Feb. 11, 2022

The Long Blue Line: A wartime rescue by Cutter Argo 75 years ago

Cutter Argo (WPC-100) on patrol. Originally designed for Prohibition law enforcement, this type of cutter was particularly seaworthy and maneuverable. With the U.S. entry into World War II, Argo was attached to the Atlantic Fleet as a convoy escort vessel. U.S. Coast Guard photo." data-image-description="Cutter Argo (WPC-100) on patrol. Originally

Feb. 11, 2022

The Long Blue Line: “Semper Paratus”—Coast Guard men and women in Hurricane Maria

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Feb. 11, 2022

The Long Blue Line: Coast Guard hero and FRC namesake William Flores

William Flores’s Coast Guard portrait photo as a seaman apprentice. U.S. Coast Guard photo.That quiet young man that I was impressed with from the first time I met him will forever be a hero in my eyes. I have never forgotten him and never will. It is a fitting tribute to his heroism that a cutter will bear his name.Lt. Cmdr. John Ryan (U.S. Coast

Feb. 9, 2022

The Long Blue Line: Coast Guard’s storm warriors fight Hurricane Florence

As some North Carolinians were returning to their homes and recovering from 2016’s Hurricane Matthew, a new storm was tracking towards the East Coast. On Friday, Sept. 14, 2018, at 7:15 a.m., Hurricane Florence made landfall at Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina, with sustained winds of 90 mph. However, the flooding associated with Florence would

Feb. 9, 2022

The Long Blue Line: National Strike Force—the Guard’s global responder for 45 years!

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Feb. 9, 2022

The Long Blue Line: Police Week–Coast Guard law enforcers lost in the line of duty

Each May during Police Week, tens of thousands of law enforcement officers from around the United States and several foreign countries muster in the nation’s capital to pay tribute to fellow peace officers who have fallen in the line of duty. For an entire week, the law enforcement community honors their sacrifice and service through a series of

Feb. 9, 2022

The Long Blue Line: Ensign Charles Duke and seizure of rum runner Greypoint

 Ensign Charles L. Duke, a native of Norfolk, Va., was sworn in as a temporary ensign on Aug. 26, 1925, during a period of dramatic growth for the Coast Guard after the start of Prohibition. He resigned his commission nine years later at the end of Prohibition and transferred to the Navy Reserve." data-image-description=""

Feb. 9, 2022

The Long Blue Line: Stone-Coast Guard Aviator #1 sets the record 100 years ago

  Coast Guard aviators have always been at the forefront of technological change and put themselves in harm’s way to complete the mission. Some have risked their lives to pioneer the development of the helicopter, and the rescue swimmer program; others have served as astronauts in the Space Shuttle Program. Coast Guard aviation

Feb. 9, 2022

The Long Blue Line: Coast Guard geography lesson – Districts Areas

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Feb. 9, 2022

The Long Blue Line: McCormick & Thetis—the Coast Guard’s forgotten sub-killers

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