2016

by | Aug 28, 2016 | Chronology

Having sold out all copies of our previous editions of The Coast Guard, our signature coffee table book, and copies going for more than $300 on Amazon.com, we printed a third edition. Updated with a chapter USCG Commandant Admiral Paul Zukunft, our editor LCDR Tom...

2015

by | Aug 13, 2015 | Chronology

Starting in 2008, John Longnecker, Captain (ret) Carl Zellner, USCGR, and Captain (ret) Fred Herzberg urged the U.S. Postal Service to issue a sheet of stamps depicting the history and missions of the Coast Guard. Each of the other services has at least several...

2014

by | Aug 12, 2014 | Chronology

Worked with Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs on development of a large bronze plaque honoring the service of the Coast Guard and its predecessor services along Wisconsin’s three “coasts”: Lake Michigan, Lake Superior, and the Mississippi...

2013

by | Dec 31, 2013 | Chronology

Announced Annual Awards: Large Unit History Award Winner: Air? Station Houston. In preparation for the 50th anniversary of Air?Station Houston, staff contacted more than 12,000 people to ?participate in, attend, or contribute to the celebration?commemorating the...

2012

by | Dec 31, 2012 | Chronology

Announced Annual Awards: Large Unit History Award Winner (with dedicated Public Affairs Staff): Commander, First Coast Guard District. The First District compiled an impressive array of accomplishments in remembrance of the history of the units that comprise the...

2011

by | Dec 31, 2011 | Chronology

Announced Annual Awards: Large Unit History Award Winner: USCG Air Station Clearwater. The volunteers at air station Clearwater restored HU-16e “Goat” CGNR 1023 after rescuing it from the now closed Pate Aviation Museum in Fort Worth, Texas. The...