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U.S. Coast Guard Ensign Patrick Ober, combat information center officer of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Waesche (WMSL 751), speaks with members of the Philippine Coast Guard, assigned to Philippine Coast Guard Vessel Melchora Aquino (MRRV-9702), while aboard the Waesche during a bilateral U.S.-Philippine search and rescue exercise in the South China Sea, July 16, 2024. The bilateral exercise was an opportunity to strengthen relations by working together and exchanging operating procedures and practices. Waesche is the second U.S. Coast Guard National Security Cutter deployed to the Indo-Pacific in 2024. Coast Guard cutters routinely deploy to the region to engage with partner nations to ensure a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Ensign Julia VanLuven)

July 17, 2024

U.S. and Philippine Coast Guards conduct bilateral search and rescue exercise

SOUTH CHINA SEA — The U.S. Coast Guard and the Philippine Coast Guard joined together to conduct a bilateral U.S.-Philippine search and rescue exercise in the South China Sea, July 16. The bilateral U.S.-Philippine search and rescue exercise included the U.S. Coast Guard Legend-class cutter USCGC Waesche (WMSL 751) and the Philippine Coast Guard Teresa Magbanua-class patrol vessel BRP Melchora Aquino (MRRV-9702). Operations included a joint sail and conducting search and rescue (SAR) training, personnel transfer evolutions, and bilateral sailing.

July 17, 2024

Coast Guard changes name of Coast Guard Sector Anchorage

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The Coast Guard changed the name of Coast Guard Sector Anchorage to Coast Guard

July 17, 2024

MEDIA ADVISORY: Coast Guard to hold commissioning ceremony in Lake Worth

The Coast Guard is inviting media to attend the commissioning of Marine Safety Unit Lake Worth in Lake Worth.

July 17, 2024

Coast Guard Air Station Corpus Christi conducts change of command ceremony

Editor’s note: Media interested in attending should RSVP by calling (361) 404-0020 by 3

July 15, 2024

Coast Guard rescues 2 from sinking vessel off Point Loma

Coast Guard Sector San Diego personnel saved two Mexican nationals from a vessel taking on water approximately 8 miles west of San Diego, Monday morning. Joint Harbor Command Center personnel received multiple reports, via 911, of a vessel taking on water at approximately 12 a.m., Monday morning. Sector San Diego assumed search and rescue mission coordinator responsibilities, issued an Urgent Marine Information Broadcast, and launched units from Air Station San Diego and Station San Diego.

The Coast Guard Cutter Eagle sails from Norfolk, Virginia, to Boston, June 12, 2017. The Eagle is a 295-foot barque sailing vessel used to train Coast Guard Academy cadets in the historic aspects of sailing, leadership, navigation and teamwork. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Auxiliarist David Lau/Released)

July 15, 2024

US Coast Guard Cutter Eagle to visit Halifax, Nova Scotia

HALIFAX, Nova Scotia — U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Eagle (WIX 327) will be visiting Halifax, Nova Scotia from Thursday, July 18 until Sunday, July 21. Eagle and its crew are scheduled to moor at Berth 20 in Halifax at 6 p.m. on July 18. Free public tours are scheduled for the following dates and times: •           Friday, July 19 (10 a.m. to 7 p.m.) •           Saturday, July 20 (10 a.m. to 7 p.m.)

July 15, 2024

Coast Guard Maritime Safety and Security Team (MSST) Seattle 91101 to conduct waterborne missions in Homer, Alaska

HOMER, Alaska — The Coast Guard is scheduled to conduct waterborne operations in the Homer vicinity

Coast Guard, partners suspend search for two after helicopter crash near Na Pali Coast, Kauai

July 14, 2024

Coast Guard, partners suspend search for 2 after helicopter crash near Na Pali Coast, Kauai

HONOLULU - The Coast Guard and the County of Kauai suspended their search at 2 p.m. Sunday for two people who went missing after a helicopter crashed one-quarter mile off the coast of Kauai, Hawaii, Thursday. — Missing are 69-year-old Guy Croydon, pilot of the helicopter, and 60-year-old James Quintua, one of

July 12, 2024

Coast Guard suspends search for missing swimmer off Virginia

PORTSMOUTH, Va. – The Coast Guard suspended its search for a missing 58-year-old male swimmer off

U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Lindsy Martin (left) and Petty Officer 3rd Class Kai Hall, two U.S. Coast Guard Station Kauai members, stand on the aft deck of a 45-foot response boat while conducting a patrol around the island of Kauai, Hawaii, May 23, 2024. U.S. Coast Guard Station Kauai conducts an area of responsibility familiarization patrol around the island of Kauai, Hawaii. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Tyler Robertson)

July 12, 2024

Coast Guard searching for 2 after helicopter crash near Na Pali Coast, Hawaii

HONOLULU – The Coast Guard is searching for two people in the water after a helicopter crashed off the Na Pali Coast in Kauai, Hawaii, Thursday. — Coast Guard Sector Honolulu command center watchstanders received a report from Kauai Fire