The Great Lakes Beacon: Recent Episodes
USCG Great Lakes
Rear Admiral Donna Cottrell, commander, Ninth Coast Guard District, has a discussion with minority members of the district about discrimination and other experiences they have had as minorities.
Rear Admiral Donna Cottrell, commander, Ninth Coast Guard District, has a discussion with minority members of the district about discrimination and other experiences they have had as minorities.
Rear Admiral Donna Cottrell, commander, Ninth Coast Guard District, has a discussion with minority members of the district about discrimination and other experiences they have had as minorities.
Rear Admiral Donna Cottrell interviews the Coast Guard Ancient Keeper, Master Chief Kirk McKay Aug. 21, 2020. McKay is the officer in charge at Coast Guard Station Grand Haven, Mich.
Crewmembers from Coast Guard Station Frankfort recall a case where one of the crew dives 10 feet underwater during a search and rescue case July 4, 2020.
Station Saginaw Bay crew members responded to a distress call for five people and their dog, July 1, 2020. The crew successfully rescued all five people after getting into an impromptu game of fetch with the dog on scene.
Coast Guard Station Lake Erie crew members discuss a rescue involving 10 people in the water June 26, 2020.
Members from Coast Guard Station Lake Erie head out to rescue a woman in the water at night, June 27, 2020. Their decision to leave the law enforcement gear at the Station allows them the seconds needed to save her life.
Rear Admiral Donna Cottrell, commander, Ninth Coast Guard District talks with the aircrew that assisted in the rescue of 2 teenage boys June 23, 2020.
Pilot: LT Ryan Cassidy
Co-Pilot: : LCDR Richard Bicsak
Flight Mechanic: AMT1 Hugh Dailey
Rescue Swimmer: AST2 Jake Bartkowiak
Rear Admiral Donna Cottrell, commander, Ninth Coast Guard District, interviews members of Station Cleveland Harbor June 15, 2020 about a jet ski rescue in Lake Erie.
Rear Admiral Donna Cottrell, Commander, Ninth Coast Guard District, interviews a crew at Coast Guard Station Marblehead May 21, 2020, after they performed a rescue on Lake Erie.
Rear Admiral Donna Cottrell, Commander, Ninth Coast Guard District talks with Doctor Mark R. Villeneuve, a staff physician at St. Mary Mercy Hospital in Livonia, Mich., April 20, 2020. Dr. Villeneuve specializes in pulmonary critical care medicine and is a commodore in the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary.
Rear Adm. Donna Cottrell, Commander, Ninth Coast Guard District, interviews Kristin Cox, of BASE Seattle, Jan. 31, 2020.
Rear Adm. Donna Cottrell, Commander, Ninth Coast Guard District, interviews BM3 John Miller of Coast Guard Station Fairport, Ohio, Jan. 24, 2020.
Rear Admiral Donna Cottrell addresses the crew at Coast Guard Station Fairport, Ohio during an all hands, Jan. 24, 2020.