Hurricane Disaster Season Atlantic Surge Outlook Above Average
Social distancing and other CDC guidance to keep you safe from COVID-19 may impact the disaster preparedness plan you had in place, including what is in your go-kit, evacuation routes,…
Coast Guard Rescues and Repatriates 29 Migrants to Samaná, Dominican Republic, following 2 at-sea interdictions off Puerto Rico
Atlantic Strong news - Atlantic Ocean - USCG reports SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The Coast Guard repatriated 29 migrants to Samaná, Dominican Republic Monday night, following the interdiction of two…
Dusty Dogs over Atlantic
200129-N-AY174-1229 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Jan. 29, 2020) A MH-60S Sea Hawk, assigned to the "Dusty Dogs" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 7, transports a pallet from the dry cargo ship…
Atlantic Replenishment – USS Eisenhower Shot Line
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Jan. 29, 2020) Aviation Ordnanceman 3rd Class Sebastian Coates, from Indianapolis, sends the shot-line to the dry cargo ship USNS Robert E. Peary (T-AKE 5) from aboard the…
Historic Occurrences – 1938 Great New England and Long Island Express Hurricane killed 682+ people
The majority of the storm damage was from storm surge and wind. The winds reached up to 150 mph with waves surging to around 25–35 feet high. Readings from the Blue Hills Observatory showed…
9/11 USS Stout Launches Standard Missile Over the Atlantic Ocean
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Sept. 11, 2019) The Arleigh-Burke class guided-missile destroyer USS Stout (DDG 55) launched a Standard Missile (SM) 2 during a missile exercise (MSLEX). MSLEXs are designed to maintain…
In the Aftermath of Hurricane Dorian Department of Justice Reminds the Public to be Aware of Fraud and Report it to the National Center for Disaster Fraud
Atlantic Strong news - Washington, DC: US DOJ reports The Department of Justice established the National Center for Disaster Fraud (NCDF) in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, when billions of…
The Long Blue Line: Overland Expedition Saves 265 Lives
ATLANTIC STRONG news - US Coast Guard William H. Thiesen, Historian, Coast Guard Atlantic Area reports If you are subjected to miserable discomforts, or even if you suffer, it must…