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Image of the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star in Antarctica

Operation Deep Freeze 2018

The crew of the Seattle-based Polar Star breaks ice in McMurdo Sound for Operation Deep Freeze 2018, the U.S. military’s operation for the National Science Foundation-managed U.S. Antarctic Program.

Image of a U.S. Coast Guard HC-130 aircraft rinse down

Freshwater wash down

A U.S. Coast Guard HC-130 Hercules aircraft is rinsed down at Air Station Barbers Point, Hawaii, Jan. 24, 2018. Crewmembers wash the plane after every flight to protect it and remove any salt.

Image of a Coast Guard rescue

Florida Coast Guard crew saves five

Five boaters on a capsized boat await rescue while a Coast Guard Station Lake Worth Inlet crew and good Samaritans approach the vessel Feb. 11, 2018 3 miles east of Lake Worth Inlet.

Image of Coast Guard transfer of a patrol boat to Costa Rican Coast Guard crew

U.S. Coast Guard transfers patrol boats to Costa Rica

A Costa Rican crewmember stands watch over one of two110-foot patrol boats given to the Costa Rican Coast Guard by the U.S. Coast Guard at the U.S. Coast Guard Yard in Baltimore Feb. 13, 2018.

Image of U.S. Coast Guard interdiction of a drug trafficker

Counter-narcotics operations in the Eastern Pacific

The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Northland intercepted and seized cocaine from a low-profile trafficking vessel in the Eastern Pacific Ocean during Northland's 81-day patrol ending February 2018.

Image of U.S. Coast Guard flood response in Michigan

Michigan flood response

Members from Coast Guard Station St. Joseph's Ice Rescue Team assist the local first responders in rescuing individuals from evacuation zones during flooding in St. Joseph, Michigan, Feb. 22, 2018.

Image of U.S. Coast Guard assisting a fishing vessel

Coast Guard rescues crew of sinking vessel

The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Cuttyhunk pass dewatering pumps to the crew of the fishing vessel Sunnfjord before rescuing them off Cape Alava, Wash., Jan. 31, 2018.

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Coast Guard, NOAA conduct fisheries boardings

A Coast Guard and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration team board a 68-foot fishing vessel near Dry Tortugas, Florida, to ensure compliance with regulations Jan. 12, 2018.

Image of Coast Guard ice rescue training

Ice rescue training on the Great Lakes

A member from Coast Guard Station Sault Sainte Marie demonstrates ice rescue techniques for local first responders at Sugar Island, Michigan, Feb. 11, 2018.

Image of Coast Guard pollution assessment operations

Pollution assessment operations in American Samoa

Members of Coast Guard Sector Honolulu and contractors return to shore after conducting pollution assessments on the grounded vessel Chui Zai Fa No. 1 off Leone Bay, American Samoa, Feb. 12, 2018.

Image of a Coast Guard C-27J aircraft

Coast Guard in the skies over California

A Coast Guard Air Station Sacramento C-27J aircrew flies over Yosemite National Park, Calif., during area familiarization training, Feb. 6, 2018.

Latest Coast Guard news

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Coast Guard responds to vessel collision near Hart Island, N.Y

UPDATE: Coast Guard suspends search for 3 missing migrants

PHOTO RELEASE: Coast Guard responds to capsized barge near Surfside Beach

Coast Guard, partners searching for 3 missing migrants near Rincon, Puerto Rico

PHOTO RELEASE: Coast Guard, partner agencies conduct law enforcement operation throughout 430 miles of coastline

CORRECTION: Guard unveils monument at Veterans Memorial Park in Boynton Beach

VIDEO RELEASE: Coast Guard medevacs man from vessel 46 miles east of Myrtle Beach

Coast Guard repatriates 17 migrants to Bahia de Cabañas, Cuba

Coast Guard medevacs man with head injury more than 200 miles off Virginia

Photo release: 5th Coast Guard District welcomes new commander

Coast Guard escorts 8 to safety, helps keep charter boat from sinking off North Carolina

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