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Oct. 3, 2023

(VIDEO AVAILABLE) U.S., Canada Coast Guards, Royal Canadian Air Force conduct search and rescue exercise near Herschel Island, Yukon

Oct. 3, 2023

Coast Guard medevacs man offshore Dauphin Island, Ala.

VIDEO AVAILABLE: The Coast Guard medevaced a 50-year-old man from a 302-foot vessel approximately 80 miles offshore Dauphin Island, Alabama, Monday.

Oct. 2, 2023

Coast Guard medevacs man offshore Grand Isle, La.

VIDEO AVAILABLE: The Coast Guard medevaced a 50-year-old man from a vessel approximately 35 miles south of Grand Isle, Louisiana, Monday.

Chief Petty Officer Dana Wise, Coast Guard Aids to Navigation Team St. Petersburg, passes threaded bolts to the team replacing the boards on the Alafia River Rear Range Light, on the Alafia River, Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023. The boards were damaged during Hurricane Idalia, creating an aid-to-navigation discrepancy and hazard to navigation. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Nicole J. Groll)

Oct. 2, 2023

Multimedia Release: Coast Guard Aids to Navigation Team St. Petersburg fixes aid damaged by Hurricane Idalia

Coast Guard Aids to Navigation Team St. Petersburg replaces the boards on the Alafia River Rear Range Light, on the Alafia River, Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023.

Oct. 2, 2023

Coast Guard interdicts lancha, seizes 200 pounds of illegal fish off Texas coast

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The Coast Guard interdicted a lancha crew and seized approximately 200 pounds of illegally caught red snapper in waters subject to U.S. law enforcement off southern Texas, Saturday.

Oct. 1, 2023

Coast Guard hoists person from sailboat offshore of Eureka

MCKINLEYVILLE, Calif. — The Coast Guard rescued a person Saturday afternoon, after his sailboat the “Agua Star” was beset by weather approximately 80 miles west of Eureka.

Cadets Genzo Gonzales, Seiji Gonzales, and Kyle San Nicolas of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy take a moment for a photo at a gathering following Typhoon Mawar in Guam on July 19, 2023. Bridging their love for the sea and cultural roots to the prestige of one of America's most renowned maritime institutions, the cadets spent their summer away in Guam. Cadet Noah Mesa also spent the summer in Guam but was underway on the USCGC Oliver Henry at the time of this photo. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Warrant Officer Sara Muir)

Sept. 29, 2023

A Ripple in the Pacific: From Saipan to the U.S. Coast Guard Academy and back

In the Pacific's azure expanse, four young men from Saipan are charting a unique course. Cadets Genzo Gonzales, Seiji Gonzales, Kyle San Nicolas, and Noah Mesa of the U.S. U.S. Coast Guard Academy are bridging their love for the sea and cultural roots to the prestige of one of America's most renowned maritime institutions. This summer, they journeyed back to their home waters, not as ordinary islanders but as burgeoning U.S. Coast Guard officers poised to reshape their maritime communities.

Sept. 29, 2023

Coast Guard delivering upgraded multi-mission helicopters to Air Station Detroit

Coast Guard Air Station Detroit received its first upgraded MH-65E Dolphin helicopter Tuesday to replace the legacy MH-65D helicopters that support Coast Guard missions throughout the Great Lakes region.

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