Pacific Unity 2009- North Pacific Coast Guard Forum

Posted on 23 August 2009 by Anastacia Thorsson | Comments

So I am literally sitting on a plane right now (in flight wifi for the win!)  heading to Washington state for Pacific Unity 2009, which is part of the efforts of the North Pacific Coast Guard forum.  Since I am on my way there it seemed like doing up a post talking about the forum [...]

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The iPhone/iPod Coast Guard game… argh?

Posted on 16 July 2009 by Ryan Erickson | Comments

Wow! The things that pop up on my radar… I came across this as I was trying to fall asleep this morning after watch. At first I thought I wasn’t able to read it as maybe I was getting tired, but thank goodness I realized it was actually written in German. On the site touch-mania [...]

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Breaking News: U.S. Tracking North Korean Vessel

Posted on 18 June 2009 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”.
This raises a whole variety of response issues given that the United Nations resolution [...]

Category: In the news, Intel, Intelink, Interagency, International, News, USCG, by Dan Trimble, international Affairs | Comments
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Not just the US Coast Guard implementing innovative ideas

Posted on 9 December 2008 by Peter Stinson | Comments

innovation sourcesOriginally uploaded by Juan Freire
Save a life; throw a bottle.
Seems the Japanese Coast Guard has taken to inexpensive plastic bottles to serve as rescue flotation aids: PET bottle lifesavers catch on with coast guard
Regional Japan Coast Guard offices have started introducing inexpensive lifesavers made with used plastic bottles instead of using expensive lifesaver vests.
The [...]

Category: Innovation Expo, International, by Peter Stinson | Comments
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