March 11th, 2010 | 
I found this via the D13 Flickr page and it struck me as somewhat monumental. Looking at this photo of our Commandant, ADM Thad Allen, makes me wonder of the weight that- by way of his position- is upon those shoulders (other than the four stars on his lapel). PO2 Crawford found a great opportunity [...]
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GLACIER BAY, ALASKA – CGC Naushon (WPB 1311) underway on an area familiarization patrol. (Coast Guard photo by IS3 Logan Wright) Over the last eight (8) weeks the Coast Guard Compass has been running a contest to find THE best photo as submitted in part of the Coast Guard Photo Contest. From the Compass- Over [...] Added as one of the People’s Choice photos on The Coast Guard Compass this picture of the Coast Guard Cutter SYCAMORE in Alaska’s Bering Sea is a stark reminder of our everyday hazards and work environments. Great shot MK3! CGC Sycamore in the Bering Sea about 200 miles north of Adak, AK, in a squall. [...] Contests are fun aren’t they? Here’s my favorites thus far in the Coast Guard People’s Choice photo contest. CARRIBEAN SEA – USCGC Vigorous (WMEC 627) prepares to enter a storm at sea while on routine patrol in the Caribbean Sea. The storm turned the picturesque day quickly into night, and, after a few minutes returned [...] ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Coast Guardsmen hold roses to be placed on the Coast Guard Cutter Blackthorn Memorial Jan. 28, 2010, during the 30th anniversary memorial service of the Blackthorn collision. The Blackthorn sank after colliding with the tanker Capricorn near the Sunshine Skyway Bridge, in St. Petersburg, Jan. 28, 1980. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty [...] The Toast Guard- Guarding against soggy toast since 1946 h/t Sean
Click to enlarge… There is no shortage of pictures coming out of Haiti right now; in fact, if you were to visit the Coast Guard flickr account (here) or the CGVI page (here) you’ll be presented with a deluge of photos coming out of there. The Coast Guard’s own service blog is also ripe with [...] |
        
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