A US Coast Guard Air Station Sacramento Spartan crew gives the U.S. Navy Parachute Team "The Leap Frogs" a ride for a parachute demonstration at the San Francisco Giants opening day game, April 8, 2022. The team was officially commissioned as the U.S. Navy Parachute Team in 1974 by the Chief of Naval Operations and assigned the mission of demonstrating Navy excellence throughout the United States. (U.S. Coast Guard video by Petty Officer 3rd Class Taylor Bacon)
Coast Guard Cutter Robert Ward (WPC 1130), along with the U.S. Navy, Royal Canadian Navy, and Mexican Navy participated in a North American Maritime Security Initiatives (NAMSI) passing exercise (PASSEX) Thursday off the coast of Point Loma.
Alex Haley is a world-renowned, award-winning author of such books as Roots and the Biography of Malcolm X. Before he saw the success of these books, he served for 20 years in the U.S. Coast Guard as both a Steward's Mate and a Journalist. This article captures the untold portion of Alex Haley's story and shows how his years in the Coast Guard contributed to his later career as author.
