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Coast Guard News
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Coast Guard News
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Coast Guard Takes Training to Aquarium
Coast Guard students and instructors of the Gulf Regional Fisheries Training Center visited the Texas State Aquarium to familiarize themselves with the various species of marine life in the Gulf of Mexico, Feb. 2.
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Coast Guard, Army Develop Aircraft Towing System
The U.S. Army teamed with the U.S. Coast Guard on the Standard Aircraft Towing System Joint Venture during a Roll-Off Ceremony at the NMC-Wollard facility today in Eau Claire, Wis.
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Auxiliary Meeting Helps Mission Readiness
On Jan. 27 Coast Guard Vice Commandant Vice Adm. Sally Brice-O’Hara addressed the Coast Guard Auxiliary’s National Training Meeting (N-Train) in St. Louis, Mo.
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2012 Ice Season Starts
Icebergs, bergy bits or growlers. Whatever you call them, these massive chunks of ice – some the size of a small country – all pose a threat for ships transiting the North Atlantic. But thanks to the U.S. Coast Guard’s International Ice Patrol and their partners, mariners will have the information they need to stay safe, and out of harm’s way.
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Station Michigan City Advances OIC
Rebecca Polzin, a native of Preston, Minn., and current officer-in-charge of Coast Guard Station Michigan City, Ind., was advanced to the rate of senior chief petty officer in the U.S. Coast Guard during a ceremony held at Station Michigan City, Feb. 1.
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Laying to Rest a Coast Guard Veteran
The Greatest Generation came of age during a world at war and created a lasting legacy that has shaped us all and the communities we live in. One of the members of this generation was Coast Guard Lt. j.g. Frank L. Spatuzzi, a talented ballplayer who felt a higher calling and made the decision to leave a game he loved. That higher calling was service to his country.
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Men Named Shipmates of the Week After Rescue
East Liverpool, Ohio, native and two others were recognized as the Coast Guard's Shipmates of the Week for helping to rescue five fishermen off the southern coast of Jamaica Jan. 3 at 11 p.m.
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Healy, Renda Reach Ice-Free Water
The Coast Guard Cutter Healy and tanker vessel Renda crews reached the ice-free portion of the Bering Sea Jan. 29.
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Clearwater Fla.: Newest CG City
From an apartment to a shelter, a house to a condo, a “home” can mean a lot of things. For the 650 Coast Guard members and their families living in the Clearwater, Fla., area, home means community.
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CG Advanced Helo Rescue School Hosts Training
The U.S. Coast Guard Advanced Helicopter Rescue School (AHRS) in Astoria hosted the first joint agency class of its kind Jan. 23-27, strengthening partnerships and sharing knowledge with agencies with similar search and rescue missions on the west coast of North America.
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