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Lt. j.g. Melanie Arroyave, an officer stationed at Coast Guard Sector Virginia, was
awarded the 2023 LATINA Style Distinguished Military Service Award during the National
LATINA Symposium held in Arlington, Virginia Sept. 21. This recognition commemorates her outstanding
achievements and unwavering commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion within the Coast Guard
and the broader community.

Sept. 29, 2023

Jersey City native, Coast Guard officer receives coveted 2023 LATINA Style Distinguished Military Service Award

PORTSMOUTH, Va. – Lt. j.g. Melanie Arroyave, an officer stationed at Coast Guard Sector Virginia,

Sept. 29, 2023

FEATURE RELEASE: Safeguarding commerce: The Coast Guard’s hidden role in protecting the Chesapeake Bay

By Chief Petty Officer Cynthia Oldham and Petty Officer 3rd Class Kimberly Reaves Saving

Sept. 29, 2023

FEATURE RELEASE: Diligence on the Delaware

By Petty Officer 3rd Class Carmen CaverNestled along Philadelphia’s waterfront, Coast Guard Sector

Sept. 29, 2023

Coast Guard suspends investigation for oil spill at SeaPort Manatee

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - The Coast Guard federal on scene coordinator suspended the investigation into the source and responsible party for the oil spill at SeaPort Manatee, Tuesday, pending new information.

Sept. 29, 2023

HSTF-SE mantiene una postura optimizada para rescatar y repatriar a personas intentando entrar a EE.UU. de manera irregular

MIAMI — Las agencias asociadas federales, estatales y locales de La Fuerza de Tarea Conjunta de

Ensign Richard Park leads a tour of the Coast Guard Cutter Forward (WMEC 911) for several Pacific Island Forum leaders while the cutter was moored in Baltimore, Sept. 24, 2023. The cutter tour was a prelude to the official start of the U.S.- PIF Summit hosted by Commandant of the Coast Guard, Adm. Linda Fagan, and widely attended by Pacific Island leaders. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Mikaela McGee).

Sept. 28, 2023

Pacific Islands Forum leaders tour U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Forward

BALTIMORE — A tour and reception for Pacific Islands Forum leaders was held aboard U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Forward (WMEC 911) in Baltimore on Sunday.

Sept. 28, 2023

Coast Guard, partners conduct search and rescue exercise off Oahu

HONOLULU — The U.S. Coast Guard, Honolulu Fire Department, Honolulu Ocean Safety and Lifeguard Services, and the Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources conducted a search and rescue exercise (SAREX) off Honolulu, Sept. 27, 2023.

Sept. 28, 2023

PHOTO RELEASE: Coast Guard rescues 2 from water 50 miles offshore Savannah

PHOTO RELEASE: A Coast Guard Air Station Savannah aircrew rescued two men, Thursday, after their 34-foot fishing vessel sank 50 miles offshore Savannah, Georgia.

Bales of illegal narcotics, worth an estimated $160 million, are offloaded onto pallets by the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Confidence (WMEC 619) crew, Sept. 19, 2023, at Coast Guard Base Miami Beach, Florida. Coast Guard and partner agency crews interdicted the illegal narcotics during nine separate cases in the international waters of the Caribbean Sea. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Santiago Gomez)

Sept. 28, 2023

US Coast Guard Cutter Confidence returns home following 62-day counternarcotics patrol in the Caribbean Sea

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The crew of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Confidence (WMEC 619) returned to their homeport in Cape Canaveral, Sept. 20, following a 62-day deployment to the Caribbean Sea. From their homeport in eastern Florida, Confidence’s crew sailed to the central Caribbean Sea and conducted a counternarcotics patrol with an embarked helicopter and aircrew from the Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron while in support of Joint Interagency Task Force - South. While underway, Confidence worked with air and sea assets from partner agencies, allied militaries, and other Coast Guard units. Confidence’s crew conducted four separate drug cases within a span of four days and prosecuted an additional case while returning to homeport. In total, these five interdictions resulted in the apprehension of 15 suspected narco-traffickers and prevented the flow of over 6,000 pounds of illicit substances, valued at over $85 million, from reaching the United States.

The Joint Civilian Orientation Conference 94 Coast Guard Day was held, Sept. 22, 2023, at Coast Guard Base Miami Beach, Florida. JCOC allows American businesses, community leaders and teams from the DoD to have a full one-day experience of how the different military branches operate and what missions they execute daily.

Sept. 28, 2023

Coast Guard Southeast hosts DoD Joint Civilian Orientation Conference 94

MIAMI – Coast Guard personnel from units across the greater Miami area hosted the Office of the

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PHOTOS AVAILABLE: Coast Guard Station Port Aransas holds change-of-command ceremony https://t.co/i8I4QCMSyF

Media Availability: USCGC Legare to return home following a 69-day patrol in the Florida Straits https://t.co/qQwF8ArjN0

Coast Guard icebreaker departs for months-long Arctic deployment https://t.co/JNZBmu4j9j

Coast Guard icebreaker departs for months-long Arctic deployment https://t.co/8gSqJ7ove5

Unified Command stands down from response to fire aboard motor vessel Grande Costa D’Avorio at Port Newark https://t.co/D9aMs0kr97

Coast Guard Tactical Law Enforcement Team South holds change of command ceremony https://t.co/kgNii5ilKP

Unified Command transitions from shipboard fire response to investigation and salvage operations at Port Newark https://t.co/7gHK5r9Ut4

Coast Guard repatriates 27 migrants to Dominican Republic, following vessel interdiction in Mona Passage https://t.co/ejzFtniVX6

Coast Guard repatriates 27 migrants to Dominican Republic, following vessel interdiction in Mona Passage https://t.co/6O7stlpuOi

MEDIA AVAILABILITY: Unified Command to provide update on vessel fire at Port Newark https://t.co/vopXwYvhtC

PHOTO RELEASE: Coast Guard rescues man from disabled vessel off Ponte Vedra Beach https://t.co/gWJEIBTH9a

Coast Guard Cutter Neah Bay (WTGB 105) Change of Command Ceremony https://t.co/I1QWDV99nL

Coast Guard, state, local first responders to conduct boat drills on Ohio River in Kentucky, Indiana. https://t.co/PsZUeCVxqH

Coast Guard medevacs crew member from oil rig 88 miles off Freeport, Texas https://t.co/n5P2u8Bl3z

UPDATE 2: Unified Command continues response to fire aboard motor vessel Grande Costa D’Avorio at Port Newark https://t.co/kqHY7xjfej

Coast Guard assists 11 beset by weather on Lake Pontchartrain, Louisiana https://t.co/qQQ9GnzX94

Coast Guard rescues 4 from vessel taking on water 30 miles off Baffin Bay, Texas https://t.co/5LfFLQAd03

UPDATE 1: Unified Command continues response to fire aboard motor vessel Grande Costa D’Avorio at Port Newark https://t.co/qNZn6Wvpkz

Unified Command continues response to fire aboard motor vessel Grande Costa D’Avorio at Port Newark https://t.co/lXS77UQ0f6

PHOTO RELEASE: Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit Port Canaveral holds 1st change-of-command ceremony https://t.co/S0GMwft5Lw

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