Coast Guardsman Top Military Competitor at Ironman
Story by Lt. Cmdr. C.T. O'Neil, District Seven Public Affairs Officer
MIAMI -- Fitness is a common thread among Coast Guardsmen and in today's culture of active lifestyles it's not uncommon to find coasties doing laps in a pool, hitting the jogging trail or saddling-up on a bike for a good work-out on the roadways. It is however uncommon to find someone doing all three activities in one day, much less doing all three in competition form. Yet that is exactly how Lt. j.g. Brian Monaghan of Civil Engineering Unit Miami recently worked up a sweat, beating all other military competitors in the grueling Ironman competition... FULL TEXT
Coast Guard Operations Specialists Get Their Wings
Story and photos by PA3 Sondra-Kay Kneen, PADET ST. Petersburg, Fla.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- A day in the life of an ordinary Coast Guard Operations Specialist (OS) would normally consist of long hours in the ship's Combat Information Center or at a unit's command center operating the most advanced tacticalcomputer systems the Coast Guard has, incorporating satellite communications, Global Positioning System satellites and electronic charting systems...FULL TEXT|
Story by PA1 Tasha Tully, PADET St. Petersburg, Fla. ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- With its white sand beaches, lazy sun-soaked palm trees and laid-back atmosphere, Florida's Gulf Coast is one of America's most popular tourist destinations...FULL STORY
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Story by PA2 Judy L. Silverstein, Rescue 21 Project MIAMI -- In the heyday of bootlegging, a colorful character known as the Gulfstream Pirate, met his untimely end at the hands of the federal government, the only man hanged at...FULL STORY
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 CFC FUNdraiser a Hole in One
Story and photos by PAC Donnie Brzuska, PADET Jacksonville, Fla. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Several Jacksonville-based Coast Guard units kicked off this year's Combined Federal Campaign using a unique approach - they turned their units into...FULL TEXT
|  Coast Guard Launches Massive Search for Missing Crew Members, Murder Charges Follow
Story by PA1 Jennifer Johnson, District Seven Public Affairs MIAMI -- It was supposed to be a quick trip, less than 24 hours for the charter boat crew to drop two men off in Bimini, Bahamas, and return to Miami the following afternoon. A massive five-day search...FULL TEXT
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 The Case of the Mystery Spill
Story by PA2 Bobby Nash, PADET Jacksonville, Fla. GUANICA, Puerto Rico -- Pristine beaches with water so blue it looks like it's out of a cartoon, exotic birds and fish all around, and of course the beautiful people enjoying their once-a-year vacation ...FULL TEXT
|  Boardings at Sea: Why Fishery Missions Matter
Story and photos by PA3 Rob Simpson, PADET St. Petersburg, Fla. ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Sweat pours down the faces of the boarding team members (BTMs) and a warm, salty sea-spray stings their eyes as the team's 22-foot, rigid-hull inflatable boat (RHI) hits a...FULL TEXT
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 Coast Guardsman Releases First Album
Story by PA1 Jennifer Johnson, District Seven Public Affairs MIAMI -- The small café is busier than usual for a Saturday night. The eclectic furniture is all taken and there seems to be a bit...FULL TEXT
|  Second Time's a Charm
Story by PA3 Sondra-Kay Kneen, PADET St. Petersburg, Fla. ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Two elderly fishermen sitting on upside down buckets, stood up, reeled in their lines and set their poles at ease while they took a few moments to watch...FULL TEXT
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 Coasties Take Out Drug Traffickers and Their New Moves
Story by PAC Donnie Brzuska, PADET Jacksonville, Fla. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Coast Guard and Navy personnel transferred more than 9,000 pounds of cocaine and 250 gallons of liquid cocaine to federal...FULL TEXT
|  Crossing the Brow:Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg Holds Open House Story and photos by PA3 Rob Simpson, PADET St. Petersburg, Fla. ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg and Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater, Fla., hosted their second annual open house at Sector St. Petersburg Oct. 20...FULL TEXT
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 We Give A Hoot!
Story by PA1 Tasha Tully, PADET St. Petersburg, Fla. YANKEETOWN, Fla. -- Crewmembers from Coast Guard Station Yankeetown, Fla., along with Coast Guard Auxiliary members from Flotillas 51-1, in Crystal River, Fla., and 51-4, in Yankeetown, participated in the annual Chassahowitzka...FULL TEXT | Get Your Motor Running
Story by PA2 Bobby Nash, PADET Jacksonville, Fla. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- People have had a love affair with motorcycles for more than 100 years and the passion is still going strong today. The thrill of the open road, the sound of a powerful V-twin engine or of a high-revving...FULL TEXT |
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