WASHINGTON, March 19 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news: * * * Chief Petty Officer Laura K. Pirruccello named 2024 Coast Guard Elite Female Athlete of the Year Chief Petty Officer Laura Pirruccello has been named the 2024 Coast Guard Elite Female Athlete of the Year. Pirruccello, 42, a piccolo player in the Coast Guard Band, became the first female golfer in Coast Guard history to qualify for the Conseil International du Sport Militaire (CISM)   more