CG boat crew rescues a man after his boat struck the breakwall in Kewaunee, Wisconsin, May 17, 2012. (USCG photo)
 
Washington lighthouse restoration effort needs your PICTURES
 
SAVE THE DATECoast Guard Ball 2012!
 
Retiree Council NW Members 
Retiree Council NW Newsletters
CG Member/Family Survivors Guide (.doc)
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RECENT PUBLICATIONS
 
HQ bi-weekly publication for all - CG Connection Vol. 1, Issue 6
USCG/USCGR/NOAA Survivors Guide - updated (.pdf)
April Coast Guard Magazine now online
CG Retiree Council March Newsletter available online!
National CG/NOAA Retiree Newsletter - APRIL
2011 CG National Retiree Council Meeting Final Report
CGRC NW December 2011 Retiree Newsletter
CG Auxiliary newsletter "Buoy 13" Jan. 2012
 
CG BASE SEATTLE
 
2012 MAY 07 - Fitness Center access changes 
2012 MAY 18 - CG Base Seattle Traffic Update
FYI 12 ID Card Office Office hours of operation
CG Base Seattle Services Information
 
FAIRCHILD AFB RETIREE ACTIVITIES OFFICE
Home page - includes events
 
OTHER CG & RELATED EVENTS
 
 
CG RESOURCE LINKS - Lots of great information, from ALCOAST to Space-A to Tricare to VA.
 
 
PURPLE HEART:  Are you (or do you know) a Coast Guard veteran awarded the Purple Heart? A project concerning the National Purple Heart Hall of Honor needs to hear from you.
 
NARRATED VIRTUAL TOUR OF CGC BERTHOLF
 
CG FEATURES
 
2012 MAY 19 - Armed Forces Day:  Keeping America strong & secure
2012 MAY 18 - Juneau-area CG hosts "Run to Remember"
2012 MAY 18 - Alaska Deck Watch: Arctic domain awareness flights
2012 MAY 18 - D9 EPOY announced
2012 MAY 18 - Shipmate of the Wk:. Coast Guard Foundation
2012 MAY 17 - Graduation day for CGA class of 2012
2012 MAY 17 - D17 YN is also a singer/songwriter
2012 MAY 16 - A look at the work of ANT Kodiak
2012 MAY 15 - Life of a service dog:  Capitol Hill
2012 MAY 15 - USCG & USPHS:  214 years of history
2012 MAY 14 - 2012 CGA grad was rescued at sea by CG at age 6
2012 MAY 14 - Umpqua River Light passes to civilian operation
2012 MAY 14 - CG reservist completes 22 mos. Deepwater Horiz. duty
2012 MAY 13 - Happy Mother's Day to CG Moms! (photos)
2012 MAY 13 - CG Captain honored at NECO awards
2012 MAY 13 - Alaska Deck Watch:  Escorting cruise ships
2012 MAY 11 - CGA announces 2012 Distinguished Honor Grad
2012 MAY 11 - CGAS Barbers Point makes "Make A Wish" come true
2012 MAY 11 - Cleveland CG Chiefs chop invasive vegetation
2012 MAY 11 - Shipmate of the Wk.: LCDR Scott Peterein
2012 MAY 10 - On patrol with CGC Waesche
2012 MAY 10 - Yoga for Pacific Tactical LE Team
2012 MAY 08 - PSU 309:  Deeds, not words
2012 MAY 08 - A look at CGC Diligence and its missions
2012 MAY 07 - Museum at CGA reopening after renovation
2012 MAY 07 - CG hosts Mexican navy at NMLBS (photos, video)
2012 MAY 06 - Maintaining the CG's largest bowling alley
2012 MAY 06 - Alaska Deck Watch: Deploying to Cordova
2012 MAY 04 - Shipmate of the Wk.: BMC Keith Cupples
2012 MAY 04 - CG STA Juneau escorts season's first cruise ship
2012 MAY 03 - Life of a service dog
2012 MAY 03 - CGC Munro conducts DC training
2012 MAY 03 - CG Culinary Team competition results (ALCOAST)
2012 MAY 02 - Spotting drug subs from the sky - the HC-144
2012 MAY 02 - CG gears up for Rose Fest Fleet Week
2012 MAY 02 - Baltimore Sun interview with VADM Brice-O'Hara
2012 MAY 01 - A 12-year journey home in the Pacific
- For earlier items, click here
 
CG MISCELLANEOUS
 
LORAN history page
Coast Guard video clips - SAR, LE, etc., on YouTube
FREEBIES & DISCOUNTS
 
Shop the Coast Guard Exchange online
50% discount for AD, vets in required parenting classes
Comprehensive list of vets benefits Websites (pdf) from SKCM Karl Keyes, CG Base Seattle CMC
Comprehensive list of senior discounts - from LCDR Ralph Preston
Sears "Heroes at Home Wish Registry" underway again
 
