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Rear Admiral H. E. Johnson, Seventh District Commander | |
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District PAO Editor: PA2 Judy Silverstein Photo Editor: PA3 Beth Reynolds |
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FISHERIES PROTECTION IS BALANCING ACT FOR TRAINING CENTER During the last few years, they've both found a very important friend in the Southeast Regional Fisheries Training Center (SRFTC), a United States Coast Guard school for fisheries boarding officers. SRFTC (pronounced “surf tech”) addresses several main concerns; the safety of fishermen, preventing encroachment into the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) by foreign fishermen, and ensuring compliance with domestic fisheries law. These missions were established in accordance with the Ocean Guardian fisheries enforcement plan. Established in 1994, SRFTC instructs boarding officers to professionally ensure these goals are met. (full story) | ||
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PASS IN REVIEW HELD AT MAST ACADEMY
Since its establishment in 1991, the MAST Academy in Miami is the only high school in the nation to provide the Coast Guard with a JROTC. Located near the busy Port of Miami, the school is nationally recognized by the U.S. Department of Education as a Blue Ribbon School of Excellence. |
A CLEANER ENVIRONMENT KEY BISCAYNE, Fl. - On a hot and humid Saturday morning in Sept., a small group of volunteers congregated on a stretch of beach at
LIGHTHOUSE MAINTENANCE MIAMI, FLA. - Slicing through the water with a sense of urgency, the Aids to Navigation Team from Miami Beach, Fla., heads toward Fowey Rocks Lighthouse for its yearly maintenance. The steel and white structure, familiar to Florida mariners, stands proudly inside Biscayne National Park, (full story) | |
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Also in this edition...(click on the title to go to the story) AGENCIES KEEP MIGRANTS SAFE AT SEA, PROTECT U.S. BORDERS...Years ago, it was almost as common for law enforcement vessels patrolling the Mona Passage to intercept one another in infamous and frustrating “blue-on-blue” situations as it was to stop the yolas smuggling migrants into Puerto Rico. Since the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, and the reorganization under the Department of Homeland Security, things have changed—and for the better. PSU 307 COLLECTS TOYS, CLOTHING FOR NEEDY CHILDREN...As part of “Operation Fill the Boat”, one of the unit’s 25-foot patrol boats was posted in the parking lot of local Wal-Mart stores. Crewmembers asked shoppers to toss a new toy or clothing item into the vessel. More than 3,600 toys and pieces of clothing, including several bicycles and portable radios, were collected during the drive. COAST GUARD PULLS THREE GEORGIA FISHERMEN TO SAFETY IN HEAVY SEAS...Coast Guard Air Station Savannah, Ga., crewmembers rescued three Georgia fishermen 62 miles east of Sapelo Sound, Ga., 6:40 p.m. Feb. 16 after their 37-foot sport fishing vessel, Ray A One, homeported in Townsend, Ga., capsized sending all three men scrambling into a life raft. VIRGINIA CUTTERS BUSTING UP CARIBBEAN SMUGGLERS...Four Portsmouth, Va., based Coast Guard cutters operating in the Caribbean seized more than 11,500 pounds of drugs and caused approximately 3,000 pounds more to be dumped at sea between Jan. 21 and Jan. 24. | ||
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MIAMI, Fl. - Hundreds of Coast Guard JROTC cadets stood proud in formation Wednesday morning, as the commander of the Seventh Coast Guard District inspected each cadet as part of this year’s Pass in Review, a 13-year tradition at the Maritime and Science Technology Academy.
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