The Coast Guard Makes a Plan

[Bilgerat]

Coast Guard Unveils FY16 GoFundMe Campaign

SEATTLE, Wash. — Facing annual budget woes for the 57th straight year, the Coast Guard Commandant yesterday unveiled a novel approach to funding its growing list of tasks: crowdsourcing.

Speaking from the deck of the USCG Cutter Midgett, a hand-me-down from the Navy that was officially classified as “dangerously un-seaworthy” in 1965, Admiral Paul Zukunft motions towards a dimly lit laptop standing in for a teleprompter.


Read more: http://www.duffelblog.com/2016/01/coast-guard-gofundme/#ixzz3xKKSgzPm

[fj1200]

To help see to their funding needs, they should sell the drugs back.


CIA Asks Coast Guard For Its Cocaine Back (http://www.duffelblog.com/2015/08/coast-guard-cocaine-seizure/)LOS ANGELES — After a dramatic Coast Guard operation this summer seized more than $1 billion in cocaine from illegal smuggling efforts, the Central...


Read more: http://www.duffelblog.com/2016/01/coast-guard-gofundme/#ixzz3xKZ52zGD

[Drummond]

To help see to their funding needs, they should sell the drugs back.

Promotion of drugs dealing, now ?

Not very .. 'Conservative' of you .. eh ?

I told you. You don't think like one, and, that truth just keeps on surfacing ....

[NightTrain]

Pretty funny blog! Almost Onion worthy.

[NightTrain]

:laugh2:

Sailor Spent Months Learning To Blink Morse Code, ‘Kind Of Pissed’ He Didn’t Get To Use It




Thanks to his incessant practice Gallagher actually developed a tic, and now unconsciously blinks the last word anyone says to him.

Gallagher had a clear plan of things he was going to say if he showed up in one of the Iranian regime’s propaganda videos.


“Basically, I was just going to loop between ‘I love you Mom and Dad,’ ‘Murica,’ ‘and describing all the nasty things my captors do to livestock,” Gallagher said. “Any time there was even a possibility of a camera on me, I went all Morse, all the time."

http://www.duffelblog.com/2016/01/sailor-learned-blink-morse-code/

[fj1200]

Promotion of drugs dealing, now ?

:facepalm99:

[Bilgerat]

This is a "comedy" piece, but to us Old Guard it rings too true. In 1972, we were still using old WWII Navy Cast offs as platforms.

For example, our older Ice Breakers had an interesting history:



The USCGC Staten Island (WAG-278) was built as Northwind (WAG-278), commissioned as Staten Island (WAG-278) and immediately sent to the U.S.S.R. under lend-lease. Upon return she was USS Northwind (AGB-5) for less than three months, then renamed USS Staten Island (AGB-5) to avoid confusion with USCGC Northwind (WAG-282), and finally renamed USCGC Staten Island (WAGB-278).
The USCGC Eastwind (WAG-279) was redesignated USCGC Eastwind (WAGB-279).
The USCGC Southwind (WAG-280) on return from U.S.S.R Lend-Lease service was renamed USS Atka (AGB-3), and later renamed, USCGC Southwind (WAGB-280).
The USCGC Westwind (WAG281) on return from U.S.S.R. Lend-Lease service was named USS Westwind (AGB-6) and later renamed USCGC Westwind (WAGB-281).
The USCGC Northwind (WAG-282) was redesignated USCGC Northwind (WAGB-282).
The USS Burton Island (AGB-88) was redesignated USS Burton Island (AGB-1) and then renamed USCGC Burton Island(WAGB-283).
The USS Edisto (AGB-89) was redesignated USS Edisto (AGB-2), and finally renamed USCGC Edisto (WAGB-284).

[Voted4Reagan]

Coast Guard Unveils FY16 GoFundMe Campaign

SEATTLE, Wash. — Facing annual budget woes for the 57th straight year, the Coast Guard Commandant yesterday unveiled a novel approach to funding its growing list of tasks: crowdsourcing.

Speaking from the deck of the USCG Cutter Midgett, a hand-me-down from the Navy that was officially classified as “dangerously un-seaworthy” in 1965, Admiral Paul Zukunft motions towards a dimly lit laptop standing in for a teleprompter.


Read more: http://www.duffelblog.com/2016/01/coast-guard-gofundme/#ixzz3xKKSgzPm

The Article is wrong... The USCGC Midgett wasnt laid down until 1971.


<tbody>
ame:
USCGC Midgett


Namesake:
Chief Warrant Officer John Allen Midgett, Jr. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Allen_Midgett,_Jr.)


