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The Surfman Badge is a military badge of the United States Coast Guard, issued to enlisted or officer personnel who qualify as Coxswains authorized to operate surf boats in heavy surf. Those so qualif
Surfman Badge
United States Coast Guard Station Cape Disappointment, situated near Cape Disappointment, Washington, at the mouth of the Columbia River, is the largest United States Coast Guard search and rescue sta
Surfman Badge
…Coast Guard regulations do not permit the wearing of both Surfman and Coxswain insignia simultaneously. The training includes a monthlong course at the National Motor Lifeboat School at Station Cape Disappointment (Ilwaco, Washington) to train prospective surfmen in handling the 47' MLB in rough weather. Although the earliest ancestors…
A 47' MLB in heavy surf
Cape Disappointment; the Pacific Ocean is in the foreground, and the mouth of the Columbia is to the right
47' MLB CG-47206 practicing in heavy surf near Cape Disappointment with students from the National Motor Lifeboat School (2011)