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	<title>The Scoop Deck &#187; Susan Schept</title>
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		<title>Calling in the auxiliary</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/scoopdeck/2010/06/23/calling-in-the-auxiliary/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jun 2010 15:26:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan Schept</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On the same day that Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Robert Papp recognized the Coast Guard Auxiliary&#8217;s 71st birthday. the service also sent out an &#8220;all hands on deck&#8221; message requesting more of the volunteers to help with the containment of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Today, Papp thanked the auxiliary for its contributions, especially during [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Former Coast Guard vice commandant gets new gig</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/scoopdeck/2010/06/18/former-coast-guard-vice-commandant-gets-new-gig/</link>
		<comments>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/scoopdeck/2010/06/18/former-coast-guard-vice-commandant-gets-new-gig/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jun 2010 16:47:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan Schept</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After a week off, newly retired Coast Guard Vice Adm. David Pekoske landed a new gig. As of June 1, the former vice commandant is the executive vice president of A-T Solutions Inc., a counter-terrorism intelligence company in Vienna, Va. &#8220;I love it,&#8221; said Pekoske, who retired May 24. &#8220;It&#8217;s a company whose culture is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Toddler-flage</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/scoopdeck/2010/06/18/toddler-flage/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jun 2010 15:53:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan Schept</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Chow]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Life at Sea]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Who knew the Navy Working Uniform came in this size? The Blue Ridge&#8217;s service staff invited sailors and their families to the enlisted galley for a Father&#8217;s Day luncheon.  They served up a photo of the day.]]></description>
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		<title>Check out the beard</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/scoopdeck/2010/06/09/check-out-the-beard/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jun 2010 15:05:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan Schept</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Coast Guard]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Although this already has been taken off the Coast Guard&#8217;s home page, it deserves being immortalized on Scoop Deck. Here is a look at former commandant  Adm. Thad Allen through his nearly 40-year Coast Guard career.  Check out the beard.]]></description>
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		<title>iCommandant disappears&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/scoopdeck/2010/05/28/icommandant-disappears/</link>
		<comments>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/scoopdeck/2010/05/28/icommandant-disappears/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 May 2010 20:05:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan Schept</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blogs]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you didn&#8217;t notice as you were busily preparing for the long Memorial Day weekend, the Coast Guard website underwent a makeover after Adm. Robert Papp became the commandant May 25. Papp immediately set about making changes, including upending the social media blogs. There will be no more iCommandant blog or commandant&#8217;s Facebook page &#8212; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Some humor found during oil spill</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/scoopdeck/2010/05/28/some-humor-found-during-oil-spill/</link>
		<comments>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/scoopdeck/2010/05/28/some-humor-found-during-oil-spill/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 May 2010 15:55:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan Schept</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Navy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico — now considered the largest in U.S. history — is hardly a laughing matter; however, some have been able to find a little humor this week. Here are a couple of quips: At Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Thad Allen’s change of command ceremony on May 25, his [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Enlisted heroes honored</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/scoopdeck/2010/03/22/enlisted-heroes-honored/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Mar 2010 13:57:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan Schept</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[An interesting turn has taken place in the naming of the new class of 154-foot fast response cutters. The first was supposed to be, Sentinel, and the second, Guardian, as previously reported in November when news broke about construction beginning at Bollinger Shipyards in Lockport, La. After the passing of several well-known Coast Guard heroes [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Come on down!</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/scoopdeck/2010/03/12/come-on-down/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:04:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan Schept</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Morale]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Host Drew Carey celebrates the 500th episode with him as host on the CBS&#8217;s Emmy Award-winning, &#8220;The Price Is Right.&#8221; //Photo: Mark Davis/CBS Vincent Romeo, come on down! You&#8217;re the next contestant on &#8216;The Price is Right!&#8217;&#8221; Those were the happy words that Aviation Structural Mechanic Airman Apprentice Vincent Romeo heard when he and 44 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Welcome home</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/scoopdeck/2010/03/02/welcome-home/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 23:02:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan Schept</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This must be a welcome sight for Coast Guardsmen everywhere: A new ship! Check out the second-in-class national security cutter Waesche, which is scheduled to be commissioned in May.]]></description>
