
USCG Atlantic Area
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Official account of USCG Atlantic Area; Your @uscg team in the Arctic and from the Rocky 🏔 to the Arabian 🌊. (RT, Follows, & Favs ≠ endorsement)
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http://www.gocoastguard.com 04-06-2009 18:13:27
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81 years ago today, Coast Guard crews braved enemy fire at Normandy on D-Day. They landed troops, saved lives, and helped turn the tide of WWII. Today, we honor their courage and sacrifice. #USCG #WWII #DDay #HonorTheFallen Homeland Security Department of Defense 🇺🇸


#DrugBust ❌❄️ U.S. Coast Guard cutters Vigorous & Valiant offloaded over 20,500 lbs of illicit narcotics worth approx. $138 million, Thurs. & Fri. The contraband was the result of 6 Caribbean interdictions by #USCG, interagency & international partners. Read more 🔗 news.uscg.mil/Press-Releases…

“Collaborating with the U.S. Navy, Royal Canadian and Royal Netherlands Navies, our multinational team disrupted transnational criminal organizations making the world a safer place,” said Cmdr. Matthew Press, commanding officer of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Valiant. 🔗 dvidshub.net/unit/USCGD7


#HappeningNow: U.S. Coast Guard Sector NY was notified of a 44ft cuddy-cabin boat on fire at 8 p.m. IVO Hart Island. STA NY crews arrived on scene along w/ FDNY, NYPD, New Rochelle PD and Tow Boat US. All 22 people on the boat were pulled out of the water and accounted for.


The U.S. Coast Guard recently delivered a powerful blow to drug trafficking networks, seizing over $6.2 million worth of illicit drugs in the Caribbean Sea. This operation underscores our unwavering resolve to dismantle drug syndicates and protect our nation.


Thursday, #USCG Cutter Stone (WMSL 758) held a change-of-command in #SC. Capt. Anne O’Connell relieved Capt. Jonathan Carter during a ceremony presided over by Vice Adm. Nathan Moore, commander, #AtlanticArea. U.S. Coast Guard Homeland Security USCGSoutheast To read more: 📰 news.uscg.mil/Press-Releases…






#Breaking U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Margaret Norvell’s crew transferred 20 aliens of Cuban nationality to Bahamian authorities, Tues., following a rescue on Anguilla Cay, Bahamas, Fri. #DontTakeToTheSea 🚫🌊 #NoTeArriesgues ✍️: tinyurl.com/3khbkj7z HSI Miami Embajada de los Estados Unidos en Cuba Homeland Security




Multinational counter-drug ops: June 8, Royal Canadian Navy offshore patrol vessel HMCS William Hall (AOPV 433) and an embarked U.S. Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment (LEDET) interdicted approx. 540 lbs of cocaine in the Caribbean Sea. #OPCARIBBE #USCG #Drugbust #JIATFS U.S. Southern Command Joint Interagency Task Force South

BZ on coordinated efforts between the #USCG and Nassau County Sheriff’s Office to help 3 aboard an overdue vessel safely return to shore in Fernandina Beach, #FL. U.S. Coast Guard Nassau County SO #SectorJacksonville #AirStationSavannah
