JANUARY 8, 2021 - The newly established United States Naval Community College (USNCC) is launching a pilot program this month with nearly 600 students from the Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard participating in the first phase of the program, serving as a template for future USNCC students. Northern Virginia Community College, the University of Arizona, the University of … [Read more...]
Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard Release Maritime Strategy
DECEMBER 18, 2020 - The U.S. Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard released a new tri-Service maritime strategy today, entitled Advantage at Sea. The document provides strategic guidance on how the sea services will prevail in day-to-day competition, crisis, and conflict over the next decade. It also directs the services to deepen tri-service integration, aggressively pursue … [Read more...]
Coast Guard Program Offers Opportunities for Future Leaders
NOVEMBER 30, 2020 - In today’s modern world, it’s not enough to just have a college degree; every year, the number of formally educated workers is growing. Students all over the country are looking for ways to beef up their resumes and set themselves apart from their peers. The college student pre-commissioning program (CSPI) combines military work experience with education … [Read more...]
Coast Guard Completes 30 Day Test of Unmanned Surface Vehicles
NOVEMBER 27, 2020 - The Coast Guard completed a 30 day demonstration and evaluation of unmanned surface vehicles (USVs) off Oahu, early November. The focus of the test was to explore how current and emerging technologies might be used to enhance maritime domain awareness in remote regions. The test also showed ways USVs with assorted sensor capabilities might support the … [Read more...]
Coast Guard Releases 200+ Sea Turtles Off Florida
NOVEMBER 18, 2020 - Coast Guard Station Fort Lauderdale crew members released more than 200 sea turtles Monday approximately 10 miles off the Fort Lauderdale coast. Working with the Gumbo Limbo Sea Turtle Rehabilitation Center, the boat crew released Green, Loggerhead, and Hawksbill sea turtles from multiple sea turtle hospitals along the Florida East Coast including – The … [Read more...]