Video: USCG My Old Stomping Grounds
Found this vid today, turn down the music if it’s not your cup of joe, that’s what I did. Was thinking about Beirut ‘83 and where I was at the time…I was on this pig: USCGC Jarvis.
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Try duty on a black boat! Buttonwood ‘86
October 23rd, 2007 at 3:22 pmCool video. Just one question;while the people of the coast guard are very brave, I always wondered why they were in the military. Law enforcement and rescue operations seem more like law enforcement operations, they are not really defensive. Can any military person explain this to me? Again, not insulting them, but the army, navy, marines and air force defend me, the coast guard seems more like law enforcement or rescue opereations.
October 23rd, 2007 at 3:56 pmThe keyword, Mindy, is GUARD. 24 hours a day all over the world The Coast Guard is protecting our interests. Before 11 sept.’01 the USCG was within the Department of Transportation. Now they are part of Homeland Security.
During all our foreign wars the CG has filled the Force Protection mission. More Coasties were killed in VietNam than were Navy personell.
The grades and rates in the Coast Guard are the same as the US Navy and the Tables of Organization and Equipment are arranged in military fashion. The Guard is an armed force, always was, the Search and Rescue (SAR) mission is ongoing and includes aid to all our other service’s combatants.
Quietly, modestly, without fanfare The United States Coast Guard is always out there, always prepared.
Semper Paradis!
October 23rd, 2007 at 4:40 pmThe coast guard also deploys just like the rest of the military. they are still in the Persian Gulf right now. Protected oil platforms and detaining Iraqi prisoners. even delivered aid to the Iraqi people. Still over there as far as I know
October 23rd, 2007 at 5:14 pmMy brother is currently in the Coast Guard. He just got back from Nicaragua, where he was sent to do some training. Not sure I should go into specifics, but was certainly something far beyond his average duties. I’m very amazed at all the things the USCG does. Before he joined, I hadn’t a clue.
October 23rd, 2007 at 6:44 pmIf I am not mistaken the USCG is part of the DOT and as Clyde mentioned possibly part of HS now. Previously, during war time, the USCG command falls under the Department of the Navy. I am not sure that still stands but I would imagine it does.
October 23rd, 2007 at 7:11 pmHi guys, as an ex-coastie I can tell you that we were part of the DOT when I was in…probably had to do with one of our main missions: Aids to Navigation. Every bouy, every channel marker, every lighthouse, etc etc fell under our watch. After the formation of Homeland Security, USCG moved to that department.
When congress actually declares war, we’re supposed to paint everything gun metal grey and become part of the Navy.
All of the training we did on my ship, which was stationed in Hawaii, took place at Pearl Harbor/Ford Island, and all of our REFTRA (War games) Ops were with the Navy.
CG Missions:
1. SAR
2. Law Enforcement
3. Aids to Navigation
Things may have changed since going Homeland Security.
Roughed 50 ft waves 90 knot winds and 34 degree waters in the N.Pacific, Bering Sea, Gulf of Alaska, and Arctic Ocean.
When Korean Air flt 007 was shot down we raced over there and the hunt was on for the black box…
Contrary to the wiki page about the speed of our pig, we ran normally on twin B&S diesels, and when necessary we could “Fire up the birds” and kick in the twin turbine jet engines and I know for a FACT we hit 34 knots (47 mph). Truly awesome to see a 378 ft vessel hit that speed, truly cool.
We had a SAR mission once, had to race from Honolulu to the Bering Sea at full speed we got there in about 3 days IIRC.
October 23rd, 2007 at 7:23 pmThanks Bashman!
October 23rd, 2007 at 9:30 pmMy 97 year old Great Uncle Tony just passed away. He was in the Coast Guard Auxiliary and did safety checks, rescue missions and boater safety courses. The video brought a couple tears to my eyes thinking about Uncle Tony.