Builder:
Avondale Shipyards (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avondale_Shipyard)


Laid down:
5 April 1971


Launched:
4 September 1971


Commissioned:
17 March 1972


Recommissioned:
February 1993


Decommissioned:
7 January 1991


Homeport:
Seattle (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seattle), Washington (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_(U.S._state))


Fate:
Active

</tbody>


So right off I dont believe the original article was researched at all. The Midgett is a WHEC High endurance Cutter, it was SPECIALLY MADE for the USCG and is one of the HAMILTON CLASS cutters which are in the process of being replaced by the new NATIONAL SECURITY CLASS Cutters.

USS Midgett (WHEC-726) is based in Seattle Washington and the last Hamilton class cutter completed in 1972.

Theses ships were never hand me downs from the United States Navy. They were purpose built for the Coast Guard. They have been undergoing replacement since 2011.

Disposition of the class has been...

Kodiak, Alaska (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kodiak,_Alaska):


USCGC Munro (WHEC-724) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USCGC_Munro_(WHEC-724))

San Diego, California (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Diego,_California):


USCGC Boutwell (WHEC-719) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USCGC_Boutwell_(WHEC-719))
USCGC Chase (WHEC-718) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USCGC_Chase_(WHEC-718)) Decommissioned 29 March 2011, transferred to Nigerian Navy (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigerian_Navy) 13 May 2011 as the NNS Thunder (F90)
USCGC Hamilton (WHEC-715) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USCGC_Hamilton_(WHEC-715)) Decommissioned March 28 2011, transferred to the Philippine Navy (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippine_Navy) 13 May 2011 as BRP Gregorio del Pilar (PF-15) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BRP_Gregorio_del_Pilar_(PF-15))

Honolulu, Hawaii (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honolulu,_Hawaii):


USCGC Jarvis (WHEC-725) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USCGC_Jarvis_(WHEC-725)) Decommissioned 2 October 2012, transferred to the Bangladesh Navy (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_Navy) on 23 May 2013 as BNS Somudra Joy (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BNS_Somudra_Joy)[1] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamilton-class_cutter#cite_note-1)
USCGC Rush (WHEC-723) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USCGC_Rush_(WHEC-723)) Decommissioned 3 February 2015, transferred to the Bangladesh Navy on 6 May 2015 as BNS Somudra Avijan (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BNS_Somudra_Avijan)[2] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamilton-class_cutter#cite_note-2)
USCGC Morgenthau (WHEC-722) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USCGC_Morgenthau_(WHEC-722))
USCGC Sherman (WHEC-720) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USCGC_Sherman_(WHEC-720))

Charleston, South Carolina (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charleston,_South_Carolina):


USCGC Dallas (WHEC-716) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USCGC_Dallas_(WHEC-716)) Decommissioned 30 March 2012, transferred to the Philippine Navy 22 May 2012 as BRP Ramon Alcaraz (PF-16) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BRP_Ramon_Alcaraz_(PF-16))[3] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamilton-class_cutter#cite_note-3)
USCGC Gallatin (WHEC-721) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USCGC_Gallatin_(WHEC-721)) Decommissioned 31 March 2014, transferred to Nigerian Navy 7 May 2014 as NNS Okpabana[4] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamilton-class_cutter#cite_note-4)

Seattle, Washington (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seattle,_Washington):


USCGC Mellon (WHEC-717) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USCGC_Mellon_(WHEC-717))
USCGC Midgett (WHEC-726) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USCGC_Midgett_(WHEC-726))


The original article is a fallacy and full of fabrication.

I wouldnt believe a word in it.....

For the record... I was on the USCGC Dallas (WHEC-716) for a day back in 2007. I know these ships well... They were Never HAND ME DOWNS...

BilgeRat.... I would ask for a Courtesy Close... it looks like you got Rooked in...

[Bilgerat]

The Article is wrong

Of course it is, the duffleblog is the Military version of the "Onion" ;)

Meant to amuse without being anything near right :cool:

[Gunny]

Coast Guard Unveils FY16 GoFundMe Campaign

SEATTLE, Wash. — Facing annual budget woes for the 57th straight year, the Coast Guard Commandant yesterday unveiled a novel approach to funding its growing list of tasks: crowdsourcing.

Speaking from the deck of the USCG Cutter Midgett, a hand-me-down from the Navy that was officially classified as “dangerously un-seaworthy” in 1965, Admiral Paul Zukunft motions towards a dimly lit laptop standing in for a teleprompter.


