They Had to Go Out

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Episode 19: John Kopp - USCG - BM1 - Surfman May 11, 2019

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Former Surfman John Kopp talks what it takes to pass an underway checkride and certify to lead boat crews in the surf, and how he’s helping to keep the lessons learned from a 1997 tragedy alive in the hopes they prevent future loss of life.

Conversation with Susan Curtain - Chair - Coast Guard Museum Association May 06, 2019

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Conversation with Susan J. Curtin, Chair of the Coast Guard Museum Association, who talks her father’s service in the Antarctic and how a former Port Security Specialist is now leading the charge to build the National Coast Guard Museum.

Episode 18: Kyle Kinser - USCG - ME2 - May 04, 2019

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Former Maritime Enforcement Specialist Kyle Kinser talks his personal struggles to transition from an active maritime tactical unit to a slower paced assignment and later civilian life. Surviving suicide attempts and a criminal conviction, he now helps and inspires others suffering through similar times in their lives.

Episode 17: Mario Vittone - USCG - CWO - AST Apr 27, 2019

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Chief Warrant Officer Mario Vittone (Ret.) talks a response to a distressed vessel off the Georgia coast that turned near catastrophic, with a rescue swimmer left alone in a liferaft hundreds of miles from shore and a helicopter so low on fuel its crew prepared to ditch into the Atlantic.

Episode 16: Timothy Montowski - USCGR - BM - PSU Apr 20, 2019

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On the mission’s 25th anniversary, Boatswain’s Mate Timothy Montowski (Ret.) talks deploying to Haiti for Operation Uphold Democracy and the unique wartime roles played by reservists assigned to the nation’s Port Security Units.

Episode 15: Glen Holt - USCG - OS1 Apr 13, 2019

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Former Operations Systems Specialist Glen Holt talks the response to a sinking tall ship and the levels of responsibility placed on even the most junior personnel in the service.

Episode 14: Dwight Crumpacker - USCG - BM Apr 06, 2019

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Boatswain’s Mate Dwight Crumpacker talks a nighttime tow with an expecting mother in big swells off the Oregon coast and running some of the last wood hull life and utility boats in active service.

Episode 13: Sean McCarthy - USCG - Boatswain - Commanding Officer Mar 30, 2019

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Boatswain (Ret.) Sean McCarthy talks a rescue and medevac in breaking seas off Fire Island, NY and how leaders are forged through experience.

Episode 12: Tom Ellis - USCG - RD - Polar Ops Mar 23, 2019

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Former Radarman Tom Ellis talks the response to a tanker fire in Seattle and icebreaking operations at both ends of the Earth.

Episode 6: Mark Engle - USCG - BMCS - Officer in Charge Mar 19, 2019

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Senior Chief (Ret.) Mark Engle talks the tragic loss of a tanker off the Maryland coast, the final words of her captain, and the lessons on duty and attention to detail he’s carried ever since.

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