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For what it's worth, there is also some additional info in at least one of the photos that might help... In the second photo you see the mast and antenna as well as the national ensign from a cutter in the background (center right of the photo). The mast has a strong resemblance to the Cape...

Well when beers at Gallaghers are .50 cents a pop... that can do some decent damage. I don't disagree with your overall premise. The situation in the icebreaker fleet is dire, however a point of clarification here. In 2013 Congress halted the ability of the Coast Guard to continue taking parts...

Yes and the pilots who fly them.

Not only will the new PSC's be able to embark a 60', the new OPC (Offshore Patrol Cutters) will be able to as well! Big news for the 60 fleet - time to start readying those sea bags!

Served my first tour on an icebreaker so I'll add a bit here about icebreaking operations specifically. Back in the day when helos used to regularly deploy on icebreakers, they were used to help scout leads in pack ice. The idea being that you launched a helo and used it to look ahead and help...

Thursday night will be the class of 2020's Billet night! Unfortunately I won't be able to attend this year (That marks 3 years in a row that I've missed it) but I'm excited to see what new ENS (sel) we'll get on our cutter!

Those are all personal opinions; depends on the platform and what you look for in a location. THAT BEING SAID having lived in Seattle, and spent enough time TDY in a lot of these other places I'm going to have to say top of the list is Seattle and bottom would be Honolulu. That being said...

Graduates first assignments are typically afloat. At last count 80% went to sea on a cutter, 15% went directly to flight school and 5% or so went to Sectors or Land Units (CG CYBERCOM etc). First tours afloat are two years in length. The process for the assignment is quite simple; the winter...

Apparently I need to vent on SAF more often, just after I submitted that previous response a C.R. was passed. Our paychecks are safe... for another three weeks. In the interim, let's hope they pass a full budget for the Coast Guard.

The unfortunate reality is that most Coast Guardsmen are not located near other military facilities and Coast Guardsmen don't have access to DEFAC or base daycare. Even things that other branches take for granted are oftentimes not accessible such as commissaries and exchanges. I for instance...

Today is the 25th of January, Congress is preparing for a final day of discussions before adjourning for a weekend recess. While the shutdown is incredibly difficult, I'm overwhelmed by the outpouring of support in Coast Guard communities throughout the nation. The unfortunate reality is that...

According to the Vice Commandant, the Coast Guard requires at least two to three days to process payments after a budget is signed into law. Given that the thirteenth has come and gone, paychecks will officially be late on the 15th. That being said, hopefully we'll (eventually) get to see some...

Coast Guard; we borrowed him for the deployment from an AIRSTA where he's a flight doc.

On our Antarctic Deployments we had a commissioned PA come along as well as our HS1 corpsman. We called HS1 "Doc." We called the PA "sir." Much to the chagrin of the latter.