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A 26-foot Over-the-Horizon Cutter Boat crew from Coast Guard Cutter Spencer (WMEC 905) transfers aliens from an overcrowded vessel to the Spencer while underway in the Windward Passage, Aug. 29, 2025. All aliens aboard the vessel were repatriated back to Haiti, Sept. 2, following the interdiction. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

Coast Guard Cutter Spencer returns home to Portsmouth, Virginia after 83-day maritime border security patrol in the Caribbean Sea, Windward Passage

Sep. 18, 2025 ·
 Press Release
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Spencer (WMEC 905) returned to their home port in Portsmouth,...
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U.S. Coast Guard crews conduct counter-drug operations in the Eastern Pacific Ocean as part of Operation Pacific Viper. The operation highlights the Coast Guard’s commitment to disrupting transnational criminal organizations and preventing the flow of illicit drugs into the United States. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

Coast Guard seizes 75,000 pounds of cocaine through Operation Pacific Viper, averages over 1,800 pounds interdicted per day

Sep. 18, 2025 ·
 Press Release
The U.S. Coast Guard announced Thursday it has seized more than 75,000 pounds of cocaine in the Eastern...
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Coast Guard rescues 49 passengers aboard whale watching vessel after becoming disabled in Yaquina Bay bar

Sep. 17, 2025 ·
 Press Release
The Coast Guard rescued a whale watching vessel with 49 passengers aboard after the it became disabled in the...
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Coast Guard publishes final rule for Okeechobee Waterway, St. Lucie River Railroad Bridge

Sep. 17, 2025 ·
 Press Release
MIAMI – The Coast Guard issued a final rule for the operating schedule that governs the Florida East Coast...
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Aerial view of Coast Guard Yard in Baltimore. The Coast Guard awarded a contract for the reconstruction of Pier 1 (first from the left) on Sept. 9, 2025, to support future depot-level maintenance of the offshore patrol cutter class. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

U.S. Coast Guard awards contract for reconstruction of Pier 1 at Coast Guard Yard

Sep. 17, 2025 ·
 Press Release
The Coast Guard awarded a contract valued at nearly $11 million to Ocean Construction Services Inc. on Sept. 9...
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MEDIA AVAILABILITY: Coast Guard opening new recruiting office in Las Vegas 

Sep. 17, 2025 ·
 Press Release
Editor’s Note: Media interested in attending should contact Chief Petty Officer Curtis Dahl at...
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The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter David Duren (WPC 1156) interdicted 21 suspected aliens aboard a 30-foot vessel approximately 26 miles west of La Jolla, California, Sunday evening.

Coast Guard interdicts 21 people 26 miles west of La Jolla, Calif.

Sep. 16, 2025 ·
 Press Release
SAN DIEGO — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter David Duren (WPC 1156) interdicted 21 suspected aliens aboard a...
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KAPOLEI, Hawaii – The front gate of Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point. The air station plays a critical role in supporting Coast Guard missions including search and rescue, law enforcement, and environmental protection. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

Coast Guard Awards $68 Million Contract for New HC-130J Hangars at Air Station Barbers Point

Sep. 16, 2025 ·
 Press Release
The U.S. Coast Guard awarded a contract to the Whiting-Turner Contracting Co. for the design and construction...
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