You’ve reached the home page of the Desert Coasties – a Veterans organization located in southern Arizona. We are a group of United States Coast Guard Veterans that meet regularly to swap sea stories, laugh, and just enjoy each other’s company. If you’re a USCG Veteran, click on our Contact Us page and let us know who you are. Whether you recently moved to southern Arizona, or you’re here on vacation – we hope you’ll join us at our monthly Coffee Mess get-togethers at a local restaurant in Green Valley, AZ (see the meeting dates and times on our Calendar).
NOTE: Photo above is the 418 ft USCGC Hamilton (WMSL 753) on Operations in the Black Sea with the Turkish navy Yavuz-class TCG Turgutreis (F-241). This exercise in 2021 included passing and cross-platform helicopter operations with a Bell UH-1 Iroquois helicopter and a U.S. Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopter.