Moldy mattresses, ceiling tiles caked in black fuzz and air vents covered in gray, velvety scum — these were complaints coming from sailors who for months lived in poor living conditions at Lakeside Support Barracks in Pascagoula, Miss. When their complaints went unanswered by officials, the sailors turned to Navy Times. Read the full story, […]

Coast Guard Lt. Lance Leone, the only survivor of a fatal 2010 helo crash, was waiting to find out whether his promotion will go through after being found partially responsible for the deaths of the other three aircrew members. Article can be read online here. The story also ran in the Jan. 21, 2013 issue […]

Even within the tight budget environment, the Coast Guard will be able to afford an important tool needed for the upcoming deployments to the Arctic this summer — a wooden baseball bat. The service struggles to keep pace with other countries who have Arctic interest as the sea ice continues to melt. Published in the […]

As the Coast Guard’s aging fleet becomes less capable of carrying out its missions, a tight budget is delaying acquisition of two cutters seen as crucial to the service’s modernization plans. Published in the May 7, 2012 issue of Navy Times.