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REMEMBERING 'CG RESCUE 1705' — A U.S. Coast Guard C-130 air crew flies over Air Station Barbers Point on Oahu, Friday, Nov. 6, 2009, during a memorial service for seven Coast Guardsmen and two Marines killed in an accident last month off the California coast.
 CREW OF 'CG RESCUE 1705' HONORED AT BARBERS POINTCoast Guardsmen around the nation held a moment of remembrance for seven C-130 air crew members and two marines killed in a crash last month off California. Read more about a memorial service at Air Station Sacramento on the 11th Coast Guard District's news site or see photos from a short service at Air Station Barbers Point on Oahu when flowers were dropped by another C-130 air crew. » PHOTO 1 | PHOTO 2 | PHOTO 3 | PHOTO 4 | PHOTO 5 | PHOTO 6 |
 CREW OF 'CG 6505' REMEMBERED IN CANOE RACE OFF OAHUCoast Guard and community members turned out Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009, for the second annual Fallen Guardians Memorial Race, a paddling event from Hawaii Kai to Magic Island. Four Coasties (Capt. Thomas Nelson, Lt. Cmdr. Andrew Wischmeier, Petty Officer 1st Class David Skimin and Petty Officer 1st Class Joshua Nichols lost their lives in a Sept. 4, 2008 crash of a Coast Guard HH-65. Petty Officer 3rd Class Angela Henderson's images: PHOTO 1 | PHOTO 2 | PHOTO 3 |
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 COAST GUARD AIR STATION THANKED FOR TRANSPORT The Hawaii National Guard office of military support stopped by U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point Wednesday, Oct. 28, to present a flag to the Coast Guard men and women who supported a mission earlier this year. Coast Guard C-130 crews helped the State of Hawaii's Department of Public Safety transfer prisoners from Kulani Prison on the Big Island to Oahu after the prison's closure in early October. » PHOTO 1 | PHOTO 2 |
 NEW 45-FOOT SMALL BOAT DEDICATED AT STATION MAUI A new 45-foot "Response Boat-Medium" was dedicated at Maalaea Harbor's Station Maui last week -- see a photo by Auxiliarist Larry Ankrum of Rev. Kalani Wong, Maui Mayor Charmaine Tavares, Captain of the Port Capt. Barry Compagnoni and Station Maui Officer in Charge Chief Petty Officer Jay Rudometkin here. Or, read a news release about the Coast Guard's tactical boat shift to improve response times in the islands here. » NEWS RELEASE | CEREMONY | 45 RB-M | 45 RB-M 2 |
 EROSION, SAFETY CONCERNS AT BIG ISLE LIGHTHOUSE Engineers with the U.S. Coast Guard's Civil Engineering Unit partnered with state preservation experts to determine a reasonable course of action for the Kauhola Lighthouse at a rapidly eroding cliff in the Kohala district of the Big Island. The Coast Guard has contracted to have the 1933 structure removed because of public safety concerns. » NEWS RELEASE » PHOTO 1 | PHOTO 2 | PHOTO 3 | PHOTO 4 | PHOTO 5 |
 COAST GUARD DIRECTOR OF RESERVE AND TRAINING VISITS Rear Adm. Daniel May, the Coast Guard's Director of Reserve and Training, visited Sector Honolulu last week to talk with Oahu-based reserves and also visited Hawaii National Guard headquarters at Diamond Head to make a presentation there. May met Maj. Gen. Bob Lee, Hawaii's Adjutant General, to present a plaque honoring Hawaii Guard members' service overseas. » SAND ISLAND ALL HANDS | WITH MAJ. GEN. LEE |
 COAST GUARD AUXILIARY A HIT AT KAUAI KEIKI READING DAYMembers of the 14th District Coast Guard Auxiliary helped the first "Keiki Read To Me Festival" in Lihue, Oct. 24. Auxiliarist Jim Jung set up a safe boating display and talked with more than 300 visitors and handed out more than 150 activity books with crayons with Clifford Inn's help. Visitors to the Auxiliary booth tried on personal floatation devices and got some info on staying safe on the water. » PHOTO 1 | PHOTO 2 | PHOTO 3 | PHOTO 4 | PHOTO 5 | PHOTO 6 |
 COAST GUARD AUXILIARY A HIT AT HONOLULU FISH FESTIVALMembers of the 14th District Coast Guard Auxiliary helped promote boating safety at the Hawaii Fishing and Seafood Festival in Honolulu Harbor, Oct. 11. It was a family and educational event with exhibits on modern and ancient fishing practices, current management measures, fresh Hawaiian seafood, activities, local entertainment and food booths. Auxiliarist Oy Branum caught these images: » PHOTO 1 | PHOTO 2 | PHOTO 3 | PHOTO 4 | PHOTO 5 |
 COAST GUARD MASTER CHIEF PETTY OFFICER VISITS FEACTMaster Chief Petty Officer Charles W. Bowen visited U.S. Coast Guard Activities Far East in Yokota, Japan, earlier this week. The "MCPOCG" advises the Coast Guard Commandant on matters affecting the enlisted members of the service, both active and reserve, and their families.Bowen is visiting several units in the 14th Coast Guard District, » OFFICIAL SITE FOR MASTER CHIEF PETTY OFFICER OF THE COAST GUARD » FEACT VISIT, OCTOBER 2009 |
 HILO CUTTER HOME IN PORT AFTER 6-MONTH DRY DOCKThe 110-foot patrol boat Kiska returned to Hilo after a lengthy maintenance period on Oahu. The Kiska routinely plies the waters of the main Hawaiian islands on search and rescue and law enforcement missions. New commanding officer Lt. Charlotte Mundy took these photos of the cutter in its Marisco dry dock. The cutter staged an open house for state and county partners Wednesday, Oct. 14. NEWS RELEASE | PHOTO 1 | PHOTO 2 | PHOTO 3 | PHOTO 4 |
 PARTNER NATIONS DECLARE PIRACY CONFERENCE A SUCCESSLt. Cmdr. Mike Russo -- an port security liaison officer assigned to Far East Activities -- teamed with the Mauritius Ports Authority to stage a successful SAARPSCO 2009 at Port Louis, Mauritius. The Indian Ocean gathering brought together various port security experts to discuss piracy in the region. NEWS RELEASE | FEATURE STORY | PHOTO 1 | PHOTO 2 | AFN VIDEO STORY |