CG HEALTH & BENEFITS NEWS
 
COMPREHENSIVE LIST OF VETS' BENEFIT LINKS
 
2012 MAY 18 - FRA, MOAA, NAUS legislative updates
2012 MAY 18 - Supreme Court may rule in vet disability case 
2012 MAY 16 - New VA/DOL program to retrain vets
2012 MAY 11 - House panel plan would cap Tricare Rx co-pays
2012 MAY 10 - CBO predicts 1.3% retiree COLA in 2013
2012 MAY 10 - Families list retirement, pay as top issues
2012 MAY 08 - Proposal: Mail-order drugs only under TFL
2012 MAY 08 - VA drops co-pay for in-home telehealth care
2012 MAY 01 - Effects of proposed Tricare hikes (charts)
2012 APR 30 - New toll-free contact line for CG Chaplain
2012 APR 30 - MetLife newTricare dental contractor  (NOT TRDP)
2012 APR 27 - Tricare fees issue not settled yet - analysis
2012 APR 24 - VA adds two specialties to mental health
2012 APR 19 - VA to increase mental health staff by 1,900
2012 APR 16 - VA starts new claims process in 12 locations
2012 APR 16 - Study finds genetic links to PTSD
2012 APR 08 - Fairchild AFB: ID card changes, Spring update
2012 APR 05 - Job push to benefit mil. spouses & VETS
2012 APR 03 - VA cites progress on vet homelessness
 
- For earlier items, click here
 
CG NEWS
 
CG-6017 Links
CG-6535 Links
Healy Mission to Nome Links
 
2012 MAY 18 - CG et al respond to capsized vsl (WA)
2012 MAY 18 - Vice Commandant Change of Watch
2012 MAY 18 - CGAS Detroit Change of Command
2012 MAY 18 - CG prepares for 2012 NATO summit
2012 MAY 18 - CG rescues man from Delaware River
2012 MAY 18 - CG medevacs man from charter vsl
2012 MAY 18 - COMDTNOTE: Armed Forces Day
2012 MAY 17 - CG rescues boater after allision (great photo)
2012 MAY 17 - CG rescues kayaker in distress (with audio)
2012 MAY 17 - Fmr. CGC Dallas being transferred to Philippines
2012 MAY 17 - DHS Secretary addresses CGA commencement
2012 MAY 17 - CG repatriates 24 Cubans
2012 MAY 17 - CG rescues 4 from boat off NC
2012 MAY 17 - Long tow for CGC Yellowfin
2012 MAY 17 - CGAS Sitka Change of Command
2012 MAY 16 - FBI seeks weapon in Kodiak shootings
2012 MAY 16 - CG ends search for missing vsl captain
2012 MAY 15 - CG et al monitor sunken F/V off Whidbey Isl.
2012 MAY 15 - CG continues to monitor container vsl
2012 MAY 15 - CG medevacs 2 from tanker in NY Harbor
2012 MAY 15 - CG medevacs engineer from bulk carrier
2012 MAY 15 - CG terminates F/V voyage off Maine
2012 MAY 14 - MSST San Diego returns from deployment
2012 MAY 14 -CG medevacs 1 from merchant vsl off NC
2012 MAY 14 - CG medevacs man from cruise ship on MS River
2012 MAY 14 - CG to phase out many larger SUVs (ALCOAST)
2012 MAY 13 - Fallen shipmates honored in barracks dedication
2012 MAY 11 - CG rescues two missing divers in FL
2012 MAY 11 -  CG medevacs three from Alaska Juris
2012 MAY 11 - STA Juneau medevacs cruise ship passenger
2012 MAY 11 - CG assists rescue of 13-year-old girl
2012 MAY 11 - CG repatriates 55 Cubans, 37 Haitians
2012 MAY 11 - CG STA Buffalo accepts new RB-M
2012 MAY 11 - Military Spouse Appreciation Day (ALCOAST)
2012 MAY 11 - CG tows distressed vsl from off NC coast
2012 MAY 10 - CG signs final rule for Hood Canal Bridge
2012 MAY 10 - CG seizes $7M in drugs, detains 8 suspects
2012 MAY 10 - CG medevacs F/V crew member
2012 MAY 10 - ADM Papp testifies before Senate committee
2012 MAY 10 - CG seizes illegal fishing gear from Can. F/V
2012 MAY 09 - CG rescues 3 fishermen near Neah Bay, WA
2012 MAY 09 - CG medevacs New Bedford fisherman
2012 MAY 09 - CG interdicts 600 lbs. of pot and hashish
2012 MAY 06 - Service 20 May for CAPT Jay Pearson, USCGR (Ret.)
- For earlier items, click  here
 
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