Coast Guard Lt. Cmdr. Christopher Martin, stationed in Washington, D.C., and Petty Officer Andrew Molesky, a reservist with the Atlantic Strike Team in Fort Dix, New Jersey, serve as co-captains of the Mid-Atlantic hockey team. They share their experiences representing active duty, reserve, and veteran members of the Coast Guard at the 2024 Tunnels to Towers Heroes Cup, raising funds for the Tunnel to Towers Foundation. (U.S. Coast Guard video by Petty Officer 2nd Class Sydney Phoenix)
Rear Adm. Francis āStashā Pelkowski is a veteran, merchant mariner, maritime industry business leader, licensed attorney and a professor at SUNY Maritime College. To say the 58-year-old father has accomplished a lot in life is a gross understatement. However, to hear him describe his early adult years leading to his enlistment in 1980, his present-day success and many achievements were far from predictable.
Thirty-eight years later,...
The Coast Guard prides itself on honor, respect and devotion to duty for the men and women in its ranks. Once a year, a member of the Coast Guard is selected as the top performer in the service for the active duty and the reserve component through the enlisted person of the year program.