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		<title>Alaska Ranger rescue documentary airs on Discovery</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/scoopdeck/2010/03/02/alaska-ranger-rescue-documentary-airs-on-discovery/</link>
		<comments>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/scoopdeck/2010/03/02/alaska-ranger-rescue-documentary-airs-on-discovery/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 22:52:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan Schept</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Coast Guardsman from Air Station Barbers Point will be featured in the cable documentary, &#8220;Mayday! Bering Sea,&#8221; which is scheduled to air 9 p.m. and 12 a.m. EST (6 p.m. and 9 p.m. PST) Wednesday on the Discovery Channel, according to the Coast Guard. The documentary recounts the story of the Alaska Ranger, a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;One sniper shot at a time&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/scoopdeck/2010/02/24/one-sniper-shot-at-a-time/</link>
		<comments>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/scoopdeck/2010/02/24/one-sniper-shot-at-a-time/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 18:00:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan Schept</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Coast Guard invited the media to attend an all-hands sneak preview in Jacksonville, Fla., of the debut of &#8220;Modern Sniper&#8221; on the Military Channel. Although Scoop Deck could not be there, we will be watching as the cable channel profiles the Jacksonville-based Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron at 9 p.m. (8 p.m. central) on Thursday, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The miracle of cell phones</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/scoopdeck/2010/02/23/the-miracle-of-cell-phones/</link>
		<comments>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/scoopdeck/2010/02/23/the-miracle-of-cell-phones/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 15:34:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan Schept</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Coast Guard]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A resourceful Coast Guard volunteer has been using social media and cell phone text messages to help rescuers find Haitians who are trapped or have been missed by food and water distributions, according to The New York Times. Ryan Bank has worked with the State Department, the Pentagon, aid groups and Haiti&#8217;s leading cell phone [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A benefit to remember a tragic one-year anniversary</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/scoopdeck/2010/02/15/a-benefit-to-remember-a-tragic-one-year-anniversary/</link>
		<comments>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/scoopdeck/2010/02/15/a-benefit-to-remember-a-tragic-one-year-anniversary/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2010 15:09:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan Schept</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Former University of South Florida football player Nick Schuyler hosted a football fundraiser Saturday to honor three of his friends who died in a boating accident almost a year ago, according to the Tampa Tribune. The boat reportedly capsized Feb. 28 in the Gulf of Mexico when the anchor caught. Schuyler was rescued by the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A long way to go</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/scoopdeck/2010/02/15/a-long-way-to-go/</link>
		<comments>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/scoopdeck/2010/02/15/a-long-way-to-go/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2010 14:39:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan Schept</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Diving]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s a look at what the Navy and the Army are up against in rebuilding the earthquake-damaged pier in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The pilings are barely there. The repair work could take months to complete.]]></description>
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		<title>A thank you, from the top</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/scoopdeck/2010/01/29/a-thank-you-from-the-top/</link>
		<comments>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/scoopdeck/2010/01/29/a-thank-you-from-the-top/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 17:23:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan Schept</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Thad Allen took time out Thursday to give Coast Guardsmen a well-deserved pat on the back for being the first responders after the Jan. 12 earthquake in Haiti. The Coast Guard deployed 1,000 service members, eight cutters, five planes and five helicopters over the past two weeks.  The service also stood [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mullen plays it straight on &#8216;Daily Show&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/scoopdeck/2010/01/07/mullen-keeps-it-straight-on-daily-show/</link>
		<comments>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/scoopdeck/2010/01/07/mullen-keeps-it-straight-on-daily-show/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jan 2010 21:50:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan Schept</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Adm. Mike Mullen took a break Jan. 6 for a taping of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart in New York City. The comedian wasted no time with his first question. (Click here for the video.) “Obviously without giving away too much, when are we going to bomb Yemen?” Stewart asked, referring to the country [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MCPOCG sends safety message</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/scoopdeck/2009/12/23/mcpog-sends-safety-message/</link>
		<comments>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/scoopdeck/2009/12/23/mcpog-sends-safety-message/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Dec 2009 14:51:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan Schept</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Coast Guard is having a difficult December with two boating accidents &#8212; the latest on Sunday when a Coast Guard boat struck a recreational boat in San Diego and killed an 8-year-old boy. On Dec. 5, a Coast Guard boat collided with a commercial catamaran in Charleston Harbor, S.C., and two people were injured. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Top Coast Guard videos</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/scoopdeck/2009/12/16/top-coast-guard-videos/</link>
