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COAST GUARD Auxiliary Live Official Blog of the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary The Long Blue Line: Coast Guard’s Anchorage Flag and early port security Monday, August 3, 2020 By mamanning1in History onJuly 9, 2020No comments Special Agent Keith J. Bassolino United States Coast Guard Reserve The Coast Guard is known for having two official flags: the U.S. flag and the Coast Guard ensign. But as a maritime service, there are several flags that have flown over Coast Guard cutters and stations over the past 230 years. […] Category: Uncategorized | No Comments » The Long Blue Line: BMCM “Big Wave” Dave Duren–leader, mentor and FRC namesake Saturday, August 1, 2020 By readuscgin Operations onJuly 23, 2020No comments Boatswain’s Mate 1st Class William A. Bleyer, United States Coast Guard Duren’s peers considered him an outstanding boat driver who operated with common sense and a great respect for the sea. He never asked anything of his crew that he hadn’t already done or was willing to do at the time. PA1 […] Category: Uncategorized | No Comments » The Long Blue Line: Hurricane Katrina and the Coast Guard set records 15 years ago! Thursday, July 30, 2020 By readuscgin Operations onJuly 28, 2020No comments William H. Thiesen, Historian Coast Guard Atlantic Area Hurricane Katrina began the modern era of North American superstorms as part of the record-setting 2005 Atlantic hurricane season. The tropical depression that developed into Katrina formed over The Bahamas on Tuesday, August 23, 2005. By the weekend, evacuations were underway all along the […] Category: Uncategorized | No Comments » The Long Blue Line: Great Galveston Hurricane—Coast Guard’s first superstorm 120 years ago Wednesday, July 8, 2020 By mamanning1in History onJune 26, 2020No comments William H. Thiesen, Historian, Coast Guard Atlantic Area This day crew pulled with Surf-Boat to “Pelican Flats” and resumed the task of burying the bodies of drowned persons and animals; burning, and burying twelve persons; and ten animals. Crew returned to City at 5 p.m. -Keeper Edward Haines, Galveston Lifesaving Station,Sept. 17, […] Category: Uncategorized | No Comments » The Long Blue Line: The Tampa—a legacy of courage! Wednesday, June 24, 2020 By mamanning1in History onJune 14, 2020No comments Nora L. Chidlow, Archivist, United States Coast GuardArlyn S. Danielson, Curator, United States Coast Guard Launched in 1912 and christened the Miami, Coast Guard Cutter Tampa was part of a small but nimble fleet of revenue cutters that patrolled American coastal waters. After the sinking of Titanic on April 14, 1912, […] Category: Uncategorized | No Comments » Happy 81st Birthday U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary! Tuesday, June 23, 2020 U.S. Coast GuardJune 23 at 7:58 PM · The #USCGAUX serves as the volunteer component of the #USCGWorkforce. Auxiliarists promote recreational #boatingsafety and act as a continuous force-multiplier for the Coast Guard year round. Our Auxiliary shipmates help keep the boating public safe by teaching boating safety courses and providing FREE vessel safety checks to ensure your boat is in […] Category: Uncategorized | No Comments » Research and Development Center tests safety gear to protect four-footed heroes Saturday, June 20, 2020 By jgarme2in Operations, Readiness onJune 23, 2020No comments What do the Super Bowl, presidential inaugurations and maritime mass transit have in common? Coast Guard K-9 units on duty to serve and protect. While the Coast Guard’s K-9 units are stationed at major ports with a primary focus on maritime mass transit, their expertise in explosives detection makes them uniquely […] Category: Uncategorized | No Comments » The Long Blue Line: Hail to the Chiefs!–100 years of Coast Guard Chief Petty Officers Tuesday, June 16, 2020 By mamanning1in History, Leadership onMay 20, 2020No comments William H. Thiesen, Historian, Coast Guard Atlantic Area In 1915, President Woodrow Wilson signed into law the establishment the United States Coast Guard, a new military agency comprised of the former U.S. Life-Saving Service and former U.S. Revenue Cutter Service. The merger was similar to a second founding of the Service combining […] Category: Uncategorized | No Comments » The Long Blue Line: Florence Finch—Asian-American SPAR and FRC namesake dons uniform 75 years ago! Thursday, June 11, 2020 By mamanning1in History onMay 14, 2020No comments William H. Thiesen, Historian, Coast Guard Atlantic Area Of the thousands of women who have served with honor in the United States Coast Guard, one stands out for her bravery and devotion to duty. Asian American Florence Smith Finch was born in the Philippines in Santiago City. The daughter of a U.S. […] Category: Uncategorized | No Comments » The Long Blue Line: Master Chief Bell—minority pioneer, Pacific War hero and FRC namesake Saturday, June 6, 2020 By mamanning1in History onMay 8, 2020No comments William H. Thiesen, Historian, Coast Guard Atlantic Area In September 2018, Master Chief Melvin Kealoha Bell (USCG retired) crossed the bar at the age of 98. He was a patriot whose distinguished career in service of his country spanned 65 years. A native Hawaiian, Bell was born in 1920, in the […] Category: Uncategorized | No Comments » Next Page »  This is an official blog of the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary. Please visit the Coast Guard Auxiliary at www.cgaux.org for official information. 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