Feb. 7, 2022

The Long Blue Line: 75 years ago—Service trailblazer and FRC namesake Olivia Hooker took the oath

She is to be admired for her initiative and courage. Solely on the basis of qualifications, Miss Hooker is one of the outstanding young women ever accepted for the SPARs and it is a pleasure to recommend her.               -Lt. Margaret Tighe (SPAR Recruiter, 1945)In wartime, men and women of the U.S. Coast Guard have fought for the freedoms we

Feb. 7, 2022

The Long Blue Line: 75 years ago—the Coast Guard lands on bloody Iwo

1945. PhoM3c. John Papsun. (Coast Guard)Dr. Robert M. Browning, Historian, U.S. Coast Guard retiredThe American flag was raised on top of Mt. Suribachi. Many a life was lost trying to get to the top of that mountain.-Diary of Carpenters Mate 3rd class Leno DiRosario,LST-795, February 23, 1945In the quote above, CM3 Leno DiRosario recounted in the

Feb. 7, 2022

The Long Blue Line: WHEO-701 and oceanography, Coast Guard’s lost mission

In 1969, the crowning glory of nearly a century of Coast Guard oceanographic research was to arrive when Congress authorized construction of the largest and most advanced oceanographic vessel in the world.The 399-foot high-endurance oceanographic vessel WHEO-701 was to have set sail in 1972. It would have replaced the Coast Guard cutter Evergreen,

Feb. 7, 2022

The Long Blue Line: 10th anniversary of Deepwater Horizon and the Coast Guard’s spill response mission

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Feb. 7, 2022

The Long Blue Line: The last stand—Coast Guard operations at Okinawa 75 years ago

In late March 1945, nearly 1,300 ships of the Allied forces of America, Great Britain, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada assembled to support the largest amphibious operation of the Pacific War–the invasion of Okinawa and Ryukyu Islands.Map showing the Ryukyu Islands, including Okinawa and nearby Kerama Retto. (U.S. Coast Guard)"

Feb. 7, 2022

The Long Blue Line: Master Chief Bell—minority pioneer, Pacific War hero and FRC namesake

Feb. 7, 2022

The Long Blue Line: Florence Finch—Asian-American SPAR and FRC namesake dons uniform 75 years ago!

Of the thousands of women who have served with honor in the United States Coast Guard, one stands out for her bravery and devotion to duty.Asian American Florence Ebersole Finch was born in the Philippines in Santiago City. The daughter of a U.S. Army veteran and Filipino mother, she went to work for General Douglas Macarthur’s army intelligence

Feb. 7, 2022

The Long Blue Line: Hail to the Chiefs!–100 years of Coast Guard Chief Petty Officers

In 1915, President Woodrow Wilson signed into law the establishment the United States Coast Guard, a new military agency comprised of the former U.S. Life-Saving Service and former U.S. Revenue Cutter Service. The merger was similar to a second founding of the Service combining two federal maritime agencies, one serving from the coast and other

Feb. 7, 2022

The Long Blue Line: Fighting Dorian—the deadly struggle of CG-6019 and a “Cat 6” hurricane

Cdr. Ace V. Castle, Public Affairs Officer, Coast Guard Atlantic Area — Image of Hurricane Dorian from a NOAA satellite as the storm hovers over The Bahamas on the morning of September 1, 2019. (NOAA)" data-image-description="Image of Hurricane Dorian from a NOAA satellite as the storm hovers over The Bahamas on the morning of September 1, 2019. (NOAA)"

Feb. 7, 2022

The Long Blue Line: Royal Signalman Eddy Priestly and D-Day’s Saviors

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