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A century of naval flight
This article contains a synopsis of Boeing's involvement with Naval Aviation over the last 100 years. Includes some great pictures of the various Boeing aircraft used in Naval Aviation.
Coast Guard Compass
Off-duty Coast Guard cook springs into rescue mode, saves girl from Columbia River
Recent off-duty actions of Petty Officer 2nd Class Leon Doniphan, a food service specialist aboard Coast Guard Cutter Alert, homeported in Astoria, Ore. Doniphan bravely, and without hesitation, swam to the aid of a young girl in immediate danger of drowning in the Columbia River. His actions most likely saved her life.
Navy News Service
USS Ford returns to Everett after six-month deployment
The guided-missile frigate USS Ford (FFG 54) is scheduled to return to Everett Nov. 17, after a six-month deployment to the Western Pacific.
Star Tribune
Photo of eagle on Fort Snelling gravestone touches hearts, goes viral
It's said that a picture is worth a thousand words. This image - the symbolism of guarding a military cemetery -- is probably worth a lot more than that.
United States Coast Guard - Acquisition Directorat
More business for a Lake Washington Council Corporate Member, Kvichak Marine Industries, Inc.
The Coast Guard has awarded a contract for eleven more Response Boats-Medium (RB-M).
Kvichak was also recently awarded a contract for a commercial version of the RB-M for the Seattle Police Department.
Puget Sound Business Journal
Boeing P-8 "sub-killer" for Indian navy in first flight
Congratulations to the Boeing Company, a Lake Washington Council Community affiliate, on the successful initial flight of its P-8I anti-submarine warfare aircraft built for Indian navy.
Read more about this new aircraft in a recent story published by the Puget Sound Business Journal.
American Forces Press Service
Tuskegee Airmen Observe 70-Year Legacy
WASHINGTON, Aug. 8, 2011 - More than 650 people gathered Aug. 3-7 for the 40th annual Tuskegee Airmen convention, which featured events throughout the national capital region.
This year's theme, "70 Years of Aviation Excellence: Then, Now, the Future," celebrates the 70th anniversary of the Tuskegee Airmen legacy.
American Forces Press Service
Marines Train on Robotic Truck for Future Convoys
WASHINGTON, Aug. 18, 2011 - Next week, in a test area just east of Pittsburgh, six Marines will learn to control a robotic truck that may represent the future for logistics convoys, route-clearing missions and other high-risk battlefield operations.
Commander, NAVCENT
USCG, Whidbey Island Team Up To Fight Piracy
GULF OF ADEN - Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) warship guided-missile destroyer USS Mitscher (DDG 57), assigned to the CMF's counter-piracy mission Combined Task Force (CTF) 151, repaired a vessel in distress in the Gulf of Aden, Sept. 17.
Navy Times
CG returns 3 coastal patrol boats to Navy
Here’s the story from the Navy Times
62nd Airlift Wing web page
McChord Airmen presented Air Medal for historic Antarctic mission
7/29/2011 - JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. -- The C-17 Globemaster III aircrew members of "Ice 68" from the 62nd and 446th Airlift Wings here were presented the Air Medal on July 29 by Gen. Raymond E. Johns Jr., Air Mobility Command commander, for their part in evacuating an ailing government contractor from McMurdo Station, Antarctica, in June.
USCS - 17th District Public Affairs
Coast Guard Commandant tours Coast Guard Cutter Healy
Healy is a Sponsored Unit
Coast Guard Cutter Healy's Commanding Officer Capt. Beverly Havlik, center, leads a discussion with Alice Hill, left, senior counselor to the Secretary of Homeland Security, Lt. Chris Skapin, Healy's marine science officer, and Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Robert Papp in the bio-chemistry laboratory aboard the Healy Aug. 7, 2011.
USCG - Public Affairs Detachment San Diego
North Bend Coast Guardsman receives award for heroism
Petty Officer 2nd Class Thomas Henry, an aviation survival technician stationed at Coast Guard Group/Air Station North Bend, Ore., received the Admiral Chester R. Bender Award for Heroism during the Coast Guard Foundation’s 26th Annual Pacific Area awards dinner in San Diego, Aug. 3, 2011.
www.Navy.mil
Navy to Disestablish 29 NJROTC Units
Due to low enrollment and budget issues, the Navy has decided to disestablish 29 NJROTC units, including those at Issaquah High School and Mariner High School in Everett. Liberty High School is not affected. Here’s the official Navy news release: http://www.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=61641.
American Forces Press Service
Face of Defense: Sailor Leads Volunteer Efforts
GROTON, Conn., July 1, 2011 - Sailors of the Pre-Commissioned USS Mississippi have amassed 782 volunteer hours, equal to the ship's hull number, by volunteering throughout the New England area while their ship is under construction.
Navy Times
Ensign honored for thwarting 2009 robbery
Ensign who thwarted robbery receives Navy and Marine Corps Medal
American Forces Press Service
Academy Grads Look to Future of Service
ANNAPOLIS, Md., May 27, 2011 - Thomas Yuhaniak knew when he was just 5 years old what he wanted in life: to become a pilot, then ultimately, an astronaut. But it was when he was in fourth grade, and his family visited the U.S. Naval Academy here during a vacation to Washington, D.C., that Yuhaniak laid eyes on the Freedom 7 space capsule at the academy's visitor center and sealed his decision to go Navy.
13th Coast Guard District Public Affairs
USCGC Polar Sea transfers command
Coast Guard icebreaker Polar Sea holds change of command, but ship is
to be decommissioned.
American Forces Press Service
Royal Couple Visits Spouses, Veterans at Job Fair
CULVER CITY, Calif., July 11, 2011 - Calling the final stop of their whirlwind West Coast tour the "seriously most important," Great Britain's Prince William and his wife, Catherine, visited with military spouses and veterans and helped to shine a light on the importance of troop and family support at a hiring fair here yesterday.
www.Navy.mil
Navy Safe Harbor Awards Ceremony Honors Wounded Warriors
ARLINGTON (NNS) - Seriously wounded, ill, and injured Sailors and Coast
Guardsmen, and their caregivers, were honored during the third annual Navy Safe Harbor Awards Ceremony Thursday, July 14.
American Forces Press Service
Face of Defense: Marine Realizes Dream of Flying
CAMP BASTION, Afghanistan, June 24, 2011 - Amid his days spent fishing, hunting and ranching horses in his small hometown of Flintstone, Md., Travis Alder dreamed of flying. After graduating from Fort Hill High School in Cumberland, Md., that dream would become a reality.
13th Coast Guard District Public Affairs
Coast Guard Thirteenth District Change-of-Command Ceremony
SEATTLE - Rear Adm. Keith A. Taylor relieved Rear Adm. Gary T. Blore of command of the Thirteenth Coast Guard District in a change-of-command ceremony held on Pier 36 in Seattle, Tuesday, July 12, 2011 at 11 a.m.