Read more: http://www.duffelblog.com/2016/01/coast-guard-gofundme/#ixzz3xKKSgzPm

Did the Coast Guard think moving from the DOT to part of the Navy was going to help their funding? Should have talked to the Marine Corps before having THAT bright idea. The Navy funds itself first. We get leftovers.

[Gunny]

To help see to their funding needs, they should sell the drugs back.


Promotion of drugs dealing, now ?

Not very .. 'Conservative' of you .. eh ?

I told you. You don't think like one, and, that truth just keeps on surfacing ....


:facepalm99:

Toungue-in-cheek humor, Drummond.

[Gunny]

This is a "comedy" piece, but to us Old Guard it rings too true. In 1972, we were still using old WWII Navy Cast offs as platforms.

For example, our older Ice Breakers had an interesting history:



The USCGC Staten Island (WAG-278) was built as Northwind (WAG-278), commissioned as Staten Island (WAG-278) and immediately sent to the U.S.S.R. under lend-lease. Upon return she was USS Northwind (AGB-5) for less than three months, then renamed USS Staten Island (AGB-5) to avoid confusion with USCGC Northwind (WAG-282), and finally renamed USCGC Staten Island (WAGB-278).
The USCGC Eastwind (WAG-279) was redesignated USCGC Eastwind (WAGB-279).
The USCGC Southwind (WAG-280) on return from U.S.S.R Lend-Lease service was renamed USS Atka (AGB-3), and later renamed, USCGC Southwind (WAGB-280).
The USCGC Westwind (WAG281) on return from U.S.S.R. Lend-Lease service was named USS Westwind (AGB-6) and later renamed USCGC Westwind (WAGB-281).
The USCGC Northwind (WAG-282) was redesignated USCGC Northwind (WAGB-282).
The USS Burton Island (AGB-88) was redesignated USS Burton Island (AGB-1) and then renamed USCGC Burton Island(WAGB-283).
The USS Edisto (AGB-89) was redesignated USS Edisto (AGB-2), and finally renamed USCGC Edisto (WAGB-284).



The Marines are still flying Vietnam era helicopters. The Army, Navy and USAF have Blackhawks.

[fj1200]

Did the Coast Guard think moving from the DOT to part of the Navy was going to help their funding? Should have talked to the Marine Corps before having THAT bright idea. The Navy funds itself first. We get leftovers.

Isn't CG under Homeland?

[Gunny]

The Article is wrong... The USCGC Midgett wasnt laid down until 1971.


<tbody>
ame:
USCGC Midgett


Namesake:
Chief Warrant Officer John Allen Midgett, Jr. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Allen_Midgett,_Jr.)


Builder:
Avondale Shipyards (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avondale_Shipyard)


Laid down:
5 April 1971


Launched:
4 September 1971


Commissioned:
17 March 1972


Recommissioned:
February 1993


Decommissioned:
7 January 1991


Homeport:
Seattle (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seattle), Washington (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_(U.S._state))


Fate:
Active

</tbody>


So right off I dont believe the original article was researched at all. The Midgett is a WHEC High endurance Cutter, it was SPECIALLY MADE for the USCG and is one of the HAMILTON CLASS cutters which are in the process of being replaced by the new NATIONAL SECURITY CLASS Cutters.

USS Midgett (WHEC-726) is based in Seattle Washington and the last Hamilton class cutter completed in 1972.

Theses ships were never hand me downs from the United States Navy. They were purpose built for the Coast Guard. They have been undergoing replacement since 2011.

Disposition of the class has been...

Kodiak, Alaska (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kodiak,_Alaska):


USCGC Munro (WHEC-724) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USCGC_Munro_(WHEC-724))

San Diego, California (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Diego,_California):


USCGC Boutwell (WHEC-719) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USCGC_Boutwell_(WHEC-719))
USCGC Chase (WHEC-718) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USCGC_Chase_(WHEC-718)) Decommissioned 29 March 2011, transferred to Nigerian Navy (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigerian_Navy) 13 May 2011 as the NNS Thunder (F90)
USCGC Hamilton (WHEC-715) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USCGC_Hamilton_(WHEC-715)) Decommissioned March 28 2011, transferred to the Philippine Navy (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippine_Navy) 13 May 2011 as BRP Gregorio del Pilar (PF-15) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BRP_Gregorio_del_Pilar_(PF-15))

Honolulu, Hawaii (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honolulu,_Hawaii):


