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Rear Admiral D. Brian Peterman, Seventh District Commander | |
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District PAO Editor: PA2 Judy Silverstein Photo Editor: PA3 Beth Reynolds |
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LET’S GET AS MANY AS WE CAN! Coast Guard aircraft, cutters, and small boat crews work to save more than 90 Dominican migrants off Puerto Rico’s north coast By PA1 Anastasia M. Burns, Seventh District Public Affairs
SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO - As the crew of the patrolling Falcon jet from Air Station Corpus Christi, Texas, looked down at the narrow vessel slowly making its way toward the Puerto Rican coast, the yola’s passengers waved cheerfully at the Coast Guardsmen tracking their voyage. The overcrowded vessel teetered from side to side in the gray, forbidding seas as it clumsily approached the coast, its second attempt in reaching Puerto Rico the morning of Dec. 3. The now nervous passengers could see the rocky beaches, thinking they were minutes from setting foot on land.Sadly, nine of them would never make it alive. The nightmare began as wave after wave began crashing over the stern of the yola, washing migrants overboard and swamping the boat. (FULL STORY) | ||||
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UNEXPECTED VISITORS: A log from Operation Bahamas, Turks and Caicos By LT Brian McLaughlin, Air Station Clearwater
GREAT INAGUAS, BAHAMAS - At around 5 p.m., I was unwontedly pulled away from what was nothing short of a marathon run of video gaming by the voice of on VHF radio in the kitchen calling in. As I peeled myself from the couch that was now permanently shaped like my derriere, I loped into the kitchen to see what could possibly be so important as to interrupt my fictitious world of gun-slinging and car theft......As I hung up the mic to the radio, the Warrant Officer standing next to me, having heard the whole conversation, bolted out the door on his way to make preparations for the helicopter's arrival. "We've got stuff inbound!" I yelled to my fellow sofa "gangsta" as I made my way out of our trailer and over to where the Royal Bahamian Defence Force agents were staying.. (FULL STORY) |
RESERVISTS AT THE HELM CHARLESTON, S.C. - Welcome to IN THIS EDITION TWO COAST GUARDSMEN DISCUSS THEIR UNIQUE EXPERIENCES IN HAITI: - OPERATION RESTORE DEMOCRACY: The Coast Guard's first-ever role as Maritime Component Commander. (FULL STORY) - FIRST COAST GUARD OFFICER TO SERVE AS SENIOR STAFF OFFICER ON U.N. PEACEKEEPING MISSION. (FULL STORY) | |||
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Also in this edition...(click on the title to go to the story) ATTACK OF THE GREEN MUSSELS - ST. PETERSBURG, FLA. - If the first thing that came to your mind after reading the headline to this story was the image of Dr. David Banner transforming into the Incredible Hulk, you're probably not alone. By PA3 Robert L. Suddarth, W. Coast Fla. PADET MORE VALUABLE THAN RUBIES - JACKSONVILLE, FLA. - In the aftermath of the destructive hurricanes, Frances and Jeanne, Capt. James Maes, commander of Sector Miami, paid a dazzling compliment to Auxiliarist Chris Abernethy, Flotilla 5-1, at this year’s Seventh District Conference in Jacksonville, Fla. By Aux. Edward Greenfield, Sta. Lake Worth Inlet A HELPING HAND TO HAITI - PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti - Hand-by-hand the boxes travelled from the two delivery trucks to the 270-foot, Portsmouth based cutter HARRIET LANE moored at Industrial Support Command Miami. All said and done the ship's crew onloaded nearly 20,000 pounds of locally donated hurricane relief supplies. By PA3 Sandra Bartlett, D7 Public Affairs. FLYING UNDER THE RADAR, CGIS DEMONSTRATES INVESTIGATIVE EXCELLENCE - MIAMI, FLA. - Being in plain clothes and not able to discuss the average day on the job has been the everyday norm for the men and women of the Coast Guard Investigative Service, but recently, an unprecedented number of agents in Miami were recognized for their hard work and dedication. By PA1 Anastasia Burns, D7 Public Affairs A DAY AT THE RACES - HOMESTEAD, FLA. – “Gentlemen, start your engines!” The familiar cry kicked off another fast-paced run around the track at the Homestead-Miami Raceway in late November, as 43 NASCAR teams chased the cup around a stadium filled with luxury skyboxes and the familiar Art Deco architecture. By PA2 Judy L. Silverstein, Seventh District Public Affairs WWII VETERAN REVISITS HIS ALMA MATER IN SAN JUAN - SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO - Donald W. Robinson wanted to visit Base San Juan, where he once served in the US Coast Guard. Several years ago, he requested a visit but was denied access to the base because of the heightened security following the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. By John A. Geinzer, Command Chaplain, Sector San Juan FROM THE TRINIDAD SHORES, TO THE U.S. SKIES - BORINQUEN, PUERTO RICO - What could lead a boy, living on the island of Trinidad, who never heard of the Coast Guard to become a vital member of Coast Guard Air Station Borinquen, Puerto Rico? By BMC Mark DiDonato, Station Borinquen MTSA: A BLUEPRINT FOR MARITIME SAFETY - In response to terrorist attacks on 9/11/2001, the United States Congress enacted the Maritime Transportation Security Act (MTSA) in 2002. By PA2 Judy Silverstein, Seventh District Public Afffairs | ||||
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