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February 2, 2012
Coast Guard training gets 'fishy' with the Texas State Aquarium
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December 27, 2011
The Guardian Winter 2011 (4.73 MB)
The Eighth Coast Guard District's semi-annual newsletter.
This issue showcases interesting stories from around D8 during the last six months. The issue starts with Coast Guard Aviation Training Center Mobile, which conducted an inter-agency training operation with the Army’s Special Forces Operational Detachment Alpha. This exercise focused on executing a series of high-altitude-low-opening and high-altitude-high-opening parachute jumps over Meridian, Miss., and Eglin Air Force Base and marked the first time that HALO and HAHO jumps were conducted out of a Coast Guard HC-144. ATC Mobile stayed busy and, in early November, hosted Luke Wiedeman, an 11 year-old boy who desired to be a Coast Guard rescue swimmer. Through the Make-A-Wish Foundation, he was able to realize his dream. It took two days of preparation, training and hard work. But, on the second day, Luke was lowered into Mobile Bay from an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter on a mission to rescue two rescue swimmers who were feigning distress. An overall successful operation, Luke realized his dream and recognized that wishes really do come true. In late 2011, the cutter community was able to give one of her oldest tenders a major upgrade as part of the Inland River Emergency Subsystem Sustainment project. During a four-month dry dock, the CGC Scioto’s propulsion, fire-fighting and steering systems were overhauled. The Scioto has a rich history and most notably sank in the Missouri River in 1979. It was raised from the bottom of the river and, without extensive maintenance, got back underway to continue a legacy as a river tender. For the next 30+ years, the Scioto relied on its older systems that had been waterlogged and submerged. But, in 2011, modernization gave the Scioto a new heart and a new life so it can continue its journey along the Western Rivers. While it is impossible to illustrate all of the diversity in a District which services all or part of 26 states, 13,000 miles of coastline, 10,300 miles of inland waterways, and contains 10,250 active duty, reserve, auxiliary, and civilian members, the following pages capture many of these stories. -
December 9, 2011
Max Glazner - World War II Veteran
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November 30, 2011
Air Station Houston holds "Wet Drills"
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November 29, 2011
Coastie for a day, hero forever
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November 28, 2011
Purple HALO: Coast Guard trains with the A-Team
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November 8, 2011
CORRECTION: Aiding the Heartland
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October 12, 2011
Risen from the river: A tender’s journey of mud, ice and modernization
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September 30, 2011
9/11 Heroes Run
Tribute to the fallen, and those who serve
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September 30, 2011
A New Battlefield