Video by Petty Officer 1st Class Levi Read | U.S. Coast Guard Northwest District | 01.11.2018
Chief Petty Officers Bradd Beckett, executive officer at Coast Guard Station Cape Disappointment located in Ilwaco, Wash., and Jason McCommons, executive officer at Station Yaquina Bay located in Newport, Ore., talk about the unique capabilities of the 52-foot Motor Life Boat at their respective units, December 2017. Stations Cape Disappointment and Yaquina Bay are home to two of the four......
Video by Petty Officer 1st Class Levi Read | U.S. Coast Guard Northwest District | 01.10.2018
Retired Master Chief Petty Officer Thomas McAdams and Chief Petty Officer Jason McCommons, executive petty officer, Coast Guard Station Yaquina Bay, located in Newport, Ore., talk about the history of the 52-foot Life Boat and the evolution of Coast Guard surf boats, Dec. 13, 2017. There are only four 52-foot MLBs in the Coast Guard fleet, all serving in the 13th Coast Guard District and......
