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https://www.military.com/daily-news/2024/04/12/55-coast-guard-academy-cadets-disciplined-cheating-scandal.html

UPDATE 2 - https://www.news.uscg.mil/Press-Releases/Article/3588953/update-01-coast-guard-continues-response-to-helicopter-crash-in-alaska-during-s/

UPDATE - https://www.news.uscg.mil/Press-Releases/Article/3588467/coast-guard-helicopter-crashes-in-alaska-during-search-and-rescue-response/

US Coast Guard D17 reports - Late Monday night, a Coast Guard MH-60T Jayhawk helicopter air crew from Coast Guard Air Station Sitka crashed on Read Island, Alaska, during an active search and rescue mission. All crew are alive and are being treated for injuries. Local government agencies from...

Lots of military move to the Coast Guard for quality of life considerations. CG Junior officers have more responsibility than their counterparts in other services = job satisfaction and officer retention. DS is 27 year old LT and in command of an FRC (fast response cutter). Lots of...

DS was on the sailing team. There were often away regattas on parents weekend. We visited on homecoming weekend instead.

If you don't have Amazon Prime, sign up for it. It is the easiest way to send items to your Swab. Amazon served us well all four years at the Academy and into the Fleet.

Article by Dr. Jerry Hendrix (USN ret.) in Atlantic - https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/the-age-of-american-naval-dominance-is-over/ar-AA18yGOr

https://time.com/6248929/navy-seal-killed-fighting-ukraine/

https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/your-marine-corps/2023/01/09/marine-who-dumped-thousands-of-rounds-of-stolen-ammo-loses-appeal/

https://www.militarytimes.com/off-duty/military-culture/2022/12/21/auctioned-revolver-nets-nearly-1m-previous-owner-theodore-roosevelt/

https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-navy/2022/12/30/new-in-2023-results-of-the-navys-latest-beard-study-coming-in-2023/

https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/your-marine-corps/2022/12/20/toys-for-tots-gave-a-toy-bunny-to-a-girl-in-need-she-became-a-marine/

https://www.forbes.com/sites/craighooper/2022/12/13/swap-troubled-coast-guard-c-27j-patrol-aircraft-for-bell-v-280-valor/