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At a Starbucks this morning, I was asked about a “United We Stand” pin on my suit, and as the conversation progressed, about public service. Later during the day, I spent some time thinking more about what this day really means to me, and why. As Guardians and members of the U.S.’ Armed Forces, our [...] Category: Auxiliary, Coast Guard Reserve, Contributor, DHS, History, Security, USCG, by Dan Trimble | Comments
Ryan Erickson recently introduced us to the new “Coast Guard” game available through the iPhone App Store and published by Punch Studio. Excited that someone was promoting a Coast Guard service through an innovative new medium (and appalled that someone was beating me to it as my own Coast Guard-based iPhone game is presently under [...] Walter Cronkite, who passed away yesterday at the ripe age of 92, has been a man of pivotal, world-shaping stories through at least two generations of Americans. But there are stories of Mr. Cronkite himself that are far less often told. Category: Auxiliary, Books, Coast Guard History, Coast Guard Trivia, Contributor, Famous Coasties, History, In the news, News, by Dan Trimble | Comments
Fox News just broke that a “senior U.S. official” has confirmed the U.S. is tracking a North Korean vessel named “Kang Nam”. The vessel left a North Korean port on Wednesday, and is suspected of transporting “weaponry, missile parts or nuclear materials”. Category: In the news, Intel, Intelink, Interagency, International, News, USCG, by Dan Trimble, international Affairs | Comments
A few hours ago, Rep. Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ-02, whose district includes Cape May, NJ), the ranking member of the House Coast Guard & Maritime Transportation Committee, introduced legislation that would expand the benefits offered to Guardians and their families. The bill — H.R. 2901 — has some bipartisan support, with the introduction also being supported [...] Category: Budget, Capitol Hill, Coast Guard Reserve, DHS, In the news, Joining the Coast Guard, News, Policy, Politics, USCG, by Dan Trimble | Comments
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