This weekend has brought to light a couple neat operational items. For those of you that do not know, "operations" refer to work the Coast Guard does actually delivering service and performing missions on the water, in the air, or on shore (as opposed to "support" work).I am currently sitting in on a bit of our shore side Boat Crew training here on campus. Detachment Members Mike Piantedosi and Nick Zaremba are taking this class, and hope to be out on the water for the first time sometime in April. Tonight they are working on charts and coastal navigation, and making really good progress. I will be excited to see them out on the water next month.
One of the two instructors for this program, Todd Egnor, is out tonight as he is currently sailing with the Coast Guard Cutter Eagle, the 295-foot sailing ship on which Coast Guard Academy cadets and active duty Officer Candidates train. He is aboard to work with Officer Candidates, and has been sending us updates as they sail home to New London, CT. We hope that he will be safely home and working with our W&M Detachment Members again soon!
Pictured: Mike Piantedosi ('12) and Carl Pearson (instructor) discuss navigation techniques during tonight's class in Tucker Hall.
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