Coast Guard's Mission Questioned

AP Online;  September 28, 2002 ;     694 words ......Newport, Del. The teams' challenges are...difficulties facing the Coast Guard as it increases...Patrol. But the Coast Guard is the lead port...agency, and the teams are their dedicated...nation's ports, the Coast Guard teams are considered...

COAST GUARD TRAINING CENTER TO HOST COMPETITION FOR VOLUNTEER LIFESAVERS

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  July 21, 2006 ;     334 words ......host a competition for teams of U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary members 8 a...competition will feature two teams from the First Coast Guard District, headquartered...to face the best six teams from the Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary. Planned events...

Are our ports protected?; Critics question value of Coast Guard teams

The Patriot Ledger Quincy, MA;  October 9, 2002 ;     700+ words ......and news services The Coast Guard's most visible counterterrorism...effectiveness of these teams is going to be limited," Doug Dillon, a retired Coast Guard lieutenant, said. Dillon...personnel to the scene. The teams' challenges are part...difficulties facing the Coast ...

Team Coast Guard: America's volunteer lifesavers Coast Guard auxiliary...

Sea Power;  August 1, 2002 ;     700+ words ...`The Coast Guard does not have the manpower or assets [needed...always been the trained volunteers of the Coast Guard Auxiliary that along with the Reserve force comprises `Team Coast Guard.' "That spirit of volunteerism is what makes...

One service: Team Coast Guard

The Officer;  January 1, 2002 ;     700+ words ......born. This direct predecessor of the modern Coast Guard was established under the direction of then...the nations economy. Throughout the years, the Coast Guard has been tasked with additional responsibilities...environmental protection. The stand-- up of Coast Guard forces that the ...

Coast Guard's New 'SWAT' Teams Focus on Port Security.

The Seattle Times (Seattle, Washington) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News);  July 4, 2002 ;     676 words ......new weapon. The Coast Guard yesterday launched...four new SWAT teams -- 100-member...next two years. Coast Guard officials said the teams will be deployed...installations the Coast Guard helps secure, each received teams. Murray is among...

COAST GUARD COPING WITH MODERNIZATION TASK

United Press International;  March 25, 2004 ;     494 words ......International 03-25-2004 Coast Guard coping with modernization...International via COMTEX) -- The Coast Guard has maintained its abilities...Homeland Security, the Coast Guard has added sea marshals, maritime safety and security teams and increased security...being addressed ...

COAST GUARD TEAM TO EXPLORE SUNKEN LIGHTHOUSE

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  June 17, 2007 ;     329 words ......Department of Homeland Security's U.S. Coast Guard, 1st District office, issued the following...mile northeast of Cohasset Harbor. The Coast Guard, in cooperation with several other agencies...environmental hazards and also train Coast Guard divers in underwater search and ...

Norwich gets a grip on its rival Intense week ends with win over Coast...

The Boston Globe;  October 4, 1998 ;     700+ words ...NORTHFIELD, Vt. -- Beat Coast Guard Week, Wednesday morning...known as the Norwich-Coast Guard series, which renewed...died during Beat Coast Guard Week 1987. Then he...this game,' " said Coast Guard senior offensive...that against all the teams we play. At ...

Deepwater Industry Leaders Committed to Coast Guard Modernization Program.

PR Newswire;  February 14, 2007 ;     700+ words ......Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard. Mr. Philip Teel, president of Northrop Grumman...president and general manager of Lockheed Martin Coast Guard Systems, highlighted ICGS' commitment to the Coast Guard and its continued support of the service's ...

Coast guard remains ready with mobile units

The Officer;  September 1, 2003 ;     700+ words ......way in which the Coast Guard has risen to meet...Safety and Security Teams (MSSTs). These...the Navy and Coast Guard are expanding...tactics. Four teams have now received...once again, these teams prove the Coast Guard's centuries old...

Fake Coast Guard boat puts chemical plant security teams on alert

AP Worldstream;  November 2, 2001 ;     351 words ......precautions after a boat masquerading as a Coast Guard vessel was spotted on the Kanawha River...Kern, chief of port operations for the Coast Guard's Huntington office. "We left the decision...use a crane, or whatever," Kern said. Coast Guard officials warned the area's five ...

Philippine Coast Guard forms antiterrorist team

The Manila Times;  September 21, 2007 ;     374 words ...The Philippine Coast Guard has created a new team tasked to...members have been recruited from Coast Guard personnel who graduated from United...Eduardo Hernando to head a 30-man Coast Guard Antiterrorism Unit (CGATU). Hernando...

TEAM MARYLAND CELEBRATES INCREASED FUNDING FOR COAST GUARD YARD AT CURTIS...

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  September 29, 2006 ;     700+ words ......Van Hollen announced today that the Coast Guard Mission Effectiveness Project (MEP...Security (DHS) 2007 spending bill. The Coast Guard MEP will increase mission performance for the Coast Guard's aging fleet of Medium Endurance Cutters...

Coast Guard teams see priority shift from rescue to protection

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  September 8, 2002 ;     687 words ...9-11: ONE YEAR LATER Coast Guard teams see priority shift...These "maritime SWAT teams," as Coast Guard spokesman Jim McPherson...enforcement unit in the Coast Guard, but it was full...told about the new teams. "After I went to...