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CGNR 2019 departs the Lockheed Martin Aeronautics facility in Marietta, Georgia, on April 14, 2026, for the Coast Guard Aviation Projects Acquisition Center in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, where warranty and logistics flights were conducted before the aircraft’s induction into the missionization process. (U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy of Lockheed Martin Aeronautics)

Coast Guard takes delivery of 19th HC-130J long range surveillance aircraft

Jun. 05, 2026 ·
 Press Release

WASHINGTON — The Coast Guard accepted delivery of its 19th HC-130J Super Hercules long range surveillance...
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U.S. Coast Guard Capt. Matthew Kempe assumes command of Coast Guard Base Charleston from Capt. Eric Jones, during a change of command ceremony at Founders Hall in West Ashley, South Carolina, June 4, 2026.

Coast Guard Base Charleston holds change of command ceremony

Jun. 04, 2026 ·
 Press Release

CHARLESTON, S.C. — The crew of Coast Guard Base Charleston held a change of command ceremony, Thursday, at...
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Coast Guard updates phone numbers in Southeast Alaska

Jun. 04, 2026 ·
 Press Release

JUNEAU, Alaska — The Coast Guard changed its phone numbers for staff offices and other units throughout...
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A Coast Guard Air Station Miami 144 aircrew locates an overloaded, unsafe vessel making an unlawful voyage attempt, 15 miles south of the Turks and Caicos Islands, May 31, 2026. U.S Coast Guard, U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force surface and air units interdicted the vessel carrying 240 aliens near Turks and Caicos Islands.(U.S. Coast Guard photo by Air Station Miami).

Coast Guard, CBP AMO, partner agencies interdict 240 aliens near Turks and Caicos Islands

Jun. 04, 2026 ·
 Press Release

MIAMI — U.S Coast Guard, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations and the Royal Turks and...
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MEDIA ADVISORY: Ribbon Cutting Ceremony at TRACEN Birmingham-Southern

Jun. 03, 2026 ·
 Press Release

WASHINGTON – The Coast Guard is scheduled to hold a ribbon cutting ceremony to officially open Training Center...
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A photo showing a Good Samaritan vessel towing a disabled vessel following a search and rescue case off Loiza, Puerto Rico, May 31, 2026. A Coast Guard boat crew, with the assistance of a Coast Guard MH-60T Jayhawk aircrew, rescued one of three boaters from the water. The Coast Guard boat crew transported the survivor and escorted the Good Samaritan and the disabled vessel with the two other boaters to safe harbor in Piñones, Puerto Rico.  (US Coast Guard photo)

Coast Guard crews, Good Samaritan rescue 3 boaters off Loíza, Puerto Rico 

Jun. 01, 2026 ·
 Press Release

Coast Guard air and surface crews and a Good Samaritan rescue three boaters in distress off the coast of...
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A summary infographic showing hurricane season probability and numbers of named storms predicted from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's 2026 Atlantic Hurricane Season Outlook, May 21, 2026.

Coast Guard urges preparedness for 2026 Atlantic hurricane season

Jun. 01, 2026 ·
 Press Release

MIAMI — The Coast Guard Southeast District reminds mariners and residents of South Carolina, Georgia, Florida,...
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A Coast Guard Boat Forces Unit U.S. Virgin Islands 33-Special Purpose Craft-Law Enforcement crew member inspects an overturned dinghy following the rescue of a boater south of St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, May 31, 2026. The survivor informed being the sole passenger aboard the 45-foot catamaran, Abundance, which reportedly caught fire and sank moments earlier. St John Rescue also arrived on scene, while the survivor was transferred to a Virgin Islands Fire and Emergency Medical Services crew, who transported him to Charlotte Amalie in St. Thomas. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

Coast Guard, partner marine units rescue boater following vessel fire near St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands

Jun. 01, 2026 ·
 Press Release

Coast Guard Boat Forces Unit U.S. Virgin Islands, St Thomas Rescue and St John Rescue marine units responded...
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