		<comments>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/scoopdeck/2009/12/16/top-coast-guard-videos/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 23:58:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan Schept</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Coast Guard has released a list of its Top 11 videos, showing Coasties at their best. Why 11? Because the Coast Guard has 11 missions&#8230; People can vote online at the Coast Guard&#8217;s YouTube channel for their favorite video in the Coast Guard’s best video of 2009 contest. Scoop Deck does not wish to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wheel of (Military) Fortune!</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/scoopdeck/2009/12/14/wheel-of-military-fortune/</link>
		<comments>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/scoopdeck/2009/12/14/wheel-of-military-fortune/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 23:52:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan Schept</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Coast Guard]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s &#8220;Heroes&#8217; Week&#8221; on Wheel of Fortune from Dec. 14 to 18. Of course, every service is represented, but Scoop Deck thought you might want to know more about the sailors and Coasties playing. Here are the bios released by Wheel of Fortune: Coast Guard Health Services Technician 2nd Class Amber Barrick, stationed at Coast [...]]]></description>
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		<title>All I want for Christmas is an EPIRB&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/scoopdeck/2009/12/14/all-i-want-for-christmas-is-an-epirb/</link>
		<comments>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/scoopdeck/2009/12/14/all-i-want-for-christmas-is-an-epirb/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 22:06:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan Schept</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you haven&#8217;t already penned your must-haves for your Christmas list, the Coast Guard has done it for you with the release of its ideas for &#8220;12 nautical days of Christmas.&#8221; Topping this list, of course, is a marine GPS navigation system. That&#8217;s right. Come Jan. 4, the Coast Guard is pulling the plug on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Congratulations to the Haley crew</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/scoopdeck/2009/11/24/congratulations-to-the-haley-crew/</link>
		<comments>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/scoopdeck/2009/11/24/congratulations-to-the-haley-crew/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:34:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan Schept</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As the Coast Guard&#8217;s mission heats up in the Arctic Ocean, the service is testing to see which boats it can use in the rough, icy waters. During the region&#8217;s brief summer, the Coast Guard sent the medium endurance cutter Alex Haley on patrol. For their 21 days above the Arctic Circle, the ship&#8217;s crew [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dolphin helicopter turns 25</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/scoopdeck/2009/11/19/dolphin-helicopter-turns-25/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:05:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan Schept</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Coast Guard HH-65 Dolphin helicopter is celebrating its 25th birthday today. The service accepted the HH-65A Dolphin helicopter for service on Nov. 19, 1984. The Dolphin has served the Coast Guard well, and they have another 18 years to go in service before they will be replaced under the Deepwater program. By the end [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Bourne Interdiction</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/scoopdeck/2009/09/17/speaking-of-movies/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:24:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan Schept</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Coast Guard]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Matt Damon made a visit to Coast Guard Station New York Tuesday while filming his new movie, The Adjustment Bureau. The movie, about mysterious forces trying to keep two lovers apart, includes a cameo with New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg. Photo by PO3 Seth Johnson/Coast Guard]]></description>
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		<title>Memorial marks one-year anniversary of crash</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/scoopdeck/2009/09/08/memorial-marks-one-year-anniversary-of-crash/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 13:50:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan Schept</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Coast Guard]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point lost four crew members in a helicopter crash Sept. 4, 2008.  The air station marked the one-year anniversary of the crash Friday with a memorial. The air station also took part in a unique event conceived by Master Chief Petty Officer Patrick Daniels, the command master chief at Air [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Legare on patrol off the African coast</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/scoopdeck/2009/08/14/legare-on-patrol-off-the-african-coast/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2009 16:33:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan Schept</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I just wanted to share these cool photos of the medium endurance cutter Legare on patrol in the Atlantic Ocean Aug. 8. The Legare, home-ported in Portsmouth, Va. is deployed off the west and central coast of Africa in support of Africa Partnership Station, under the direction of Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa, 6th Fleet. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Happy 219th, Coast Guard!