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Jan. 28, 2024

Coast Guard holds memorial to honor fallen crew members of Coast Guard Cutter Blackthorn

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Coast Guard crew members from across the country held a memorial service honoring the fallen crewmembers from Coast Guard Cutter Blackthorn, Sunday, at the Blackthorn Memorial site in St. Petersburg.

Jan. 27, 2024

Coast Guard Cutter Confidence returns to Cape Canaveral after 60-day patrol in the Windward Passage and Florida Straits

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The crew of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Confidence (WMEC 619) returned to their homeport in Cape Canaveral, Friday, following a 60-day deployment in the Windward Passage and Florida Straits.

Jan. 26, 2024

PHOTO RELEASE: Greater Charleston designated an official Coast Guard Community

CHARLESTON, S.C. — A ceremony designating Greater Charleston as an official Coast Guard community was held Friday at the South Carolina Ports Cruise Terminal in Charleston. 

Jan. 26, 2024

PHOTO RELEASE: Coast Guard holds groundbreaking ceremony for new Base Charleston campus

CHARLESTON, S.C. — Coast Guard Base Charleston held a groundbreaking ceremony, Friday, for a new 64-acre campus in North Charleston.

Jan. 25, 2024

Coast Guard Station Kenosha rescues dog from icy waters

MILWAUKEE – Members of Coast Guard Station Kenosha rescued a dog from the icy waters near the Great Lakes Yacht Club in Kenosha Harbor, Wisconsin, today.

Jan. 25, 2024

Coast Guard medevacs 1 from oil platform 130 miles offshore Brownsville, Texas

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The Coast Guard medevaced one ailing crewman from an oil platform approximately 130 miles south of Brownsville, Texas, Wednesday.

Jan. 25, 2024

MEDIA ADVISORY: Coast Guard to hold Blackthorn memorial service in Galveston, Texas

HOUSTON — The Coast Guard is scheduled to hold a Blackthorn memorial service in Galveston, Texas, Sunday.

Jan. 25, 2024

Coast Guard to conduct emergency response training with state, international partners

DULUTH, Minn. – The Coast Guard is partnering with nearly 100 emergency responders to participate in the Great Lakes Forest Fire Compact’s Section Chief's Academy (Academy) in Duluth on Jan. 29, 2024.

Jan. 24, 2024

Coast Guard responds to grounded vessels on Maui

HONOLULU - The Coast Guard has concluded its response to two separate incidents involving grounded vessels on the coast of Maui.

Jan. 24, 2024

Media Availability: Coast Guard to hold 44th anniversary memorial for the crew of Cutter Blackthorn

Editor’s Note: Media interested in attending the ceremony are requested to RSVP no later than 3

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