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Oct. 4, 2024
MCPOCG #1 Charles Calhoun — leader, mentor, trailblazer and NSC namesake
Calhoun's philosophy was, “You should have important goals in your life and make every effort possible to obtain those goals. Set your goals high. Believe in being the best in everything you want to accomplish.”
Sept. 20, 2024
Domingo Suarez y Rosa — Towerman of Puerto Rico
In 1898, the Spanish American War saw Puerto Rico’s sovereignty transferred from Spain to the U.S. and towermen serving in Spanish lighthouses transferring to the U.S. Lighthouse Service.
Sept. 13, 2024
Brazos Station’s Latino lifesavers and the catastrophic Florida Keys Hurricane
The Florida Keys Hurricane of 1919 was one of the deadliest storms in U.S. history. In its path sailed numerous unsuspecting vessels.
Sept. 6, 2024
Celebrating the Coast Guard’s role in liberating Rome during World War II
The wartime missions demanded a rapid expansion of Coast Guard manpower. On Dec. 7, 1941, Coast Guard personnel totaled about 29,000. By June 30, 1944, the ranks had swelled to over 175,000.
Aug. 30, 2024
Maturing, making an impact — Coast Guard Intelligence in the 1980s and 1990s
The program’s development over the next two decades had the corollary effect of helping the service’s broader transformation into a more national security-centric and -relevant entity.
Aug. 23, 2024
Guadalcanal — Pawnee warrior strikes the first blow beside Doug Munro
Joseph Robert Toahty became the first Pawnee Indian to go to sea, the first Native American to participate in a U.S. naval offensive operation, and first Native American to set foot in enemy territory.
Aug. 16, 2024
Hero without a headstone
Forgotten Keeper Joseph Doyle and his Gold Lifesaving Medal rescues.
Aug. 9, 2024
Honor, Respect, Devotion to Duty
Foundational principles of Coast Guard culture.
Aug. 2, 2024
Raising The White Picket Fence
The 1981 origin of the Coast Guard’s Haitian Migration Interdiction Operations.
July 26, 2024
SS Steel Executive — an impossible and heroic aviation medevac
“In honoring the Coast Guard by my selection, I really feel that you honored a service that from the helicopters very beginning — we employed it to rescue thousands of people and saved millions of dollars of property.” - Lt. Cmdr. Paul Lewis