hey everyone. I'm just trying to build a better understanding of the reach of the coast guard.. whats the most exotic (or just the nicest) place you've ever visited while on duty in the CG?

i didnt know where else to post this question, i hope you guys don't mind..

Alaska, Hawaii, Samoa, Johnstons Atoll...are some highlights.

alaska looks amazing.. i want to request it for the time between bootcamp and A school.

Johnstons Atoll is incredible, did you get do do any snorkeling or anything like that?

Vietnam, Thailand, Phillipines, Singapore, Hong Kong, Japan, some other places scattered around that part of the world.

Alaska (various ports), Mexico ports - Acapulco, La Paz, Mazatlan

Hawaii - all the islands.

We landed at White Horse and explored the old deserted mines for a bit while flying up the coast of Alaska out of Sitka. I got to say even more interesting than the places I flew too were the characters I flew with!

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Originally posted by Dog_show:
Alaska, Hawaii, Samoa, Johnstons Atoll...are some highlights.

BTDT..PLUS..Columbia , bahamias ,gitmo..trinidad..Haiti..dominocan republic..(hey you put samoa on there..i would not call samoa either american or western nice maybe exotic)nuway midway and a lot of other rocks in the southpacific and the atlantic

Lifes a Beach sc

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Originally posted by Ex_CG_GM:
Vietnam, Thailand, Phillipines, Singapore, Hong Kong, Japan, some other places scattered around that part of the world.

Alaska (various ports), Mexico ports - Acapulco, La Paz, Mazatlan

Hawaii - all the islands.

what was your job in the coast guard? were you on a cutter for a long time?

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what was your job in the coast guard? were you on a cutter for a long time?

The CG was a lot different then and had many more high endurance cutters and more sea going missions. I was a Gunner's Mate and Vietnam provided a lovely opportunity to travel....

At that time GM was primarily a sea going rating. I was on 7 ships overall. Only shore duty was boot camp and GM school.

woahhhh.. does the coast guard still travel that far from US borders?

+/-35 years ago:::
Guam, Saipan, Angaur, Babeldaob, Koror, Yap, Ulithi, Okinawa, Taiwan, Philippines, Thailand, Alaska, Mexico, California, Oregon, Washington, North Carolina, and, while on the Minnie: Ocean Station November )

But like AM3driscoll says: “I got to say even more interesting than the places I flew too were the characters I flew with!” They made the trips memorable!

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woahhhh.. does the coast guard still travel that far from US borders?

Yep. The Morganthau is in the Far East now and another 378 is somewhere around Africa. They have also sent ships to the mideast.

Icebreakers, of course, go where there's lots of ice.....to get there they hit lots of good ports.

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...and, while on the Minnie: Ocean Station November )

Been there done that.....

We should have traded Dallas' with the Navy! Imagine a white sub with CG racing stripe......