Coast Guard holds first Alaskan Military Women’s Symposium in Juneau
Women have been serving as part of the Coast Guard since its early days as the Lighthouse Service in the 1830s. Women now comprise 14.3 percent of the Coast Guard’s 38,000 members and women make up about 30 percent of [...]
U.S., Canadian coast guards celebrate partnership, ATON
A spirit of partnership and camaraderie was in the air at the 2012 Canadian coast guard professional development week in Victoria, British Columbia. In addition to four Canadian coast guard cutters, the event was attended by Coast Guard Cutter SPAR [...]
U.S. Coast Guard, Canada partner to curb illegal fishing in the Pacific Ocean
The U.S. Coast Guard and the Canadian Department of Fisheries and Oceans conducted joint patrols of the high seas under Operation Drift Net from Sep. 19 to Oct. 6. Coast Guard cutters and Canadian aircraft patrolled the international waters off [...]
Deck Watch learns about international efforts to curb illegal fishing
Cmdr. Chris Barrows, deputy chief of enforcement, Coast Guard 17th District, discusses Operation Drift Net and the Coast Guard efforts to curb high seas drift net fishing in the Pacific Ocean Oct. 11 from his office in Juneau, Alaska. Deck [...]
PIAT Targets First Responders
Coast Guard personnel and other first responders received important training from the Public Information Assist Team upon completion of the team’s scheduled Alaskan training missions Friday. Personnel that attended the seminar included both American and foreign responders including: The National [...]
Healy metamorphosis
Hello again friends and family, This week’s theme was metamorphosis. Quite suddenly, the signs of approaching winter are all around us. Within one week, we went from nearly 24 hours of day to almost 10 hours of night. Grey fingers [...]
Rutland, Mass., native deploys to Arctic on CGC Bertholf
Petty Officer 1st Class Sam Jones, a damage controlman on the Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf, deployed Aug. 21 with the ship to the Arctic Ocean as part of the Coast Guard’s Operation Arctic Shield mission. Jones is responsible for damage [...]
Deck Watch learns about community service projects in Barrow
This week Deck Watch talks to Chief Petty Officer Richard Whitney about community service projects being performed by communications watchstanders in Barrow, Alaska. To listen to the interview, click here. In other Coast Guard news: Aug. 16 – Coast Guard [...]
Coast Guard, partners deploy spilled oil response systems in Arctic
Story by Caitlin Goettler With its unpredictable weather and lack of infrastructure, the Arctic is a difficult region in and of itself, but add increased traffic and the potential for an oil spill to the equation and it’s an even [...]
Coast Guard celebrates 222nd birthday
Story by Caitlin Goettler Boasting a history of 222 years, the Coast Guard will celebrate its birthday on Aug. 4. As one of the oldest federal organizations, the role of the Coast Guard has grown and adjusted with the [...]
