Station Jones Beach
Freeport, New York
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BMC Doug D. Bullock
Executive Petty Officer |
BMCM Terry W. Lathrop
Officer in Charge |
MKC Scott E. Pressimone
Engineering Petty Officer |
Welcome Aboard
The Coast Guard’s history in southern Long Island, New
York dates back to the mid 1800’s. In the 1850’s, there were seven U.S. Life
Saving Stations between Point Lookout, NY and Fire Island, NY, spaced, on the
average of less than 5 miles apart.
Established in 1851 as “Station Short
Beach,” the station took
its original name from a small spit of land just east of Jones Inlet. The original building built by the U.S. Life
Saving Service was a wood framed structure, which was later replaced as a two
story brick building complete with a connected watch tower, and a second
building serving as the boathouse with a marine railway system. This facility was built between 1933-1935 as
part of a Works Progress Administration (WPA) Project under President F.D.
Roosevelt’s administration.
Serving the Coast Guard for over 50 years, age took its inevitable toll. In May of 1987, the CG Facilities Design and
Construction Command (FD&CC) Norfolk, VA
began construction of the present facility.
The old boathouse with associated marine railway was demolished that
year, and the old station was demolished in March of 1990. Dedicated on the 15th of June 1990, the
present multi-mission station combines operations, administration and berthing
in the main station building. A new
boathouse provides equipment storage and maintenance shops together with a boat
haul-out facility. When dedicated, the
Coast Guard retired the old name, “ Station Short
Beach ,” in favor of the more generally
recognized name of “ Station Jones
Beach .”
The primary mission at Station Jones
Beach is search &
rescue, however all personnel are actively engaged in law enforcement and
environmental protection as well. The
station’s area of responsibility extends from East Rockaway Inlet to
Gilgo Beach, including Jones Inlet and the associated
back-bay waters of southern Nassau County.
Our Mission
Our
unit “Goal” is to perform Search and Rescue, Maritime Law Enforcement,
Recreational Boating Safety, Homeland Security, providing initial pollution response, and Port Waterways Coastal Security (PWCS) as the need arises with enthusiasm and pride. We strive to be the best
unit and give the “American Public” a sense of security. As we represent
over 200 years of U.S. Coast Guard traditions, we are committed to the U.S.
Coast Guard core values: Honor, Respect, and Devotion to Duty! To quote the
legendary football coach Vince Lombardi who said, "We are going to
relentlessly chase perfection, knowing full well we will not catch it. But
we are going to relentlessly chase it, because in the process we will catch
excellence."
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