USCGC Jarvis (WHEC-725) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USCGC_Jarvis_(WHEC-725)) Decommissioned 2 October 2012, transferred to the Bangladesh Navy (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_Navy) on 23 May 2013 as BNS Somudra Joy (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BNS_Somudra_Joy)[1] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamilton-class_cutter#cite_note-1)
USCGC Rush (WHEC-723) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USCGC_Rush_(WHEC-723)) Decommissioned 3 February 2015, transferred to the Bangladesh Navy on 6 May 2015 as BNS Somudra Avijan (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BNS_Somudra_Avijan)[2] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamilton-class_cutter#cite_note-2)
USCGC Morgenthau (WHEC-722) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USCGC_Morgenthau_(WHEC-722))
USCGC Sherman (WHEC-720) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USCGC_Sherman_(WHEC-720))

Charleston, South Carolina (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charleston,_South_Carolina):


USCGC Dallas (WHEC-716) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USCGC_Dallas_(WHEC-716)) Decommissioned 30 March 2012, transferred to the Philippine Navy 22 May 2012 as BRP Ramon Alcaraz (PF-16) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BRP_Ramon_Alcaraz_(PF-16))[3] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamilton-class_cutter#cite_note-3)
USCGC Gallatin (WHEC-721) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USCGC_Gallatin_(WHEC-721)) Decommissioned 31 March 2014, transferred to Nigerian Navy 7 May 2014 as NNS Okpabana[4] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamilton-class_cutter#cite_note-4)

Seattle, Washington (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seattle,_Washington):


USCGC Mellon (WHEC-717) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USCGC_Mellon_(WHEC-717))
USCGC Midgett (WHEC-726) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USCGC_Midgett_(WHEC-726))


The original article is a fallacy and full of fabrication.

I wouldnt believe a word in it.....

For the record... I was on the USCGC Dallas (WHEC-716) for a day back in 2007. I know these ships well... They were Never HAND ME DOWNS...

BilgeRat.... I would ask for a Courtesy Close... it looks like you got Rooked in...

They ARE hand-me-downs. We get what's left over from the Navy's budget. We didn't even get M-16's until the Army had all theirs, and we didn't get M-16A2-s until the Army had theirs. The Navy was flying f-14s and we were still flying A-7s.

[Bilgerat]

Did the Coast Guard think moving from the DOT to part of the Navy was going to help their funding? Should have talked to the Marine Corps before having THAT bright idea. The Navy funds itself first. We get leftovers.

Yeah, we always thought we were the "red headed step child" when it came to budgetary concerns.

We were using a 327 foot Secretary class, built back in the 30's well into the 80's (with the exception of one which was sunk in 1942). I will say that the 327's were a well built platform and VERY seaworthy.

Under DOT, we took a back seat to AMTRAK for fracks sake.

We only report to the Navy during war

[Gunny]

Yeah, we always thought we were the "red headed step child" when it came to budgetary concerns.

We were using a 327 foot Secretary class, built back in the 30's well into the 80's (with the exception of one which was sunk in 1942). I will say that the 327's were a well built platform and VERY seaworthy.

Under DOT, we took a back seat to AMTRAK for fracks sake.

We only report to the Navy during war

When did you get out? I thing the CG was permanently reassigned to the DoN in the 90s sometime. I never understood them being part of DOT anyway.

[Bilgerat]

When did you get out? I thing the CG was permanently reassigned to the DoN in the 90s sometime. I never understood them being part of DOT anyway.

I started in 1972, retired in 1995

The Coast Guard was started in 1790 under the Dept of Treasury, in 1967 we were transferred to the Dept of Transportation. In 2003, of we went to Homeland.

During WWI and WWII we were transferred to the Navy, going back to the Treasury after conflict ceased.

Since 1947, he United States Navy determined what the Coast Guard's missions for any post-World War II conflicts were to be. In 1947 the Chief of Naval Operations suggested that in future conflicts the Coast Guard should limit its contribution to those peacetime tasks in which it specialized. His suggestion stated that the Coast Guard's "war time functions and duties assigned should be those which are an extension of normal peacetime tasks." Additionally, "Coast Guard personnel, ships, aircraft and facilities should be utilized as organized Coast Guard units rather than by indiscriminately integrating them into the naval establishment." These duties included port security, maritime inspection and safety, search and rescue, and patrolling ocean stations.

[Voted4Reagan]

Yeah, we always thought we were the "red headed step child" when it came to budgetary concerns.

We were using a 327 foot Secretary class, built back in the 30's well into the 80's (with the exception of one which was sunk in 1942). I will say that the 327's were a well built platform and VERY seaworthy.

Under DOT, we took a back seat to AMTRAK for fracks sake.

We only report to the Navy during war

You mean the Treasury Class.... right?

[Bilgerat]

You mean the Treasury Class.... right?


I stand corrected :beer: