The Coast Guard’s dual role as an enforcer and participant during Fleet Week in the Bay Area is a testament to its unique missions evident during this weekend’s festivities.
While enforcing special local regulations by ensuring a 500-yard buffer between naval ships and those on the water, Coast Guard crews remain responsive to search and rescue, port security, maritime law enforcement and also maintaining the necessary aids to navigation needed to expertly guide thousands of mariners that have surged in San Francisco Bay and surrounding waterways during Fleet Week.
USCGC Active
As a participant, the Port Angeles, Wash.-based Cutter Active sailed in formation along with Navy and Canadian ships in the Parade of Ships. A multi-mission MH-65C Dolphin helicopter demonstrated a search and rescue exercise preceding the Blue Angels’ performance. A Coast Guard contingent proudly represented the service Sunday during the Italian Heritage Day Parade.
Coast Guard: SF Bay Area's Largest Military Presence
The Coast Guard is the Bay Area's largest military presence. More than 4,000 Coast Guard men and women are based in the Bay area stationed at boat stations, a buoy tender, air station, five cutters including the Coast Guard’s newest fleet of Legend-Class Cutters, the Cutters Bertholf and Waesche, training centers, pollution response teams and regional headquarters that coordinate operations throughout California and the entire Pacific. Coast Guard men and women here perform a variety of missions, including search and rescue, maritime law enforcement, inspections and fisheries, aids-to-navigation, port security and anti-terrorism patrols, illegal drug and migrant interdiction, and environmental protection.
Get involved!
By the way, the Coast Guard is now hiring. They have been saving lives and guarding the coast since 1790. The Coast Guard is correctly both a branch of the U.S. military and a federal law enforcement agency. It is also the largest rescue and water safety organization on the planet. Learn more at: gocoastguard.com
The U.S. Coast Guard Academy offers a 100% free four-year Bachelor of Science program and a commission as an officer. About 80% of new Lieutenant JGs go on to grad school and work toward their Master's degree -- and in most cases grad school is also paid for by the Coast Guard -- all that for a five-year commitment. The Coast Guard Academy at New London, Connecticut is the only U.S. military academy to which a person may apply directly. Learn more at: www.uscga.edu
Too old for the academy or active duty service? Volunteer for the nation's oldest all-volunteer military-connected maritime organization, the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary. America's volunteer guardians have been promoting safety, security and stewardship since 1939. Learn more at: www.cgaux.org
Supporting our local Coast Guard families
Watch this video from First Lady Michelle Obama and check out the links where you can get involved in supporting and befriending our local Coasties and their families.
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