Fred's Place - The Place To Meet Old Coast Guard Shipmates

Ahoy and Welcome Aboard

We have a great selection of photo essays available for your enjoyment. So, grab your favorite beverage, sit back and click on any of the below "adventures".

CGC Bear
             ~ 2005 International Affairs Mission
             ~ 2005 Counter-Narcotics Patrol
             ~ 2006 Counter-Narcotics Patrol

CGC Boutwell
~ 2006 Eastern Pacific (EPAC) Deployment
~ 2007 Counter-Narcotics Patrol

CGC Dependable
~ 2006 Reunion

Barque Eagle
~ 2005 Cadet Cruise

CGC Escanaba
             ~ 2006 Counter-Narcotics Patrol
             ~ 2006 Fisheries Patrol
             ~ 2007 #1 Counter – Narcotics Patrol
             ~ 2007 #2 Counter – Narcotics Patrol

STA Fort Lauderdale
~ 2008 Fred's Place visits Station Fort Lauderdale

CGC Healy
~ 2005 Arctic West East Summer (AWES)

HH-65 Rollout
~ 2005 CG gets a new helicopter

HITRON Special
~ 2007 HITRON Special Report

LORSTA Hokkaido
~ 1975 A view from above

CGC Jarvis
             ~ 2005 Multi-Nation Tour
             ~ 2006 Alaskan Fisheries Patrol
             ~ 2007 US Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZs) Patrol

CGC Kanawha
~ Working on the River

Sector Lower Mississippi River
~ 2006 Working the River
~ 2007 Working on the River

CGC Mohawk
~ 2006 Extended Deployment
~ 2007 Law Enforcement Patrol

CGC Morgenthau
             ~ 2006 Extended Deployment
             ~ 2006 Summer Alaskan Patrol
             ~ 2006 Counter-Narcotics Patrol
             ~ 2007 Eastern Pacific Patrol

CGC Muskingum
~ 2006 Katrina & Rita Hurricane Relief

CGC Northland
             ~ 2006 Extended Deployment
             ~ 2006 Counter – Narcotics Deployment
             ~ 2007 Counter – Narcotics Deployment
             ~ 2007 Living Marine Resources Patrol
             ~ 2008 Routine Deployment in the Atlantic

Operation Iraq Freedom
~ 2003 Remembering Operation Iraq Freedom

OPSAIL 2000
~ 2000 Over 300 photos

CGC Polar Star
~ 2006 Antarctica

Portland Cuttersman's Association
~ 2007 20th Reunion

Quartermaster (QM)
~ 2003 The last Class

USCG Reserve Heritage
~ Photo history 1940s to present day

CGC Rush
             ~ 2006 Sailing on a Historic Voyage
             ~ 2006 JIATF South Patrol
             ~ 2006 The RUSH Hour Newsletters

CGC Sequoia
~ 2006 Historic Visit to China!

Special Missions Training Center
~ 2005 Training at Lejeune

LORSTA Sitkinak
~ 1974 One Man, One Island, One Story

STA South Padre Island
~ 2005 one of the largest USCG smallboat stations

CGC Sycamore
~ 2006 Servicing Aids to Navigation

Telecommunications Specialist (TC)
~ 2003 The last Class

CGC Valiant
~ 2005 Living Marine Resource Patrol - Gulf of Mexico

Vessel Boarding and Security Team (VBST)
~ 2005 The Battle Against Terrorism

CGC Westwind
~ Big Wind. See the ship's news paper pre-digital age?

Wooden MLBs 1930s-1950s
~ History & Photos

We're not stopping with just photos, here's a great collection of videos for your enjoyment:

NEW Dave Smith, CDR (ret) Singing the National Anthem at NFL Game
Sec New York TacOPs (2mb) Special Missions (8mb) PSU 311 - Operation Iraqi Freedom (62mb) Look to the Sky (8mb) Cushing Around (7mb) Pride of the Caribbean (5mb) WWII Coasties (12mb) GTMO Vipers (7mb) Guardians of Angels Gate (8mb) WPC: Cyclone Class (9mb)		FreePlay (.5mb) MotiAviation (7mb) Absolute Action (18mb) The Coast Guard in Hollywood (37mb) STA Honolulu KHET-11 (10mb) Heroes of Flotilla 4-10 (12mb) July 4th (50mb) USCGA Promotional Video (8.4mb) Feel the Coast Guard (8.25mb)

* Many videos are provided by cgclips.com.