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Wetting-down is a raucous ceremony for newly promoted officers observed in the U.S. and Royal navies, and the U.S. Coast Guard. The U.S. Marines , National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Corps , and U.S. Public Health Service officers also participate in this custom as homage to their naval heritage .
The United States Coast Guard Ceremonial Honor Guard is a unit of the United States Coast Guard responsible for the performance of public duties. Stationed at the Command, Control, Communication, Computer, Cyber and Intelligence Service Center (C5ISC) in Alexandria, Virginia , the unit was activated in 1962.
Drawing of the Coast Guard Honor Guard Badge. The Coast Guard Honor Guard Badge is a qualification badge of the United States Coast Guard which recognizes those personnel who are/have been permanently assigned to the Ceremonial Honor Guard Unit at the U.S. Coast Guard Command, Control, Communication, Computer, Cyber and Intelligence Service Center (C5ISC), Alexandria, Virginia. [1]
This page lists articles related to naval ceremonies, both official ones such as launchings and commissionings, and unofficial ones such as "crossing the line" traditions. Subcategories This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.
Coast Guard military awards are similar to U.S. Navy awards (often with nearly identical ribbons save for an additional white stripe) and Coast Guard personnel are eligible to receive all inter-service awards and decorations, authorized foreign awards and international decorations.
A small ceremony was held on the Midgett flight deck on May 1, 2019 which was attended by the crew of the cutter, USCG Project Resident Office Gulf Coast, and Ingalls Shipbuilding representatives. [ 11 ] [ 12 ] The cutter made her final sail-away from Ingalls Shipbuilding on June 11, 2019 and commenced her maiden voyage.
U.S. Coast Guard ribbons and badges as shown on the uniform of former Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard Michael Leavitt. Badges of the United States Coast Guard are issued by the Department of Homeland Security to members of the United States Coast Guard to denote certain qualifications, achievements, and postings to certain assignments.
Great River Fire Department's first due engine being wetdown. A wet down is a ritual celebrated by many volunteer fire departments in the United States in which squads of firefighters from neighboring towns ritualistically commission a new fire apparatus by anointing it with water sprayed from the visitors' firefighting equipment.