Coast Guard Petty Officer Benjamin Mooney, an electrician’s mate with Aids to Navigation Team (ANT) New York and the primary lighthouse technician for the greater Tri-State area, speaks on the legacy equipment and significance of the historic Coney Island Lighthouse. He also discusses its importance to the Port of New York, the second-largest port in the United States, during a visit on Nov. 18, 2024. (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.
