NOVEMBER 22, 2021 — The Coast Guard Foundation, a non-profit organization committed to strengthening the Coast Guard community and service by supporting members and families, announced that this GivingTuesday, the organization will inspire generosity by launching a $25,000 matching gift challenge. Supporting its work to assist Coast Guard members and their families, GEICO … [Read more...]
Coast Guard Modernizing Recruit Training Center
NOVEMBER 8, 2021 - More than 100 U.S. Coast Guard recruits received initial issue uniform items under the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support’s new item management process Nov. 2 at USCG Training Center Cape May, New Jersey. Operational dress uniforms, t-shirts and socks were among the items DLA Troop Support’s Clothing and Textiles supply chain helped transition from the … [Read more...]
Unmanned Surface Vehicle Completes Exercise At Sea
A MANTAS T-12 unmanned surface vessel (USV), front, operates alongside U.S. Coast Guard patrol boat USCGC Maui (WPB 1304) during exercise New Horizon in the Arabian Gulf, Oct. 26. Exercise New Horizon was U.S. Naval Forces Central Command Task Force 59’s first at-sea evolution since its establishment Sept. 9. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Dawson … [Read more...]
Coast Guard Foundation Announces Matching Gift Challenge
OCTOBER 20, 2021 — The Coast Guard Foundation, a non-profit organization committed to strengthening the Coast Guard community and service by supporting members and families, announced today that thanks to a gift from Dede D’Arcy, in memory of her husband Bro D’Arcy, donations to the Foundation through October 31 will be tripled, up to $100,000. This special matching gift … [Read more...]
U.S. Coast Guard Commissions 44th Fast Response Cutter
AUGUST 9, 2021 - The USCGC Glen Harris (WPC 1144) became the U.S. Coast Guard's newest fast response cutter during a commissioning ceremony Friday at Coast Guard Sector Field Office Fort Macon. The Glen Harris will be homeported in Manama, Bahrain, and serve at U.S. Patrol Forces Southwest Asia. Adm. Linda Fagan, the vice commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard, presided over the … [Read more...]