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- @cdny apparently Comedy Central has already offered them a pilot. in reply to cdny 6 hrs ago
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- @WrenDaWise haven't fixed the issue yet, but I changed the URL in my Twitter profile to one that I know for a fact works. in reply to WrenDaWise 9 hrs ago
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Category Archives: Military
Blue Angels: Live Streaming This Afternoon
This week is Commissioning Week at the Naval Academy here in Annapolis. As a result, the town is flooded with friends & family of the graduates from out of town, and parts of the city are closed off to traffic at certain hours. One of the major reasons for this is a favorite annual tradition: [...]
Also posted in Lifestream, Navy, Video Tagged Annapolis, Blue Angels, live stream, Naval Academy, UStream Leave a comment
Milbloggies: Get Your Vote In!
The annual Milblogging conference is coming up, and as part of the event they have awards for military bloggers in various categories, one for each of the armed services and support categories as well. Here’s the best part: they’re reader’s choice awards, so you get to vote for your favorite in each category! I’m not [...]
Interview: Adm. Allen, Commandant of the Coast Guard, on Social Media – Part 2
A couple of days ago, I posted part 1 of my interview with Adm. Allen, Commandant of the Coast Guard, regarding social media. Below is part 2. Q8: There are a number of units that have created Twitter accounts to release official news and connect with the public. Is this something we will be seeing [...]
Also posted in Coast Guard Tagged blog, Coast Guard, Facebook, Interview, social media, Twitter Leave a comment
Interview: Adm. Allen, Commandant of the Coast Guard, on Social Media – Part 1
I did an interview in April with Adm. Thad Allen, the 23rd Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard, regarding social media & the Coast Guard. The Coast Guard has been spearheading a move into the world of Web 2.0 and interaction with the public through online outlets, and Adm. Allen has been a prominent part [...]
Also posted in Coast Guard Tagged blog, Coast Guard, Facebook, Interview, social media, Twitter 5 Comments
Capt. Richard Phillips Rescued, Pirates Killed & In Custody
Capt. Richard Phillips, master of the Maersk Alabama who’s been held hostage since Wednesday, was rescued late this morning Eastern time. It’s been reported that when the pirates were sleeping or otherwise unaware, he made another attempt to escape and jumped overboard, at which point the Navy was able to neutralize the pirates. Of the [...]
Also posted in Maritime, Navy Tagged Capt. Joseph Murphy, Capt. Richard Phillips, Maersk Alabama, MMA, piracy, Shane Murphy Leave a comment
U.S. Coast Guard Recruit Training – A Developing Web Presence
As I’m sure regular readers know, I went to Coast Guard Basic Training this past summer, having enlisted in the U.S. Coast Guard Reserve. Since coming back to MMA, I’ve had quite a few of my shipmates ask me about it, some of whom are interested in doing it themselves. In my Internet travels, I [...]
Off to Boot Camp!
I’m writing this at about 0130, mere hours before I will be hitting the road to go up to Boston and start my journey through boot camp and into the Coast Guard. I’m excited, and a little nervous, but I’m confident that I will be able to handle it. I may or may not be [...]
Also posted in Coast Guard, Lifestream Tagged boot camp, cgblog.org, Coast Guard, Coast Guard Reserve 8 Comments
Coast Guard Reserve: I’m Enlisting
As I’ve mentioned on here before, along with some of my readers, I’m planning on going into the Coast Guard. In fact, I’m making that happen very soon. I’ve been speaking with a Coast Guard recruiter, and last Thursday I went and met with him. We discussed options, available Reserve positions in the area, and [...]
Thanks to AN UNOFFICIAL COAST GUARD BLOG
On Friday I was featured as a CG Blog Find on AN UNOFFICIAL COAST GUARD BLOG. I haven’t featured this site myself on my blog, but they’ve been in my blogroll for a while. If you haven’t visited there, definitely check it out. It’s chock-full of great information about current Coast Guard news, information, and [...]
Happy 220th Birthday to the Coast Guard!