Coast Guard's 'SpouseWorks' Program Provides Free Help to 23% of Unemployed Spouses
The U.S. Coast Guard on Thursday announced its new “SpouseWorks” program providing a plethora of free options to boost military service members’ spouses in their career endeavors while bolstering family units in what can often be challenging lifestyles. The service said the program, which officially began July 1 and is being offered through Military OneSource’s […]
Coast Guard's $63M Drug Haul Includes 7,700 Pounds of Cocaine, 4K Pounds of Marijuana
A 270-foot medium endurance cutter offloaded approximately 7,720 pounds of cocaine and 4,000 pounds of marijuana Friday at Port Everglades in Florida, amounting to more than $63 million in allegedly smuggled drugs. The service said Friday that the seized contraband resulted from three interdictions in international waters of the Eastern Pacific Ocean made by Coast […]
Coast Guard's $140M Project Includes New Housing, Child Development Center
The final phase of a U.S. Coast Guard initiative at Base Kodiak will inject more than $140 million in funding to construct 30 additional housing units, a child development center, and other infrastructure improvements in Alaska. Two task orders were awarded in May to the Tutor Perini Corporation, a general contractor, and issued under the […]
Walks on the Mall, Shake Shack Burgers and a Car Crash: Scenes from the Guard's Deployment in DC
A military vehicle crashed into a car in a residential neighborhood in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, punctuating a day that saw out-of-state troops joining patrols on the National Mall and top administration officials being met with protesters as they visited troops patrolling a transit station. The vehicle collision, from which the civilian driver was reported […]