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LEDETs—Over 40 years of law enforcement boarding missions
—Vessel boarding has been a time-honored skill set of the Coast Guard since its founding in 1790.
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AST3 Bean and the Selendang Ayu disaster 20 years ago!
—A Coast Guard Aviation Survival Technician fights to rescue the crew as the freighter breaks in two.
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MCPOCG #1 Charles Calhoun—leader, mentor, trailblazer and NSC namesake
—“Charlie remembered the overall feeling of frustration at the lack of communication, or “voice,” in matters that affected every sailor in the field.”
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80th Anniversary of the Leyte liberation—Merry Christmas from General MacArthur and the Coast Guard
—On Dec. 25, 1944, after a six-week campaign to liberate the Philippine Island of Leyte, Allied forces under General Douglas Macarthur were mopping up the last vestiges of Japanese resistance.
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Lighthouses and the history of “The Flying Santa”
—Beginning in the Great Depression, aviator William “Bill” Wincapaw began the tradition of “The Flying Santa” to show his appreciation for the dedication and self-sacrifice of Maine’s lighthouse keepers and their families for standing the watch in isolated and often inhospitable locations.
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Mirlo Rescue — the Coast Guard’s baptism of fire!
—Despite any fears Chicamacomico station keeper John Allen Midgett had about entering the flames surrounding the tanker, he mustered his crew and initiated rescue operations within minutes of the explosion.
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The attack on Pearl Harbor—“a date that will live in infamy”
—The U.S. Coast Guard was supporting the war effort even before Pearl Harbor, and had proven itself Semper Paratus or “Always Ready” to perform any naval or maritime mission required to defeat the enemy in World War II.
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FRC namesake Lawrence Lawson’s Thanksgiving Day rescue
—The crew sprang to their places at the oars, and when the next sea lifted the craft, the soldiers pushed it out and the oars were put in motion. The rescuing party was off on their perilous errand.
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Chief Gus Jablonski—Enlisted pioneer of helicopter flight
—Chief Gus Jablonski was a critical figure in the early days of helicopter development. His technical knowledge and hands-on skills helped helicopter turn Igor Sikorsky’s fragile machine into a tool that could do useful work for the military.
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Celebrating the Coast Guard’s role in liberating Rome during World War II
—While many are familiar with the Allied landings in Normandy in June 1944, few know about the landings that took place several months prior in Italy.