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Sept. 13, 2023

Media Advisory: Coast Guard to naturalize two graduates upon completion of Basic Training

Two graduates from boot camp recruit company Foxtrot-204 will become naturalized citizens after completing Coast Guard Basic Training, a first in the Coast Guard's history.

Sept. 13, 2023

Coast Guard warns beachgoers of life-threatening rip currents as Hurricane Lee passes Mid-Atlantic coast

BALTIMORE – Coast Guard officials are urging beachgoers to exercise extreme caution during and after

U.S. Coast Guard and U.S. Navy Supervisor of Salvage and Diving members test pollution containment and collection equipment near Seward, Alaska, Aug. 30, 2023.

Sept. 13, 2023

Coast Guard, Navy conduct pollution response exercises near Seward, Alaska

The U.S. Coast Guard conducted joint pollution response exercises with the U.S. Navy Supervisor of Salvage and Diving near Seward, Aug. 30.

Sept. 13, 2023

U.S. Coast Guard urges preparedness for heavy weather as Hurricane Lee approaches New England

BOSTON – The U.S. Coast Guard is actively monitoring and preparing for the impact of Hurricane Lee as it approaches the New England area. Our primary concern is the safety and well-being of the public, and we urge all residents and mariners in the region to take precautions to ensure their safety.

Cmdr. Christopher Jasnoch (left), the new commanding officer of USCGC Hickory (WLB 212), stands for a photo with Cmdr. Linden Dahlkemper (right), the former commanding officer, and Capt. Blake Novak (center), the U.S. Coast Guard 14th District chief of staff, following a change of command ceremony held at the Top o’the Mar in Guam on Wednesday, Sep. 13, 2023. The ceremony also signaled the official shift of the 225-foot seagoing buoy tender in Guam from USCGC Sequoia (WLB 215), currently at its major maintenance availability (MMA) at the U.S. Coast Guard Yard in Baltimore, to USCGC Hickory, which is just completing MMA and will now serve the Western Pacific. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Warrant Officer Sara Muir)

Sept. 13, 2023

Change of command ceremony marks new chapter for USCGC Hickory (WLB 212)

SANTA RITA, Guam — Cmdr. Christopher Jasnoch took command of USCGC Hickory (WLB 212) from Cmdr. Linden Dahlkemper in a change of command ceremony held at the Top o’the Mar in Guam on Wednesday, Sep. 13, 2023.

Academy Superintendent Rear Adm. Michael Johnston and UConn Avery Point Campus Director Dr. Annemarie Seifert sign an agreement establishing a STEM pilot program between the two institutions. U.S. Coast Guard Photo by: PA2 Taylor Bacon.

Sept. 12, 2023

COAST GUARD ACADEMY PARTNERS WITH UCONN AVERY POINT ON STEM PROGRAM

NEW LONDON, Conn. -- The Academy recently partnered with the University of Connecticut on a new STEM pilot program. The goal of the initiative is to recruit, accept, retain and graduate women and underrepresented minorities from the USCGA applicant pool into the Coast Guard’s engineering, science and cyber workforce.

Sept. 12, 2023

Coast Guard Searching for Missing Fisherman off Holland, Mich.

GRAND HAVEN, Mich. — The Coast Guard is searching for a missing fisherman, 61-year-old David Split, who was reported missing in Lake Michigan Tuesday off Holland, Mich.

U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia/Sector Guam and Station Apra Harbor personnel team up with seven local CNMI departments to conduct a comprehensive Search and Rescue Exercise off the coast of Saipan near Managaha Island on Sept. 7 and 8, 2023. Building upon the foundations of a 2022 SAREX, this two-day event showcased interagency coordination, expertise, and invaluable training that are critical for the success of real-world search and rescue operations. The event involved more than 40 participants from various agencies, including the Department of Public Safety, Department of Fire and Emergency Management Services, Customs and Biosecurity, CPA Port Police, and several environmental quality departments. It commenced with a simulated 911 call reporting a vessel on fire a few nautical miles off the coast. Within an hour, six boats carrying over 30 rescue personnel were underway, implementing the search pattern lessons the Coast Guard team provided the previous day.

Sept. 12, 2023

U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia/Sector Guam and CNMI agencies successfully conduct joint search and rescue exercise

SANTA RITA, Guam — In a demonstration of steadfast commitment to maritime safety, U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia/Sector Guam and Station Apra Harbor personnel teamed up with seven local CNMI departments to conduct a comprehensive search and rescue exercise (SAREx) off the coast of Saipan near Managaha Island on Sept. 7 through 8.

Courtesy image from U.S. Border Patrol Miami Sector of migrant vessel on Loggerhead Key, Fla.

Sept. 11, 2023

Multi-agency Task Force efforts lead to rescue in south Florida

MIAMI – Border Patrol agents assigned to the Miami Sector, along with Customs and Border

A Coast Guard petty officer approaches a plane crash site near Excursion Inlet, Alaska, Sept. 10, 2023. One survivor was pulled from the wreckage and was transferred to awaiting emergency medical services at Juneau International Airport. (U.S. Coast Guard couresty photo)

Sept. 11, 2023

Coast Guard rescues plane crash survivor in Alaska

KODIAK, Alaska – The Coast Guard rescued a plane crash survivor approximately 35 miles northwest of Juneau, Sunday.

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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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