by Gary Thomas | Aug 5, 2021 | USCG News
From the Commandant, Admiral Karl Schultz R 041230Z AUG 21FM COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DCTO ALCOASTBTUNCLASALCOAST 279/21SSIC 5700SUBJ: UNITED STATES COAST GUARD’S 231ST BIRTHDAY Today, as we celebrate the Coast Guard’s 231st birthday,I reflect on our rich history...
by Gary Thomas | May 13, 2013 | Cutters, USCG News
From James D. Spirek: We completed one week of survey for the remains of the USRC Gallatin during the first week of April. Partners included the USCG, Charleston County Sheriff’s Office Marine Patrol, City of Charleston Police Department, College of Charleston,...
by Gary Thomas | Sep 27, 2012 | USCG News
From the USCG Historian’s website: 1942-Douglas A. Munro, Signalman 1/c, USCG, gave his life evacuating Marines of the 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, at Matanikau Point, Guadalcanal. President Roosevelt posthumously awarded Munro the Medal of Honor, the only Coast...
by Gary Thomas | Aug 3, 2012 | USCG News
R 021732Z AUG 12 FM COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC//CCG// TO ALCOAST BT UNCLAS //N01000// ALCOAST 356/12 COMDTNOTE 1000 SUBJ: SHIPMATES 23: COAST GUARD BIRTHDAY – FOCUS ON PROFICIENCY 1. Shipmates, I recently had the great privilege of visiting the...
by Gary Thomas | Jul 23, 2012 | USCG News
The House voted Thursday to prohibit the Defense Department from spending any money to implement an enrollment fee on Tricare for Life, the Tricare health plan for retirees age 65 and older. The ban, passed by voice vote as an amendment to the 2013 defense...
by Gary Thomas | Jul 20, 2012 | USCG News
120719-G-LS819-001-McAdamsDedication NORTH BEND, Ore. – Vice Adm. John P. Currier (left), Vice Commandant of the Coast Guard, speaks to the devotion and bravery of Master Chief Petty Officer retired Thomas D. McAdams (right) during a...
