Some people are afraid of what is waiting for them in the dark... others are the ones out there waiting.Very respectfullyOS3 K. AudUSCGC Active, Continue Reading
Safe Ranges, Dangerous Illusions
Range Day I don’t know where I picked it up, but I have “test anxiety.” Whether it’s a blood test for a cholesterol check or a general knowledge Continue Reading
… in the back of a pickup truck doing about 30mph through a saltwater carwash while holding a rifle.
EMAIL Ever ridden a mechanical bull? Well, do that for two hours in the back of a pickup truck doing about 30mph through a saltwater carwash while Continue Reading
The Storm We Might Be Called to Sail into Might Be Someone’s Personal Life
EMAIL: Just because some damn fool wants to end his life doesn't mean I am going to stand idly by and let them do it. If I have to shoot them with a Continue Reading
The U.S. Coast Guard Needs a Lifeboat
Convert Offshore Support Vessels into Cutters Editor’s note: Citation superscripts have been removed to align with The Havok Journal’s formatting. Continue Reading
Solving America’s Boat Building Crisis | If It’s Stupid and Works, Then It Isn’t Stupid
Editor's Note: "Roll-On/Roll-Off” transportation, or RO/RO transportation, stands for a method of cargo transportation. This is primarily used for Continue Reading
Just Another Morning in Puerto Vallarta
Author's Note: To my readers: This entry was delayed due to operational security, my terrible grammar, and recovering from a post dive hangover. Continue Reading
Life is Weird in the Coast Guard
Author's Note: In 2014, I was stationed at Maritime Force Protection Unit Kings Bay. An odd unit at best. Despite being trained in communications and Continue Reading
I’ll Take My Armor Off Someday–But Not Today
2016 04 29 Friday It was day three of the Pacific Area Deck Landing Qualification roundup, PACAREA DLQs for short. We had less polite euphemisms to Continue Reading
You Can Scream Underwater
2014 12 16 Tuesday Like most mornings aboard the CGC Active, I was sitting on the mess deck, hunched over my coffee, inhaling the vapors to drive Continue Reading
The Corpse of My Esprit de Corps
“The service will never love you as much as you love it.” – Unknown. I can’t find the source of that quote, and I’ve heard it used in the Coast Continue Reading
As We Go… This We Know
2016 02 03 Wednesday It is just cold enough to be uncomfortable. Those crew members not on watch are assembled at parade rest on the flight deck. Continue Reading