May 23, 2014, WASHINGTON, DC - NEA Acting Chairman Joan Shigekawa and Blue Star Families CEO Kathy Roth-Douquet announced the fifth annual launch of Blue Star Museums, a collaboration among the National Endowment for the Arts, Blue Star Families, the Department of Defense, and more than 2,000 museums across America to offer free admission to the nation’s service … [Read more...]
Adm. Papp Testifies on Drug Interdiction Efforts
May 1, 2014, Cmdr. Rick Wester - Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Bob Papp testified before a joint U.S. House of Representatives hearing with the Committee on House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Marine Transportation and the Committee on Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere. The joint hearing was held to examine the federal … [Read more...]
Sea-Air-Space Begins: Exposition Reaches New Levels of Attendance
April 7, 2014, NATIONAL HARBOR, MD. - The Sea Air Space Exposition begins today with record attendance levels including more government employees and uniform military personnel than have attended in the history of the exposition. More than 202 defense industry businesses and 20 Navy commands will attend the exposition. According to Executive Director Kevin Traver, … [Read more...]
Adm. Papp Testifies on Coast Guard Budget Request
March 14, 2014 - Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Bob Papp testified recently before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security on the Coast Guard’s Fiscal Year 2015 budget request. The Commandant led his opening statement by thanking both the Subcommittee and Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson for their continued … [Read more...]
Newest Response Boat in Action
December 12, 2013 - After months of training, the crew of Coast Guard Station Wrightsville Beach, N.C., finished qualifying on their 45-foot Response Boat – Medium, the 126th of 170 response boats being delivered to the service. The 45-foot Response Boat – Medium replaces the 41-foot Utility Boat, which has been the Coast Guard’s workhorse of the fleet for … [Read more...]