U.S. Coast Guard District 13 – The Great Pacific Northwest
Coast Guard crewmembers in the Pacific Northwest are experts in rough-weather operations. Here, Alaskan storms strike rugged mountain ranges and …
Homeland Security
DHS 10th Anniversary Progress Report
The homeland security “enterprise,” as the federal government refers to it, has become so much a part of the daily …
USCGC Healy and Russian Tanker Renda Depart Nome
The Coast Guard icebreaker Healy (WAGB 20) and the Russian tanker Renda prepare to depart Nome, Alaska, after delivering more …
CGC Healy’s Emergency Trip to Nome Raises Questions About the U.S. Icebreaker Fleet
The temperature was above freezing on Jan. 19, 2012, making it a fairly warm day in Nome, Alaska. It was …
The Nationwide Suspicious Activity Reporting Initiative (NSI)
It was a traffic stop, rather than a nationwide manhunt, that tripped up Timothy McVeigh. Ahmed Ressam’s plot to bomb …
The U.S. Coast Guard’s Role in National Incident Management
It was September 2008, and Texas’ Gulf ports – Galveston, Port Arthur/Beaumont, Houston, Freeport, Texas City, and Port Lavaca/Point Comfort …
Coast Guard Auxiliary: More Than a Classroom
On paper, the Coast Guard Auxiliary’s mission appears to consist of a lot of public relations. After all, they are …
“Always Ready” – The Coast Guard is America’s Maritime First Responder
Petty Officer Andre Altavilla’s job title is flight mechanic – aviation electrical technician, to be exact – but on Dec. …
Social Media Surveillance – It’s Here to Stay
For better or worse, social media is the billboard of our lives in today’s digital world. If you have a …
U.S. Coast Guard District 8 – The Heartland’s Guardians
The past two years have been unusually busy for Coast Guard District 8, headquartered in New Orleans, La., which is …