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			Rotating Tradition Story and Photos by PAC Donnie Brzuska, PADET Jacksonville, Fla. Nowhere is tradition more important and more relevant in the Coast Guard than aboard the medium endurance cutters that make up the Coast Guard's deepwater fleet. Coast Guard crews aboard these ships still rise in the morning to the sound of a boatswain's pipe, still "lay before the mast" and salute the American flag every time they cross the brow of their ship. One of the most lasting and prominent traditions is the ownership and commitment a cutterman has to the ship. FULL STORY


			Faster, Stronger, Longer - The New MCH-65 Story by PA2 Bobby Nash, PADET Jacksonville, Fla. The new MCH-65 may look like any other 65 out there, but this dolphin has teeth and it's ready to take a bite out of crime. All of the Coast Guard's Dolphin helicopters are being upgraded and re-designated as the Multi-Mission Cutter Helicopter. FULL STORY


			The Cutter Oak: More Than A Buoy Tender Story by PA3 Nick Ameen, District Seven Public Affairs It's a hot May morning in the Caribbean Sea, and the crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Oak is preparing for their arrival in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The Charleston, S.C., cutter is a 225-foot seagoing buoy tender, but today, its mission is not aids to navigation. FULL STORY


	Friendly Coast Stretches to Ghana Story by PA1 Tasha Tully, PADET St. Petersburg, Fla. The Coast Guard Cutter Dallas recently concluded a successful visit to the West African nation of Ghana July 17 after a three-day visit to the city of Sekondi. FULL STORY		Frighter Drifts Into Marina Story and Photos by PA3 Barry Jeffrey Bena, District Seven Public Affairs The morning sun, the sign of a fresh new day in Miami Beach, Fla. Some residents go for their morning jog. Some go to their local convenience store for their morning cup of coffee. And on this day some go outside and find a container ship in their local marina. FULL STORY

	Are You Prepared for Hurricane Season 2008? Story by PA1 Jennifer Johnson, District Seven Public Affairs It's that time of year again. The hot, humid, muggy, air associated with summer is back and occupies summer afternoons. Weather forecasters constantly keep a watchful eye for any activity that starts as tropical disturbances off the coast of West Africa makes its way across the Atlantic Ocean. FULL STORY		Passing the Torch of Leadership Story and Photos by PA3 Rob Simpson, PADET St. Petersburg, Fla. During a ceremony marked by centuries of naval tradition and full-dress uniforms, the role of ‘captain' was passed to Cmdr. Nathan A. Moore during the Coast Guard Cutter Resolute's change of command, June 2, at Sector St. Petersburg's South Moorings, in St. Petersburg, Fla. FULL STORY

	Pedaling On A Mission Story by PA3 Sondra-Kay Kneen, PADET St. Petersburg, Fla. His weeks are a busy blend of mornings preparing his son for school, and long nights of helicopter maintenance routines and nightly training missions. However, within the same hectic week, Chief Petty Officer Sean P. Coleman, an aviation electronics technician at Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater, Fla., also manages to cycle nearly 500 miles. FULL STORY		Savannah Hosts International Oil Spill Conference Story by Lt. Cmdr. Kevin Lynn, MSU Savannah, Ga. The first week of May brought the International Oil Spill Conference and thousands of response professionals to the city of Savannah, Ga. The week-long conference kicked off with an on-water demonstration of oil spill and other emergency response equipment and technology. FULL STORY

	Educate Yourself! Story and Photos by PA1 Krystyna Hannum, District Seven Public Affairs At some point in your military career, you will come across this person. For the enlisted, he is the gatekeeper to the road of advancement, for all Coasties, he is the bank teller for roughly 14 million dollars, and the source of information of how to get to where you want to go - educationally speaking. FULL STORY		Three Boaters Rescued After Rough Day On The Water Story and Photos by PAC Donnie Brzuska, PADET Jacksonville, Fla. Three boaters were rescued by the Coast Guard after their 22-foot vessel capsized approximately eight-miles east of St. Augustine, Fla., at around 3 p.m., May 11. FULL STORY

	Hercules Heroes Story by PA3 Rob Simpson, PADET St. Petersburg, Fla. The Coast Guard has been assisting mariners in distress for more than 200 years, and since 1790 its members have saved more than one million lives. Throughout those decades, Coast Guard members have changed, upgraded and refined the ways crewmembers search for troubled seafarers. FULL STORY		Sector Miami Get "A" for Academic Achievement Story by PA1 Jennifer Johnson, District Seven Public Affairs Members of Coast Guard Sector Miami were awarded the 2007 Partnership in Education Collaborative award March 17 for their outstanding partnership program with students from Miami Edison Senior High School in Miami. FULL STORY

	A Day of Learning for the Women of Tomorrow Story and Photos by PA3 Nick Ameen, District Seven Public Affairs A caravan of yellow school buses arrives at Coast Guard Integrated Support Command Miami around 9 a.m. March 25. Roughly 80 girls from various Miami-area high schools are dropped off for a day of mentoring, leadership and inspiration. The girls are from the Women of Tomorrow Mentor & Scholarship Program, and are considered to be at-risk teens. FULL STORY		The Force Multiplier Story and Photos by PA1 Krystyna Hannum, District Seven Public Affairs From the earth's surface, the plane appeared to be like any other single-engine aircraft. The faded blue-green stripe along the fuselage lent no information to an observer that this piper is actually, on some days, an instrument of the federal government and used to conduct air patrols over the waters of the Florida Keys. FULL STORY