</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/scoopdeck/2009/07/31/happy-219-coast-guard/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 16:29:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan Schept</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In honor of the Coast Guard&#8217;s birthday Aug. 4, the Naval Institute has put together a new collection of rescue photos, including historic photographs and modern images. &#8220;While the equipment and technology have vastly changed, the Coast Guard&#8217;s &#8216;always ready&#8217; spirit remains the same,&#8221; according to the Naval Institute. And you can save 20 percent [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;It was funny for the first 10 seconds&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/scoopdeck/2009/07/14/it-was-funny-for-the-first-10-seconds/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2009 17:09:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan Schept</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Holy Cow. Florida Today reports on a swarm of bees that got tired as it crossed the Indian River Lagoon and decided to take a break aboard a small boat. The frightened boaters took refuge in the water at first, but then climbed back in the boat once they realized the bees were staying at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bert: &#8216;Life is very tenuous here&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/scoopdeck/2009/07/06/bert-life-is-very-tenuous-here/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 19:14:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan Schept</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Capt. Melissa Bert, the new commander of Coast Guard Sector Juneau, said she has been impressed with the &#8220;Good Samaritan&#8221; spirit she has encountered in her first month on the job in Alaska. A dozen private vessels and two volunteer sea planes helped in the search for a missing boater last week after a Good [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Any means necessary&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/scoopdeck/2009/06/23/any-means-necessary/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 22:39:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan Schept</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The wonders of modern communication. Coast Guard Sector Northern New England was searching Sunday for a possible overdue fisherman out of Cobscook Park in Eastport, Maine, until a search on Facebook helped locate information which ultimately closed the case and saved up to $30,000, according to Coast Guard officials. A park ranger who spotted a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Thank God for moms and the Guard.&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/scoopdeck/2009/06/22/thank-god-for-moms-and-the-guard/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 22:01:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan Schept</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Are you one of the million people who have been plucked from the water to safety by a Coast Guardsman? The nonprofit Coast Guard Foundation announced a campaign to find out the true stories behind the more than 1 million people rescued since the creation of the Coast Guard. The foundation launched the ‘Are You [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nightmare scenarios No. 2 and No. 3</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/scoopdeck/2009/06/15/nightmare-scenarios-no-2-and-no-3/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 18:02:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan Schept</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The editorial board at the Tampa Tribune had a far-reaching interview last week with Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Thad Allen, who among other things, touched on piracy, illegal immigration and lessons learned from Hurricane Katrina. Here are a few nuggets: Allen expounded on one of the statements he made Tuesday at the Arctic Symposium at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Neato torpedo&#8211;err, missile</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/scoopdeck/2009/06/11/neato-torpedo-err-missile/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 15:07:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan Schept</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Check out the first in class National Security Cutter Bertholf conducting a &#8220;successful&#8221; missile testing of its Decoy Launching System at the Pacific Missile Range SoCal OPAREA on June 9. The crew of the 418-foot cutter, the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dalhgren Division and the Navy Research lab  launched two MK-234 NULKA rounds that hover [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;I can see vandals from my house&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/scoopdeck/2009/06/11/target-practice/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 13:58:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan Schept</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Looks like some knuckleheads are running out of things to do in Alaska. The Coast Guard in southeast Alaska is asking the public&#8217;s help to catch vandals who are shooting up buoys, moving them off their moorings and stealing their batteries. Apparently, this isn&#8217;t the first time that Coast Guard Sector Juneau has had to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Breaking the ice with the locals</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/scoopdeck/2009/06/09/breaking-the-ice-with-the-locals/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2009 22:23:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan Schept</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you fall off your boat, it just might be your destiny. That&#8217;s something that was a little hard for Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Thad Allen to swallow during his trip to the Arctic region last year. Allen had everyone&#8217;s ears when he spoke Tuesday morning at the Naval Academy on the Coast Guard&#8217;s emerging [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fond farewell</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/scoopdeck/2009/06/09/fond-farewell/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2009 20:07:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan Schept</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Coast Guard Academy men&#8217;s basketball coach said he is retiring after 19 years and a record of being the school&#8217;s winningest coach. Pete Barry posted a record of 262-216 (.548), and he finishes his collegiate career with a record of 413-315 (.567) in 27 seasons, according to an Academy press release.]]></description>
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		<title>Coasties out-sail the other branches</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/scoopdeck/2009/06/05/coasties-out-sail-the-military/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 17:22:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan Schept</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Coast Guard won the first Armed Forces Cup Perpetual Trophy June 3 in Alameda, Calif., according to the Alameda Sun. Apparently, Club Nautique Sailing School invited each branch of the military to see who could sail the fastest. Each branch provided crews of three, along with a Club Nautique skipper on board Colgate 26s. [...]]]></description>
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