STA Kenosha - SMS & FOL

In this episode, BMCM Adam Bure, Officer-in-Charge of Coast Guard Station Kenosha, walks us through what it takes to lead a Scheduled Mission Station (SMS) and a Forward Operating Location (FOL). From seasonal ice rescue to law enforcement and search-and-rescue, the operational demands are steep...especially on Lake Michigan’s unpredictable water and weather. Extra historical context: Station Kenosha began in 1879 under the U.S. Life-Saving Service, responding to over 2,300 calls by 1935. One...