	The Not-So "Magic Pipe" Story by Lt. Cmdr. Kevin Lynn, MSU Savannah, Ga. Marine inspectors from Marine Safety Unit Savannah, Ga., embarked the motor vessel, Marseille Star, to conduct a random port state control inspection October 18, 2007. FULL STORY		And the Beat Goes On: Coast Gurd Reservist Retires After 41 Years Story by PA1 Tasha Tully, PADET St. Petersburg, Fla. Forty-one years after enlisting in the U. S. Coast Guard, Petty Officer 1st Class Frank W. Larder is retiring at age 60. FULL STORY

	Survivor Meets His Hero 39 Years Later Story by PA3 Sondra-Kay Kneen, PADET St. Petersburg, Fla. Almost four decades after their initial encounter, Keith Barnett, 53, originally from Freeport, Bahamas, finally met face-to-face with the man who saved his life. FULL STORY		D7's Own Named Finalist for Coast Guardsman of the Year Story by PA2 Bobby Nash, PADET Jacksonville, Fla. One of District Seven's own was recently honored as an everyday hero by the Navy Times. Petty Officer 1st Class (MST1) Anthony Clark, of Sector Charleston, S.C., was named a finalist in June for the Navy Times Coast Guardsman of the year for 2008. FULL STORY

	35 Years of Unwavering Dedication Story by PA3 Barry Jeffrey Bena, District Seven Public Affairs He saved countless lives in almost four decades of work, at sea and on land. He coordinated numerous coastal clean-ups and helped develop and implement Saturday night Auxiliary patrols. He stood communications watch at Coast Guard Station Miami Beach, Fla., for the past 12 years, and served as an instructor for Team Coordination Training, communications and coastal piloting. FULL STORY

Spring 2008

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			A Helping Hand Story and photos by PAC Donnie Brzuska, PADET Jacksonville, Fla. SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic - Coast Guard aircrews rescued 59 people and delivered more than 100,000 rations of food and water to people throughout the Dominican Republic after Tropical Storm Noel killed 83 people in the Caribbean nation. Coast Guard aircrews from Air Station Clearwater, Fla., Air Station Borinquen, Puerto Rico, and Air Station Miami flew numerous rescue and humanitarian sorties over the disaster stricken nation. A number of rural areas and villages in the country were covered with water, and Coast Guard aircrews plucked survivors from the flood waters in situations reminiscent of Hurricane Katrina in 2005. FULL TEXT

			Remembering Shipmates Story and Photos by PA3 Rob Simpson, PADET St. Petersburg, Fla. More than 300 people gathered at Blackthorn Memorial Park, on the north end of the Sunshine Skyway Bridge in St. Petersburg, Fla., Jan. 28, for a formal remembrance ceremony honoring 23 Coast Guard members who lost their lives when their cutter sank after colliding with a tanker Jan. 28, 1980. The Coast Guard Cutter Blackthorn, a 180-foot buoy tender homeported in Galveston, Texas, was transiting from Tampa, Fla., when it collided with the tanker Capricorn just west of the Sunshine Skyway Bridge. Capricorn's anchor embedded into Blackthorn's port side and created a massive weight on the ship which caused it to capsize with 23 crewmembers still aboard. FULL TEXT

			Don't Let Your Guard Down Story and Photos by PA3 Barry J. Bena, District Seven Public Affairs Coast Guard Seventh District Commander Rear Adm. David Kunkel officially kicked off the "Don't Let Your Guard Down" safe driver campaign Jan. 25 at Coast Guard Integrated Support Command Miami. FULL TEXT

