A Soldier's Perspective » coast guard http://militarygear.com/asp The Web’s Leading Military Blog Since 2004 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:00:42 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Coast Guard 1705 Memorial (Tissue Alert) http://militarygear.com/asp/2009/11/06/coast-guard-1705-memorial-tissue-alert/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=coast-guard-1705-memorial-tissue-alert http://militarygear.com/asp/2009/11/06/coast-guard-1705-memorial-tissue-alert/#comments Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:03:18 +0000 CJ http://militarygear.com/asp/?p=6037 A brilliantly done memorial to the seven Guardians and two Marines tragically lost while engaged in search and rescue operations on October 29, 2009. It’s somber, so you may need tissues.

]]> http://militarygear.com/asp/2009/11/06/coast-guard-1705-memorial-tissue-alert/feed/ 5 Coast Guard – Born Ready! http://militarygear.com/asp/2009/10/16/coast-guard-born-ready/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=coast-guard-born-ready http://militarygear.com/asp/2009/10/16/coast-guard-born-ready/#comments Sat, 17 Oct 2009 04:02:29 +0000 CJ http://militarygear.com/asp/?p=5942 The Coast Guard is embarking on a bold, new strategy to lure new recruits to the oft-forgotten force. Their new campaign, “Born Ready” is designed to draw attention to the brave Sailors who work tirelessly in the protection of our nation’s borders. Here are a few of the new videos being used in the campaign.

Here is a B-roll video of U.S. Coast Guard Detachment 409 capturing suspected pirates after responding to a merchant vessel distress signal while operating in the Combined Maritime Forces area of responsibility as part of Combined Task Force ISI.

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