Coast Guard Magazine articles from September 2004

Coast Guard Magazine archives from September 2004

CGC Sequoia crew intercepts Chinese migrants.(News Beat)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... HONOLULU, Aug. 1 -- The Coast Guard transferred 44 undocumented migrants to Guatemala today for repatriation to the People's Republic of China, after they were interdicted in the Pacific Ocean 350 miles southwest of Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. ...

CG units repair damage from Hurricane Charley.(The cleanup after the storm)(coast guard)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... FT. MYERS BEACH, Fla., Aug. 18 -- Numerous Coast Guard assets and personnel were deployed to ensure the reliability of aids to navigation in the waterways surrounding the Ft. Myers Beach area and provide cleanup assistance on land after...

http://cgcentral.uscg.mil.(WEBHOT!)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... CG Central is the cutting-edge of internal communication for Coast Guard personnel. This Web site was designed to streamline the most pertinent information and resources to make getting information quicker and more efficient. Coast Guard...

Pie hole: shut.(News Beat)
September 1, 2004... BERING SEA, Aug. 4 -- YN3 Alex Miranda downs a blueberry pie during a pie-eating contest aboard the CGC Morgenthau in celebration of the Coast Guard's birthday today. The Morgenthau, home-ported in Alameda, Calif., is deployed in the Bering Sea...

Around the world, around the clock.(News Beat)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... The CGC Kukui and technicians from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration repaired a weather buoy that was no longer properly transmitting Information, located approximately 200-miles northwest of Kauai, Hawaii, during the week of...

Row, row, row your boat.(News Beat)
September 1, 2004... NEW LONDON, Conn., Aug. 13 -- Coast Guard Swab, Nathaniel Rhodes, front, and the rest of his platoon respond to their cadre after rowing from Mamacoke Island and back to the Coast Guard Academy on the Thames River, here today. Coast Guard Swabs...

Midtown watch.(News Beat)
September 1, 2004... NEW YORK, Aug. 29 -- BM2 Chris Karpf maintains a vigilant watch from a Coast Guard helicopter in skies above midtown New York today. Armed Coast Guard helicopters conducted security patrols over New York City during the Republican National...

National Preparedness Month kicks off in September.(News Beat)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... WASHINGTON, D.C., September -- This month has been declared National Preparedness Month, and throughout the month, hundreds of activities have been planned across the country to highlight the importance of individual emergency preparedness. The...

El Buen Vecino--the good neighbor.(Orvil Miller, public affairs officer for Coast Guard Auxiliary )
September 1, 2004... The essence of everything you do in life is giving, not receiving, according to a man who spends most of his time doing just that with the aid of the community in Puerto Rico and the Coast Guard. He believes you have to put your heart and...

On the border: Station Alexandria Bay and Border Patrol agents work together to prevent illegal importation across America's Northern border.
September 1, 2004... Nestled on the banks of the St. Lawrence River in upstate New York, summer mist slowly burns off as the sun breaks through the clouds, waking the small town of Massena to the promise of a warm summer day just on the horizon. This peaceful...

Covering territory in the combat zone: upon completion of their current assignment, PSU 307 will be the most frequently and longest deployed unit in the Coast Guard.
September 1, 2004... Coast Guardsmen from Port Security Unit 307 from St. Petersburg, Fla., are once again doing their part to fight terrorism in Kuwait as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom. The unit has completed six months of their scheduled 12-month tour at...

World War II veterans outreach.(SMALL STUFF)
September 1, 2004... The Coast Guard has announced an initiative to identify and collect the oral histories of its World War II veterans. Coast Guard World War II veterans, including SPARs and merchant mariners, are encouraged to record their histories online with...

CGC Cuyahoga commemoration.(SMALL STUFF)(Coast Guard Cutter )(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... Coast Guard Training Center Yorktown is scheduled to hold the 26th memorial commemoration to honor the 10 Coast Guardsmen and one Indonesian Naval Officer who lost their lives aboard the CGC Cuyahoga (WIX-157) Oct. 20, 1978. This year's...

Correction.(Correction Notice)
September 1, 2004... On page 13 of the July issue of Coast Guard Magazine, a 25-foot small boat from MSST 91104 is mistakenly described as being from MSST 91108. Editor

Greetings from ANT Crisfield, Md.(Aids to Navigation Team)
September 1, 2004... Aids to Navigation Team Crisfield, in southern Somerset County, Md., is located at the head of the Little Annemessex River in Tangier Sound. Nine personnel are assigned to the ANT. Rates include boatswain's mates, machinery technicians and...