I Came, ISAR, I Conquered Story and Photo by PA3 Rob Simpson, PADET St. Petersburg, Fla. Four Coast Guard Auxiliary Division 11 members received the 2007 International Search and Rescue (ISAR) Competition's first-place award Feb. 27, at Coast Guard Station Sand Key in Clearwater, Fla. FULL TEXT		South Florida CGEA is Born Story and Photo by PA3 Barry J. Bena, District Seven Public Affairs Coast Guard members stationed throughout South Florida have officially christened the Greater Miami Coast Guard Enlisted Association during a ceremony Dec. 27, 2007 at Coast Guard Air Station Miami. FULL TEXT
"The House That Love Built" Gets First-Class Service Story and Photos by PA1 Tasha Tully, PADET St. Petersburg, Fla. Members from Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg's newly-formed First-Class Mess volunteered to prepare breakfast for about 40 residents at the local Ronald McDonald House East in St. Petersburg, Fla., Feb. 16. The mess members prepared a feast that included pancakes, sausage, scrambled eggs, muffins, toast, bagels, milk, coffee and juice. FULL TEXT		America's Most Wanted Features America's Life Savers Story and Photos by PA3 Sondra-Kay Kneen, PADET St. Petersburg, Fla. The FOX television show America's Most Wanted visited Coast Guard Station Fort Myers Beach, Fla., to film several segments for a show featuring Coast Guard Law Enforcement. FULL TEXT
Paying it Forward with Habitat for Humanity Story and Photos by PA1 Jennifer Johnson, District Seven Public Affairs Nearly 200 Coast Guard active duty, reserve, civilian and Auxiliary members, from throughout South Florida arrived ready to sweat for a good cause at the Habitat for Humanity, Hearts and Hands, Blitz Build in Miami. FULL TEXT		CGC Joshua Appleby Replaces KW Buoy Story and Photos by PA3 Sondra-Kay Kneen, PADET St. Petersburg, Fla. The Coast Guard Cutter Joshua Appleby, a 175- foot buoy tender homeported in St. Petersburg, Fla., traveled 200 miles from St. Petersburg to Key West, Fla., to replace the Key West mainentrance- channel buoy "KW", Jan. 30. FULL TEXT
Don't Let Your Fingers Do Too Much Talking Story by PA2 Bobby Nash, PADET Jacksonville, Fla. Ask enough people in a room and someone can tell you what the world was like when computers weren't a part of everyday life. Today's computers are a part of everything we do. Just about everything we do in life relies on a computer or the internet. FULL TEXT		Luck Over the Caribbean Story by PAC Dana Warr, District Seven Public Affairs Some people seem to have luck on their side. And there are those who seem to plan for most everything they do. Put proper planning and a little luck ogether and you have a recipe for survival, at least for one man. FULL TEXT
Coast Guard Directs Removal of Abandoned Fishing Vessel Story by PA1 Tasha Tully, PADET St. Petersburg, Fla. The Coast Guard, in coordination with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection and Lee County, oversaw the removal and demolition of an abandoned fishing vessel that posed an environmental hazard in San Carlos Bay, Fort Myers Beach, Fla., March 10. FULL TEXT		Safety's Only a Simulator Away Story by PAC Dana Warr, District Seven Public Affairs Is it a kid's ride at the state fair; is it an F-16 jet simulator at NASA? No, it's neither. Welcome aboard the Boating Advisory Trailer Public Awareness Kit (BATPAK) designed to teach everyone who participates that responsible boating is easy and fun. FULL TEXT
Kindergarten Class Receives Lesson In Safe Boating Story and Photos by PA3 Sondra-Kay Kneen, PADET St. Petersburg, Fla. "What is the most important rule to follow while aboard a boat?" asked Cmdr. Eric G. Johnson, head of the training department at Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater, Fla. "Wear a lifejacket!" shouted the kindergarten class of Cypress Woods Elementary School, in Palm Harbor, Fla. FULL TEXT		Vitamins Build Healthy Relationship Between Armed Services Story by Air Force 478th, with contributions from Coast Guard PA1 Tasha Tully, PADET St. Petersburg, Fla. A U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater, Fla., HC-130 Hercules landed here Feb. 7, with a generator and 1,053,800 vitamins for local schools and an orphanage, donated by Vitamins for the World and Extreme Response International. FULL TEXT
New Anchorage at Port Everglades Story by PA1 Jennifer Johnson, District Seven Public Affairs The Port Everglades Harbor Safety Committee announced March 7 it had made its final regulation and the commercial anchorage area at the entrance to Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., would be relocated. FULL TEXT		Coast Guard Assists Marshals in Taking Down Suspect Story and photos by PAC Donnie Brzuska, PADET Jacksonville, Fla. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - The Coast Guard helped the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Apprehension Strike Team apprehend a murder suspect aboard a Jacksonville-based cruise ship Feb. 28 at about 7 p.m. FULL TEXT
Swingin' in Clearwater Story and Photos by PA3 Rob Simpson, PADET St. Petersburg, Fla. The Coast Guard Band performed a public concert for more than 2,000 active-duty and retired armed-service members, Coast Guard auxiliarists and members of the public at Ruth Eckerd Hall, in Clearwater, Fla., Jan. 31. FULL TEXT		Security Zones Updated in Tampa Bay Area Story by PA1 Tasha Tully, PADET St. Petersburg, Fla. TAMPA, Fla. - The U.S. Coast Guard recently published updates to the security zones in the Tampa Bay area. The changes made to the zones were based on information gained by using the newly-developed Maritime Security Risk Analysis Model (MSRAM) tool utilized by the Tampa Bay Area Maritime Security Committee (AMSC). FULL TEXT
Sector Jacksonville Stays Semper Story by PA2 Bobby Nash, PADET Jacksonville, Fla. The average South-Florida resident probably wouldn't think twice upon hearing that the Coast Guard was on the search for six missing migrants from the Dominican Republic. And why not? Illegal migrant interdiction is a large part of what many Coast Guard units in South Florida do. FULL TEXT		Getting the Hammer Story and Photo by PA3 Barry Jeffrey Bena, District Seven Public Affairs It's an award not often heard of in the Coast Guard, yet it gives those who receive it, a great amount of pride. It isn't the Coast Guard Medal or a Lifesaving Medal. In fact, it isn't even a medal or citation; you can't place it on your chest or hang it in a frame. It's the Turek award. FULL TEXT
Coast Guard Brings Christmas To Great Inagua Story and Photo by PA3 Sondra-Kay Kneen, PADET St. Petersburg, Fla. During the 2007 holiday season, crewmembers from Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater, Fla., were given a mission unlike their everyday search-and-rescue operations. The crew of a C-130 Hercules search plane flew six hours from Clearwater to Matthew Town, Bahamas, Dec. 17, delivering more than 200 toys, ranging from cars and dolls to skateboards and footballs, to the children of Great Inagua, Bahamas. FULL TEXT		Community Participates in Manbirtee Key Zone Watch Story by PA1 Tasha Tully, PADET St. Petersburg, Fla. The U.S. Coast Guard and the Manatee County Port Authority have partnered to establish a community-based watch program designed to assist in the enforcement and implementation of a security zone on and around an island near Port Manatee known as Manbirtee Key. FULL TEXT

The Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner Story by PA2 Judy L. Silverstein, USCGR WASHINGTON, D.C. - While rhymes are not the lines with which Coast Guardsmen routinely toil, penning poetry is an annual tradition. Using verse for the New Year's mid-watch log tests one's creative juices - and often, one's patience. FULL TEXT		Can You Spell "Lucky"? Story by LCDR Dale Folsom, Sector St. Petersburg, Fla. Have you ever been "waked out" by another boat zooming by too fast? At best, it's just as annoying as being cut off by another driver on the roadway. You immediately gripe about the offender's boating skills. FULL TEXT

Honoring those Lost at Sea Story by Edwin S. Greenfield, Auxilarist, Station Lake Worth Inlet, Fla. It was December 15th, and for the 15th year in a row, approximately 5000 wreaths donated by a caring company were being placed on veterans' graves at Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia. That same day, about 800 miles to the south, a single and prolonged blast of a horn announced to the world that the boat was leaving the dock at Riviera Beach, Fla., and heading out to sea. FULL TEXT

Coastline Summer 2007

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Life and Liberty: One Man's Pursuit of Happiness

Story by PA1 Tasha Tully, PADET St. Petersburg, Fla.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Darkness covered them like a veil, allowing the group to move along the beach unseen Nineteen people worked hurriedly, putting a steel-framed raft in the water and saying good-bye to those staying behind. They had been planning this night for several years..more.

Wreckage of Missing Coast Guard Aircraft Discovered

Story by PA3 Sondra-Kay Kneen, PADET St. Petersburg, Fla., with contributions by PA3 David Schuhlein, PADET Houston.

CLEARWATER, Fla. -- What began as an afternoon of scuba diving with friends turned into a discovery of heroism, honor and bravery...more.

BUI: Nobody Wins

Story and photos by PA2 Bobby Nash, PADET Jacksonville, Fla.

PORT CANAVERAL, Fla. - The wind was high, the sun hidden behind thick, grey...more.

Saving Lives Before Distress

Story and photos by PA3 James P. Judge Jr., D7 Public Affairs

CARIBBEAN SEA -- Thousands of miles away from home the waves gently graced the hull of the 225-foot buoy tender as the crew continued their journey into the heart of the Caribbean Sea to embark on a mission to save lives in a different sort of way than most people are accustomed to seeing.

They didn't pluck helpless people from the water, extinguish a massive boat fire...more.

Classroom in the Sky

Story and photos by PA1 Donnie Brzuska, PADET Jacksonville, Fla.

CARIBBEAN SEA -- The sunset on the Caribbean lights up the sky brighter than the most amazing fireworks display on Fourth of July. A cascade of pinks, oranges and reds fall into the clear-blue horizon...more.

Wings and a Prayer

Story by Staff Sgt. Matthew Rosine, Air Force Print News

Seth and Stephanie Parker held each other's hands and waited. As the plane touched down at 12:05 a.m., July 22 at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, they smiled at each other and looked at their son. Four-day-old Stuart...more.

A Healthy Choice Opens for Key Coasties
Story and photos by PA1 Krystyna Hannum, D7 Public Affairs

KEY WEST, Fla. -- A large, bright bow hung across double doors...more

Coast Guard Bringing in Drugs by the Boat Load

Story by PA1 Donnie Brzuska, PADET Jacksonville, Fla.

NAVAL STATION MAYPORT, Fla. -- Coast Guard crews have been bringing illegal narcotics here from seizures from all over the world by boat loads - literally...more.

Health Fair Aims at Prevention

Story and photo by Lt. Cmdr. C.T. O'Neil, D7 Public Affairs Officer

MIAMI -- The Health Services Clinic at Integrated Support Command Miami recently hosted its third Causeway Island Health Fair at the Coast Guard Miami Beach Base, Miami Beach, Fla. to celebrate healthy lifestyles and preventative health care...more.

Tampa Bay Steps into the 21st Century

Story and photos PA3 Sondra-Kay Kneen, PADET St. Petersburg, Fla.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Many Americans appreciate improvements in technology such as hybrid vehicles, global positioning satellites and portable internet devices. These gadgets and gizmos aid in transportation, navigation, and communication throughout the world. Now, new technologies are working on...more.

Coast Guard Rescues 41 on July Fourth

Story by PA1 Donnie Brzuska, PADET Jacksonville, Fla.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Coast Guard rescue crews and coordinators were at work over the July Fourth holiday facilitating or assisting in the rescue of 41 people, which included 11 children, in a 24-hour-period in Florida, Georgia and South Carolina...more.

Think Outside the Boat
Story and photos by PA2 Bobby Nash, PADET Jacksonville, Fla.

SAVANNAH, Ga. -- The Coast Guard is constantly looking to find new ways to meet the commandant's challenge of "all hazards, all threats." Sometimes that means thinking outside of the boat...more.

Meals for the Masses

Story and photo by PA3 Barry Bena, D7 Public Affairs

MIAMI -- Food; it's what sustains life. We consume it to fuel our bodies and to provide energy necessary to make it through the day...more.

Coast Guard Leads Effort to Free Freighter
Story by PA1 Donnie Brzuska, PADET Jacksonville, Fla.

SAVANNAH, Ga. -- Coast Guard pollution investigators led the effort to safely re-float a 612-foot freighter at about 4 p.m. just two days after it ran hard aground nine-miles east of the Brunswick Harbor, Ga., entrance June 23...more.

