The Coast Guard Drill, CNN, and US Code

Alright, so by now everyone has heard of the whole 9/11 drill debacle. There is a lot of finger pointing going on as to who is at fault for yesterdays panic.
I have heard good arguments for where the Coast Guard could have done differently and I have heard a lot of interesting discussion on where [...]

CG to hire up to 3 people to work on social media issues

Here is an interesting piece I stumbled across on federalnewsradio.com, talking about how the Coast Guard is working to get a handle on social media and its security issues. They talk about how the Coast Guard is looking to hire up to 3 people to work on social media. Ah, listen to me sigh dramatically [...]

The Brand of “We” Versus the Brand of “Me”

Why should each of us care about a cohesive, consistent brand and communications strategy for the Coast Guard?

The MSRT Demo and a SAR case Thank You

It was all over the local news here in the Hampton Roads area today- the visit of DHS’s Sec. Napolitano. However, it wasn’t just her visit that I was looking forward to, it was the demonstration of our MSRT that was to be my highlight. And as I slept the day away after my night [...]

HQ asks: What does the Coast Guard do?

As one who continuously prides himself on knowing what’s going on in our service I guess I’ve kind of lost touch of the fact that not everyone out there knows what we’ve done, nor do some care for that matter. And to prove that point our good friends in the HQ’s PA world set out [...]

Great stuff… it’ll make you want to join

H/t to Nick via Facebook.

iFORCECOM: The newest Coast Guard blog out there

Not to outdone by the 9th District another official Coast Guard blog has hit the net. iFORCECOM is the official blog of, well, FORCECOM. Many of you know it as The Force Readiness Command but I like the name iFORCECOM (doesn’t Apple have a strong hold on the whole “i” thing?). From their site-
iFORCECOM is [...]

CPR: The way to get things done

UPDATE:At the request of it’s director (again, good job Jesse) I have removed the original video, and in it’s place I have put an actual CPR video… learn away! Comments are closed; have a great weekend.
I believe this was an entry into the leadership video competition. It’s pretty good, and I’m not just saying that [...]

Random Weekend Info…

So, you didn’t have time to find ALL the weird stuff on the web in the last couples days? Well don’t worry, me neither; however, with the use of Twitter, eMail and RSS feeds I came across a few things to make you ponder and smile (well I did). So let’s start with what I [...]

Coming soon to a TV near you

It’s not Sea Patrol or Law and Order, but…

From ABC.