it through your Servicing Personnel Office...

Clarification.(Correction Notice)
October 1, 2004... The Haitian vessel on the cover of the June issue of Coast Guard Magazine was first spotted by the crew of a Falcon jet from Air Station Corpus Christi, Texas. Regrettably, the Falcon and its crew were not mentioned in the story, "To the...

Greetings from Group Grand Haven, Mich.(Coast Guard City)
October 1, 2004... Grand Haven, Mich., the only town known as "Coast Guard City, U.S.A.," is a quaint, historic Midwest town where the nostalgia of TV Land crosses over into the modern era. The seemingly quiet town of 11,000 inhabitants comes alive each summer,...