Coast Guard Teams Up With Tampa Bay Devil Rays'
Story and photos by PA3 Sondra Kay-Kneen, PADET St. Petersburg, Fla.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Service members from all five branches of the armed forces gathered together for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays' "Opening Day" baseball game...more.

Internet Buy Gone Awry
Story by PA1 Tasha Tully, PADET St. Petersburg, Fla.

FORT MYERS, Fla. -- It's greasy, stinky, and so ugly that even the tide wouldn't bring it in. It's the wooden-hulled fishing vessel Challenger, abandoned by its owner in the Caloosahatchee River in Fort Myers. The 66-foot boat, built in 1973, has spent its last few years slowly polluting the river, and because the vessel's owner failed to remedy the situation...more.

Busy Patrol for Coast Guard Cutter Valiant
Story by Lt. j.g. Jonathan Harris, PAO Cutter Valiant and PA3 Barry J Bena, D7 Public Affairs

KEY WEST, Fla. -- The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Valiant conducted a 51-day patrol in the Windward Passage and Florida Straits enforcing alien migrant interdiction operations and the enforcement of laws and treaties...more.

From Corpsman to Counselor
Story by PA3 Robert Simpson, PADET St. Petersburg, Fla.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Sore throats, runny noses and heat exhaustion are a few reasons people find their way to the health care facility at Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg's South Moorings, in St. Petersburg...more.

Phosphate Freighter Grounds Near Skyway Bridge

Story and photo by PA3 Robert L. Simpson, PADET St. Petersburg, Fla.

TAMPA, Fla. -- A 378-foot Panamanian freighter ran aground about 400-yards east of the Sunshine Skyway Bridge in Tampa, Fla., about 5 a.m. March 28...more.

STANding Above the Rest

Story by PA3 Robert Simpson, PADET St. Petersburg, Fla.

FORT MYERS BEACH, Fla. - The crewmembers of Coast Guard Station Fort Myers Beach, received the prestigious Sumner I. Kimball Readiness Award May 14, at Station Fort Myers Beach...more.

A Unique Support Operation

Story by Cmdr. Kenneth D. Ivery, commanding officer Naval Engineering Support Unit Charleston, S.C.

CHARLESTON, S.C. -- Webster defines unique as; "one and only, sole, without like or equal, very unusual." This defines the operation of Vessel...more.

Coast Guard Hosts Japanese Delegates

Story by PA3 James Judge, D7 Public Affairs

MIAMI - Coast Guard Capt. Karl L. Schultz, commander of Coast Guard Sector Miami and Captain of the Port for South Florida along with his command cadre met with Japanese government officials for a mid-May lunch in an effort to foster a better understanding of each others cultures...more.

Fishing Vessel Safely Re-floated
Story by PA1 Donnie Brzuska, PADET Jacksonville, Fla.

SAVANNAH, Ga. -- Coast Guard pollution investigators developed response objectives, ensured the vessel didn't impede the watery and located a responsible party to prevent pollution from a grounded fishing vessel on Lazaretto Creek June 3...more.

Mentoring: A Flexible Relationship

Story by PA2 Judy Silverstein, Rescue 21 Project, Commandant's Leadership Advisory Council

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Historically, the word "mentor" has its origins in the Greek epic poem, "The Odyssey," written by Homer. It describes a scene when Odysseus selected Mentor to serve as teacher, guide and wise counsel to his son, prior to his departure to fight in the Trojan War. In the Coast Guard, mentoring involves advocacy, guidance, support and listening skills...more

EPIRB Guides Coast Guard to Fishermen Adrift in Tropical Storm

Written and provided to the U.S. Coast Guard by ACR Electronics, Inc.

Two days into the hurricane season, a 45-foot, long-line fishing vessel, Sylvia Jean, was caught in Tropical Storm Barry and began sinking after its rudder fell off in rough seas and winds. The captain was able to put life jackets on his two crewmen, radio a mayday call and activate his ACR Electronics' SATELLITE2...more.

COASTLINE FALL 2006

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From the Flight Deck to the Big Screen

Story By PA1 Donnie Brzuska, PADET Jacksonville

Petty Officer 3^rd Class Matt Laub's done something no other Coast Guard rescue swimmer has ever done. He's passed Aviation Survival Technician "A" School - twice.

The first time Laub passed rescue swimmer school was in May 2003, when Laub's classmates were fellow Coast Guardsmen all eager to join the ranks of the Coast Guard's elite rescue swimmer corps. AST school instructors pushed Laub to his physical and mental limits at Aviation Technical Training Center Elizabeth City, N.C. Laub's first trip through school was as conventional as Coast Guard rescue swimmer training could possibly be ...FULL TEXT

Fair Winds and Following Seas

Story by PA2 Bobby Nash, PADET Jacksonville, Fla.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- The Coast Guard held memorial services for Lt. Jessica Hill and Petty Officer 2nd Class Steven Duque after their deaths Aug. 17 in honor of their faithful service to the Coast Guard and their country.

