Deepwater Legacy Newsletters
September 2006 Newsletter
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President Signs Homeland Security Budget; Deepwater Program Funded at $1.06 Billion
President Bush is joined by Arizona legislators as
he delivers his
remarks at the signing ceremony for H.R. 5441, the Department of
Homeland Security Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2007, Oct. 4, in
Scottsdale. From left are: Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano, Rep. J.D.
Hayworth, Rep. Rick Renzi, Sen. John Kyl, and Rep. Trent Franks.
(White House photo by Eric Draper)
By Gordon I. Peterson
President Bush signed the fiscal year 2007 Homeland Security Appropriations Act into law Oct. 4 during a ceremony in Scottsdale, Ariz., following congressional passage of the $34.8 billion spending measure Sept. 29. The bill provides $7.8 billion for the Coast Guard, including $1.06 billion for the Deepwater Program —an increase of $131.4 million above the president’s original Deepwater Program budget request submitted earlier this year.
“This is a good bill,” the president said. “It will help us deploy nuclear detection equipment at our ports of entry, raise security standards at the nation's chemical plants, safeguard American cities against weapons of mass destruction, and stop terrorists seeking to enter our country.”
Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff applauded Congress for passing the bill and commended President Bush for signing it into law. “The DHS FY 2007 appropriations bill will allow us to make significant progress in every aspect of our mission,” Chertoff said, “but particularly in three critical areas: improving border security, enhancing chemical security, and strengthening FEMA [Federal Emergency Management Agency].” Read more
Coast
Guard Air Station Atlantic City Gives HH-65C High Marks
“We can actually fly like a helicopter again.” That observation by Aviation Electrical Technician First Class Ben Bradley, a 10-year veteran assigned to Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City, N.J., provides a telling insight into the importance of the Deepwater Program’s conversion of the workhorse Dolphin helicopter into the multi-mission EADS Eurocopter HH-65C model. Read more
A "Stunning" Mountain
Rescue: Air Crew Takes HH-65C to New Heights
The HH-65B helicopter’s UHF radio relayed a message from Coast Guard
Air Station Port Angeles, Wash., Group Duty Officer (GDO) Ronald “Ed” Kaetzel.
He notified the pilot, Lt. Dan Leary, of a request by Mason County dispatch
for a helicopter to assist in a medevac. Read
more
Keel
Laying for National Security Cutter Waesche
Rear Adm. Gary T. Blore, program executive officer of the Deepwater Program, initials the keel plate for the National Security Cutter (NSC) Waesche (WMSL 751), during the cutter's keel laying ceremony at Northrop Grumman's shipyard in Pascagoula, Miss., Sept. 11, 2006. Northrop Grumman welder Willis “Willie” Griffin looks on. Read more
First
Flight for the New Medium Range Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA) HC-235A
Six Coast Guard pilots arrived in Seville, Spain and commenced 22 days of Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA) ground training on Sept. 28. Flight training is scheduled for Oct. 30 and will last approximately 12 days. Read more
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