COAST GUARD VETERAN HAS MORE THAN A FEW SALTY STORIES TO TELL.(CHESAPEAKE...

The Virginian Pilot;  March 23, 1997 ;     717 words ......graduated from the Coast Guard Academy in 1969...good learner. Know your crew. Know your vessel...why I joined the Coast Guard.'' After a four-ye...planner for the Coast Guard Maintenance and...wondering if the Coast Guard doesn't have a...quiet pride in ...

COAST GUARD NOMINATIONS:JAMES M. LOY

Congressional Testimony;  April 30, 1998 ;     787 words ......OF TRANSPORTATION U.S. COAST GUARD STATEMENT OF VICE ADMIRAL...Commandant of the United States Coast Guard. I also appreciate the...meet with me to discuss Coast Guard priorities for the coming...years of service in the Coast Guard, an organization I know to be ...

Coast Guard Heads For the Persian Gulf; Largest Frontline Mission Since...

The Washington Post;  January 30, 2003 ;   Carol Morello;   787 words ......the East Coast is not expected to hamper the Coast Guard's regular duties along U.S. shores. Rear Adm. James Hull, commander of the Coast Guard's Atlantic Area, said he will extend work hours...Terminal. The deployment came on the eve of the Coast Guard's transfer from the ...

HOUSE PASSES BILL TO OVERHAUL COAST GUARD'S 'DEEPWATER' PROGRAM

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  September 27, 2008 ;     787 words ......program revealed multiple failures, because the Coast Guard did not have the systems and personnel necessary...Cummings (Md.), Chairman of the Subcommittee on the Coast Guard. "This bill brings common-sense oversight and...practices within the Department of Defense - to the Coast ...

The Coast Guard and Its Chief, Models of Excellence

The Washington Post;  April 20, 2006 ;   Stephen Barr;   732 words ......In the days after the hurricane, he says, the Coast Guard found itself managing large, complex events...boundaries. Katrina, of course, came after the Coast Guard mobilized as part of the response to the Sept...Trade Center and the Pentagon. Allen was the Coast Guard's Atlantic ...

In lean budget times, Coast Guard struggles to do more with less

AP Online;  June 22, 1998 ;   MELISSA B. ROBINSON Associated Press Writer;   721 words ......Tracked by a U.S. Coast Guard cutter, the boat carrying...have helped. But the Coast Guard _ saddled with aging...Boetig, a retired Coast Guard commander who recalled...problem is, you never know what you lose. You never know how much drugs you...for the 208-year-old ...

Coast Guard's Response to Katrina a Silver Lining in the Storm

The Washington Post;  September 6, 2005 ;   Stephen Barr;   594 words ......technician first class and has served in the Coast Guard for 18 years, called the Katrina rescue effort...biggest thing that has happened in our careers." Coast Guard crews have rescued 22,000 people in Louisiana...and Alabama, Petty Officer Andrew Kendrick, a Coast Guard spokesman ...

Congress must focus in modernization of the Coast Guard deepwater fleet

Sea Technology;  January 1, 2003 ;   Snowe, Olympia J;   787 words ......early confusion, the U.S. Coast Guard was one of the first...the commandant of the Coast Guard, in consultation with...And in New York, the Coast Guard immediately pulled together...rapid escalation of the Coast Guard's homeland security mission...adequately provide the ...

GENERAL PETER PACE (USMC) DELIVERS REMARKS AT THE CHANGE OF COMMAND...

Political Transcript Wire;  May 25, 2006 ;     468 words ......single member of every Coast Guard family, like you...when you don't even know it. Tom is there...by another great Coast Guard family, another great...and Pam before. I know Thad's intellect...single member of the Coast Guard family the caring...

COAST GUARD RECOGNIZES REP. SOUDER WITH LEADERSHIP AWARD

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  November 8, 2007 ;     357 words ......Coast Guard's Commandant, during a ceremony at Coast Guard headquarters. "Representative Souder has been instrumental in ensuring the Coast Guard remains true to our motto, 'Always Ready,'" said Coast Guard Commandant Admiral Thad Allen. "Whether it's saving lives or ...

COAST GUARD DEEPWATER CAPABILITY:DANIEL L. GULLING

Congressional Testimony;  May 19, 1998 ;     787 words ......FOR THE RECORD HEARING RE COAST GUARD DEEPWATER CAPABILITY REPLACEMENT...buoy tenders for the U.S. Coast Guard and doing some commercial...to speak to you about the Coast Guard' s Deepwater Replacement Program. As you know, Marinette Marine is one...companies as a team in the ...

Status of Selected Aspects of the Coast Guard's Deepwater Program.

General Accounting Office Reports & Testimony;  May 1, 2008 ;     786 words ......traditional acquisition strategy in which the Coast Guard will take a more direct role and manage the acquisition of each asset separately. The Coast Guard obligated approximately $35 million on the ICGS...To fill its urgent need for patrol boats, the Coast Guard plans to award a ...

Coast Guard to Order More Ships, Aircraft to Fight Terrorism.

Day (New London, CT);  April 26, 2004 ;     787 words ......Robert A. Hamilton Apr. 26--The Coast Guard has to significantly increase...Division determined that the Coast Guard would need twice as many ships...responsibilities, the report said. The Coast Guard has said it will spend about...capabilities. In order to 'fix' the Coast ...

BUSH PRAISES COAST GUARD GRADUATES FOR SERVICE IN CHALLENGING TIMES

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  May 23, 2007 ;     617 words ......responsibilities to the U.S. Coast Guard, President Bush told the Coast Guard Academy Class of 2007 at...always depended on the Coast Guard, and needs it now more...any moment." Bush praised Coast Guard members who "know how to navigate the storm...The president ...

Coast Guard security increased after attacks

Charleston Gazette;  October 6, 2001 ;   Brandon Loomis;   734 words ...CHICAGO - The Coast Guard is clamping down on ship traffic...Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, the Coast Guard has replaced the spot checks...all ships now must notify the Coast Guard and provide a crew list 96 hours...every year, according to the Coast Guard. The stepped-up ...