Hill and Duque died during a dive operation in the Arctic Ocean approximately 500-miles north of Barrow, Alaska, while serving aboard the Seattle-based Coast Guard Cutter Healy, a 420-foot ice breaker. The Healy was engaged in a science mission when the accident occurred ...FULL TEXT

12th Vessel Runs Aground in as Many Years

Story and photo by PA1 Dana Warr, D7 Public Affairs

MIAMI -- Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., has been able to keep pace with Florida's construction and population growth by establishing itself as one of the ...FULL TEXT

Tampa Bay Agencies Test Security Plans

Story by PA1 Tasha Tully, PADET St. Petersburg, Fla., with contributions from Lt. Jason Franz, Sector St. Petersburg Planning
Photos by PA1 Donnie Brzuska, PADET Jacksonville

TAMPA BAY, Fla. -- The U.S. Coast Guard, along with federal, state, and local agencies, joined together Aug. 1 to conduct a large-scale maritime security exercise, Operation Bay Sentinel ...FULL TEXT

Now Hear This!
The Times They Are A-Changin'

Story by MCPO Ted Fuller, D7 Command Master Chief

MIAMI -- As I sit and think about what to write about in my first article to the Coastline, I think about what ...FULL TEXT

Guts, Grit and Gold

Story by Lt. Cmdr. C. T. O'Neil, D7 Public Affairs

MIAMI -- They traveled from Seattle, Providence, Cleveland and Haiti to form the Coast Guard team that would, at the end of three, long days and six, grueling ...FULL TEXT

Seven from Sector St. Pete Earn SAR Controller of the Year Award

Story and photo by PA3 Sondra-Kay Kneen, PADET St. Petersburg, Fla.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- A team of search and rescue (SAR) controllers from Coast Guard Sector St. ...FULL TEXT
Federal Agencies Team Up to Watch Over Caribbean
Story by Lt. Cmdr. Mark Phipps, Air Station Borinquen

BORINQUEN -- In response to the steady increase in illegal activity in the Caribbean this past year, the Coast Guard is combining forces with her sister ...FULL TEXT

Multi-agency Offshore Force Trains in Tampa Bay Area
Story by JoAnne Adams, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- For the first time ever in Florida, state and federal crews stationed aboard offshore patrol vessels and aircraft trained together in ...FULL TEXT

Joint Service Airborne Use of Force

Story by Lt. j.g. Ronald D. Bledsoe, TACLET South

MIAMI -- The U.S. Navy and U.S. Coast Guard reached a significant milestone in the war on drugs and made smuggling narcotics into the United States more difficult. The USS John L. Hall was assigned with Law Enforcement Detachment (LEDET) 408 from the U.S. Coast Guard Tactical Law Enforcement Team in Miami ...FULL TEXT

Teamwork Saves the Life of Coast Guard Member
Story by Capt. Bill Wade, Tampa Fire Rescue
Photo by PA3 Sondra-Kay Kneen, PADET St. Petersburg

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- On April 16, at about 8 a.m., several Coast Guard members were participating in required physical training at Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg's Prevention Department located on Davis Island in Tampa, Fla. Suddenly, one of the men, Chief Petty ...FULL TEXT
Coast Guard Medevacs 2 Near Anclote Island
Story by PA1 Tasha Tully, PADET St. Petersburg.

ANCLOTE ISLAND, Fla. - Coast Guard Station Sand Key medically evacuated two people after a vessel collision one-nautical-mile north of Anclote Island, Fla., at about 7 a.m. July 27. Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg received a mayday call on VHF Ch. 16 at about 5 a.m. reporting ...FULL TEXT

Coast Guard, Air Force Save Four Missing Boaters

Story and Photos By PA1 Donnie Brzuska, PADET Jacksonville
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Four men are safe after their vessel capsized off the coast of Mayport, Fla., Sept. 30 at about 8 a.m. thanks to the efforts of a multi-service rescue operation coordinated by Coast Guard Sector Jacksonville ...FULL TEXT

Mini Season Makes Big Impact on Crews
Story and photos by PA3 James Judge, D7 Public Affairs

MIAMI - Beautiful turquoise waters, plenty of sunshine, red and white dive flags and tons of bugs are all part of one very large event. It seemed as if scuba divers were out on patrol looking to exterminate these bugs, but it's not your typical bug. These bugs are big, they look mean ...FULL TEXT

Stars of New Movie Visit Real Guardians

Story and photo by PA2 Jennifer Johnson, D7 Public Affairs

MIAMI -- Big-time Hollywood stars, Kevin Costner and Ashton Kutcher, payed a visit to Coast Guard Air Station Miami Aug. 31 to express their gratitude to the men and women of the Coast Guard who selflessly help others everyday.
During the filming of their new feature length action film, "The Guardian," Costner and Kutcher gained ...FULL TEXT
One Doesn't Have to be the Loneliest Number

Story By Lt. John Sears, chaplain
Being single can be a fantastic time in your life, no one to tell you what to do, where to go, or what to eat. I remember in college on a Saturday morning having a huge piece of cake for breakfast. Why? Because I felt like it.
With no parents around to tell me not to do it, I was master of my apartment and could have whatever I wanted ...FULL TEXT

CGEA Returns to Tampa Bay!

Story and photo by PA3 Sondra-Kay Kneen PADET St. Petersburg, Fla.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- The crowd struggles to form a line but ends up in a disarrayed mob. As their excitement grows, shouts of encouragement and mockery get louder with each missed ...FULL TEXT

Cutter Resolute Returns From Successful Patrol

Story and photo by Ensign Walter Krolman, CGC Resolute

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- The Coast Guard Cutter Resolute, home-ported at in St. Petersburg returned Aug. 26 from a productive, eight-week law-enforcement patrol in the Windward Pass, located between The Republic of Haiti, Cuba, and the Bahamas ...FULL TEXT

Coast Guard Cutter Gets AdVenturous

Story and photos by Ensign Elisabeth Murtha, CGC Venturous

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- The Coast Guard Cutter Venturous, homeported in St. Petersburg, Fla., hosted a special tour group - Boy Scout Troop 100, from Sarasota, Fla., August 26. This unique ...FULL TEXT

Jacksonville Agency, Industry Partners Respond to Mock Oil Spill

Story By PA1 Donnie Brzuska, PADET JACKSONVILLE, Fla.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Local, state and federal agencies along with industry partners conducted a week-long pollution response exercise on the St. Johns River, Fla., Sept. 11 - 15. Nearly a dozen agencies and companies consisting of ...FULL TEXT
More Than Just Training
Story and photos by PA2 Bobby Nash, PADET Jacksonville, Fla.

