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U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Diligence sits in the water off of the coast of Key West, Fla., waiting to receive a search and rescue bundle on Jan. 22, 2016. The U.S. Coast Guard assisted the 139th Airlift Wing with Operation Jesse Relief, a joint search and rescue exercise. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Sheldon Thompson)

May 6, 2024

US Coast Guard Cutter Diligence returns home following Gulf of Mexico fisheries patrol and response to Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse

PENSACOLA, Fla. — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Diligence (WMEC 616) returned to their home port in Pensacola, April 27, 2024, after a two-month deployment spent conducting a living marine resources patrol in the Gulf of Mexico, undergoing a maintenance availability at the Coast Guard Yard in Baltimore, and later responding to the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse. Diligence’s crew patrolled within the U.S. Coast Guard Eighth District area of responsibility, based in New Orleans, and supported Coast Guard Sector Corpus Christi’s efforts to counter illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing in U.S. territorial waters.

May 6, 2024

Feature Story: Mentoring the nation’s future

For U.S. Coast Guard Lt. Kathryn Rubio, from Command, Control, Communication, Computer, Cyber and Intelligence Service Center (C5ISC) in Kearneysville, West Virginia, and Lt. James Eggers, the command center chief at Sector Delaware Bay, Philadelphia, the 62nd annual United States Senate Youth Program offered an opportunity for a mutual beneficial exchange with the nation's next generation of leaders.

Lake Havasu, ARIZ. – The Coast Guard terminated an illegal charter of the 25-foot Pontoon, in the vicinity of Thompson Bay in Lake Havasu, Ariz., April 27, 2024.

May 5, 2024

Coast Guard terminates voyage of an illegal charter vessel in Lake Havasu, Arizona

Lake Havasu, ARIZ. – The Coast Guard terminated an illegal charter of the 25-foot Pontoon, in the vicinity of Thompson Bay in Lake Havasu, Ariz., April 27, 2024. A Coast Guard boarding team conducted a safety boarding of the vessel with 10 people aboard. There were nine passengers for hire and one non-credentialed crew member.

Coast Guard Air Station Houston performs an area of responsibility formation flight over the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas, March 11, 2022. The air station regularly conducts AOR runs to keep crews familiar with the area. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Alejandro Rivera)

May 3, 2024

Coast Guard medevacs 12-hour-old baby from flood-impacted Cleveland, Texas

HOUSTON — The Coast Guard medevaced a 12-hour old baby girl from flood-impacted Cleveland, Texas, Friday.

May 3, 2024

Coast Guard, other agencies respond to sunken vessel near Henry Island, Washington

SEATTLE – The Coast Guard, Washington Department of Ecology, and San Juan County officials are responding to a vessel that sank Friday just west of Henry Island, Washington.

The USCGC Active (WMEC 618) crew rescue a solo sailor stranded on a disabled vessel in the Eastern Pacific Ocean near the Galapagos Islands, Apr. 13, 2024. Active’s crew diverted over 200 nautical miles at high speed to conduct the search and rescue operation for the sailor whose sailboat was disabled and adrift at sea after a pod of whales damaged the boat. U.S. Coast Guard photo by U.S. Navy Midshipman Caden Dale.

May 3, 2024

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Active returns home from Eastern Pacific patrol; one life saved, $50.8M worth of cocaine interdicted

PORT ANGELES, Wash. — The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Active (WMEC 618) and crew returned home to Port Angeles Friday after completing a 54-day multi-mission patrol in support of a Joint Interagency Task Force-South (JIATF-S) counternarcotics patrol in the Eastern Pacific Ocean.

May 3, 2024

Coast Guard, Pennsylvania National Guard retrieve beached buoy in Delaware Bay

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May 3, 2024

Coast Guard relieves Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard Reserve

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Coast Guard temporarily relieved Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard Reserve Timothy Beard, Friday.

Cmdr. Thomas Martin, commanding officer of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Confidence (WMEC 619), addresses the crowd, May 2, 2024, during the cutter's heritage recognition ceremony in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Confidence was recognized for 58 years of service to the nation in the presence of current and former crew members, family, and friends before it was placed in commission, special status. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Brandon Hillard)

May 3, 2024

US Coast Guard Cutter Confidence celebrated for 58 years’ service during heritage recognition ceremony

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The Coast Guard held a heritage recognition ceremony, Thursday, in Cape Canaveral to honor the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Confidence (WMEC 619) and recognize its 58 years of service. The ceremony was presided over by Cmdr. Thomas Martin, commanding officer of Confidence, and served to celebrate the Confidence’s contributions to the service and Nation in the presence of cutter leadership, current and former crew members, families, and friends.

Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas salutes during commencement exercises at the Coast Guard Academy.

May 2, 2024

DHS Secretary to speak at CGA Commencement

New London, Conn. – Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas is scheduled to deliver the keynote address during the U.S. Coast Guard Academy’s 143rd Commencement Exercises Wednesday, May 22.