Building bright futures in Boston
Coast Guard members offer a significant and positive impact on the lives of Boston youth by assisting students in building life-sized, seaworthy wooden rowboats as part of a boat building program supplementing a typical 5th grade curriculum.
Gleaming guardian of Chesapeake Bay
Though the New Cape Henry Lighthouse is not open to the public; however, visitors at the Old Lighthouse will enjoy improved views of the structure. With its new coat of paint almost complete, the updated lighthouse looks brand new.
Honor, Respect, Devotion to Duty: Capt. Joseph Mazzotta
The Great Depression was a time in America when people, who were jobless and hungry, turned to things like bootlegging, or hopping into a boxcar and riding a train off into the uncertainty of the West in the hopes to get lucky and finding a job. It was during this time that a 17-year-old in New Jersey native turned to the sea for opportunity, not to catch fish, but to save lives. Joseph Mazzotta enlisted in the Coast Guard as a Second Class Seaman, not knowing he was signing up for an adventurous career that would carry him through the ranks to become a captain, a football star and weave him through historic events to become part of the fabric of Coast Guard history.
The Long Blue Line: Gunboat Cutter E.A. Stevens—the Revenue Cutter Service’s experiment in modern naval technology (Part 2)
Learn more about the Coast Guard’s semi-submersible gunboat’s role in the American Civil War in Part 2 of the story.
Meeting the needs of the Service
“We will attract access, develop, and retain a respectful, diverse, and inclusive workforce that reflects the richness of our society.” – Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Paul Zukunft Living up to that standard, the Force Readiness Command established a partnership with Hampton University in Hampton, Va. Hampton University is a historically black college and university with a reputation for graduating talented men and women with bright futures.
Boy Scouts get hands-on experience at Coast Guard Academy
The Coast Guard Academy, in cooperation with the Connecticut Rivers Council of the Boy Scouts of America, recently hosted a science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) merit badge program for over 120 Boy Scouts from five different states. Cadets and Academy instructors taught hands-on programs in chemistry, engineering, electricity and electronics, emergency preparedness and citizenship, among others.
Announcing the top Coast Guard video of 2016
We’ve tallied up your votes for the Coast Guard’s 2016 Video of the Year and have the results for the top three videos!
The Long Blue Line: Gunboat Cutter E.A. Stevens—the Revenue Cutter Service’s experiment in modern naval technology (Part 1 of 2)
During an era when vessels were transitioning from wood and sails to iron and steam, the Coast Guard’s predecessor service, the Revenue Cutter Service, experimented with a new kind of technology to fight in the American Civil War – a semi-submersible gunboat.
Charting the Course: Ohio River test bed explores future of navigation
Billions of barrels of oil, tons of cargo and bushels of crops travel on America’s rivers every year on the way to local gas stations, shopping malls and grocery stores. The prosperity of the American Heartland pumps through the vital economic arteries of the Ohio, Mississippi and Missouri rivers. Now, the U.S. Coast Guard and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers are pioneering the future of navigation in Louisville, Kentucky. The test bed area covers most of the Ohio River and part of the Mississippi River.
2016 Video of the Year: Celebrating 226 years of Service to Nation
This 10th and final nominee is a compilation of footage, composed by Coast Guard 5th District, celebrating the Coast Guard’s 226th birthday in August. Is this the top video for the year? Cast your vote!
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