MAYPORT, Fla. -- A jaw-jittering shudder echoes through the modest gray steel room. A loud panicked voice belches over the loud speaker, "we've taken a missile to the port side! All hands brace for additional incoming rolls! Investigators, to your stations!"
Two people cautiously exit the room and make their way down the passageway, their boots ...FULL TEXT
Gator Den Changes its Hide
Story and photos by Lt. Cmdr. C. T. O'Neil, D7 Public Affairs Officer

MIAMI -- In a town where bars and clubs open and close about as fast as designer outfits change on the supermodels who frequent them, one iconic establishment has weathered the ravages of the trendy scene for nearly 30 years, staying true to its loyal, if not small, client base. But, even this bastion of salty sea-stories and camaraderie isn't immune ...FULL TEXT

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Coast Guards of the Caribbean

Story and photos by PA1 Dana Warr, D7 Public Affairs

PORT ROYAL, Jamaica -- U.S. Coast Guard forces have been training for years to excel and exceed expectations during national events throughout the country. Working with other agencies within the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Defense, the Coast Guard has successfully protected and represented the people, the infrastructure and the waterways during numerous accounts including the Global Eight Summit in Brunswick, Ga., Super Bowl XXXIX in Jacksonville, Fla., the Democratic National Convention in Boston and the Republican National Convention in Washington, D.C... FULL TEXT

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Caribbean Loses Long-Time Friend : So Long and Farewell

Story and Photos by PA3 James Judge, D7 Public Affairs

MIAMI - The wind gently glided past the colorful flags that
hung from the focsle to the mast and from the mast to the
fantail of the Caribbean Support Tender as the sun prepared
to set for the last time on... FULL TEXT

Seventh District Command Center - Excellence in Command and Control

Story and photos byLt. Cmdr. C.T. O'Neil, D7 Public Affairs

MIAMI -- The operations tempo is nearly as hot as the summer sun. Totaling more than 1,500 law enforcement and 6,500 search and rescue cases, the volume of work generated within the U.S. Coast Guard's Seventh District's 1.8 million square mile area of... FULL TEXT

Kingfisher Crew Rescue Honeymooners

Story and photo by PA2 Bobby Nash, PADET Jacksonville, Fla.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - The Coast Guard brought an elderly couple
to safety after their vessel became disabled and drifted for fives
days 66-miles east of Jacksonville April 18... FULL TEXT

MSST Conducts Security Operation for Youths' Futures

Story and photos by PA1 Donnie Brzuska, PADET Jacksonville, Fla.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Members of the Coast Guard's Maritime Safety and Security Team Kings Bay, Ga., met April 17 with from The Bridge of Northeast Florida, a non-profit organization that helps Jacksonville's at risk youth to discuss their jobs and the... FULL TEXT

Lightning Strikes Tampa Bay : Local Law Enforcement Agencies Join in Bay Operation

Story by PA1 Tasha Tully, PADET St. Petersburg, Fla.

TAMPA, Fla. - Several local and federal law-enforcement agencies in
and around the Tampa Bay area joined together April 21 for operation
"Lightning Strike", an operation focusing on vessel safety inspections, background checks and port security... FULL TEXT

Forty Years of Selfless Service

Story and photos by PA1 Dana Warr, D7 Public Affairs

MIAMI -- No one else in the Coast Guard has an earlier enlistment date or served more time on active-duty than Coast Guard Master Chief Petty Officer Roger "Buck" Ward. At least until Friday, June 16th... FULL TEXT

Your Spiritual Fitness

Story by Lt. Raymond Summerlin, Sector St. Petersburg, Fla., Chaplain

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Have you ever heard of "CREDO"? CREDO is an acronym which stands for Chaplains Religious Enrichment Development Operation and is basically a retreat and training... FULL TEXT

Coast Guard Gives Back: Volunteers Make The Difference!

Story by PA1 Tasha Tully, PADET St. Petersburg, Fla.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Once a week, once a month, or once a year...even a little kindness goes a long way. Just ask any of Sector St. Petersburg's 12, Partnership in Education (PIE)... FULL TEXT

Don't Get Caught in the Rain :
Be Prepared for Another Busy Hurricane Season

Story by PA3 James Judge, D7 Public Affairs

It is that time of year again when weathermen, reporters, journalists and news anchors overuse trite phrases like "we dodged another bullet" and "were not out of the woods yet" and they all have the same two messages
for anyone listening... FULL TEXT

CGMA and You : Disaster Assistance

Story by PA2 Bobby Nash, PADET Jacksonville, Fla.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- In the time of a major disaster, like a hurricane, Coast Guard Mutual Assistance's (CGMA) initial objective is to rapidly provide emergency assistance for evacuation and the cash needed to meet basic living expenses such as food, shelter, clothing and other essential items... FULL TEXT

Coast Guard, Navy Test Security at Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay

