The Coast Guard was introduced to aviation in 1903 when surfmen from the Kill Devil Hill Lifeboat Station in North Carolina provided the Wright brothers with added muscle during the pre-launch activities of that epic flight. Three surfmen helped carry the fragile biplane from its shelter to the...
ww2dbaseWhen August 1945 brought news of the Japanese desire to surrender, almost immediately Spencer's role began to shift back toward her peacetime mission. She sailed to Jinsen, Korea, where she briefly served as auxiliary communication ship before being ordered back to San Diego, and then Ne...
An HC-130 Hercules airplane crew from Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point was diverted from a training mission and is currently searching the area. The Coast Guard Cutter Kittiwake, homeported here, and the Coast Guard Cutter Kiska, homeported in Hilo, Hawaii are assisting in the search alon...