Story and photos by PA1 Donnie Brzuska, PADET Jacksonville, Fla.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - The Coast Guard and Navy conducted a joint exercise May 31 on the Cumberland Sound, Ga., designed to test the Coast Guard's ability to deter, detect and disrupt hostile acts directed at U.S. naval vessels... FULL TEXT

CG Aux. Div. 7 Holds First "Blessing of the Fleet"

Story and photos by PA3 Sandra-Kay Kneen, PADET St. Petersburg, Fla.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg, Fla., proudly hosted Coast Guard Auxiliary Division Seven's first "Blessing of the Fleet" ceremony May 27... FULL TEXT

Successfully Meeting Challenges Earns District Seven Enlisted Persons of the Year Honors

Story and photos by Lt. Cmdr. C. T. O'Neil, D7 Public Affairs

MIAMI - One is active-duty, the other a reservist. One comes from the deck force, one comes from engineering. One joined the Coast Guard after six years of service with the U.S. Army, the other has served... FULL TEXT

Innovation Builds the Coast Guard of the Future

Story by PA2 Judy Silverstein, Rescue 21 Public Affairs

TAMPA, Fla. - For six years, the Coast Guard's Innovation Council has showcased emerging technologies and whiz-bang gadgetry for the operational environment. This year was no different... FULL TEXT

41-Foot Rescue Boat Saves Bridge from Destruction

Story by PA3Sandra-Kay Kneen, PADET St. Petersburg, Fla.

TAMPA, Fla. - The high seas and strong winds of Tropical Storm Alberto caused a 60-foot work barge to break free of its moorings and strike the northbound lanes of the Howard Franklin Bridge, Interstate 275, at about 2:30 a.m., June 13, causing the closure of the northbound... FULL TEXT

Creator of "Officer Snook", "Sea Partners" Earns Certificate of Merit

Story and photograph by Lt. Cmdr. C. T. O'Neil, D7 Public Affairs

MIAMI - The vice president of Youth Environmental Programs Inc. and assistant national coordinator of the "Officer Snook" program was presented the Coast Guard Certificate of Merit during a ceremony held at the Seventh Coast Guard District Headquarters... FULL TEXT

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We Remember, Thank you

By PA1 Donnie Brzuska, PADET Jacksonville

On the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of November 1918, The Great War came to an end with the implementation of an armistice between Germany and the Allied Forces. Nov. 11 of the following year, President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed the day to be Armistice Day, a day to be “filled with solemn pride in the heroism of those who died in the country’s service.”... FULL TEXT

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Riding the Right Way: Responsibly

By PA2 Ryan Doss, District Seven Public Affairs

MIAMI -- Motorcycles have become an increasingly popular form of transportation over the past few years with, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures, ... FULL TEXT

Waiting in the Water: Two men and a capsized vessel find an extra dose of humanity in their rescuers

By PA2 Judy L. Silverstein, Rescue 21 Acquisition Project

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- On a mild day in mid October, Robert Broderick and William LaMoore headed out for a few hours of snapper fishing just off the coast of Sarasota, Fla., telling friends ... FULL TEXT

PSU 307 Member Awarded ESO of the Year

By PA2 Tasha Tully, PADET St. Petersburg

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Coast Guard Port Security Unit 307 is proud to announce that one of its members has been selected to receive the small shore unit collateral ... FULL TEXT

Sector St. Petersburg Highlights Healthcare

By PA2 Tasha Tully, PADET St. Petersburg

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg opened a new health care facility on its South Moorings Oct. 20. The 2,000-square-foot clinic replaces the old 1,000-square-foot medical building constructed in 1935 on Sector’s North Moorings ... FULL TEXT

ADRIFT: A survivor recounts a storm-tossed night in 1944 when two Coast Guard cutters and a torpedoed liberty ship were battered by the Great Atlantic Hurricane.

By PA2 Judy Silverstein, Rescue 21 Acquisition Project

LEWISBURG, PA. -- In the basement of his home in Lewisburg, Pa., just to the left of a creaky staircase, William Ruhl, 79, beckons visitors ... FULL TEXT

Wilma Weakens Key West, Strengthens Coast Guard Teams

By PA2 Tasha Tully, PADET St.Petersburg

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- When Wilma hit Key West, Fla., on Oct. 24, the storm was classified as a category three hurricane. A 10-foot storm surge from the Gulf of Mexico and 125 mph winds swamped a large portion ... FULL TEXT

Helping to Clear the Way: Distirct Seven units join to help with Katrina efforts

By PA3 Gretchen Eddy, District Seven Public Affairs

It was a hot, sunny day when the District Seven Mobile Aids to Navigation Team, made up of 21 Coast Guardsmen from Florida to South Carolina, ... FULL TEXT

Hawkeye Technology and the Sensor Manager

By Lt. Justin Noggle and Sr. Chief John Royal, Sector Miami

Staff from the Coast Guard Research and Development Center (RDC) arrived in Miami in late 2001 looking for ways to increase maritime domain awareness ... FULL TEXT

Air Station Borinquen Welcomes Youth Groups

By Lt. j.g. Scott Barton, Air Station Borinquen public affairs officer

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- On Oct. 8, Coast Guard Air Station Borinquen, Puerto Rico, sponsored a static display for several local youth groups ... FULL TEXT

Answering the call: CGC Valiant

By Ens. Nicholas Ramirez, CGC Valiant

MIAMI BEACH – The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Valiant, under the command of Cmdr. David A. Cinalli, joined family members to help cleanup from Hurricane Wilma’s ... FULL TEXT

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