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Welcome to Coast Guard Headquarters Office of Public Affairs in Washington, D.C.

July 17, 2023

IMAGERY AVAILABLE: Coast Guard rescues kite surfer beset by weather near Port Mansfield, Texas

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The Coast Guard rescued a kite surfer who was beset by weather near Port Mansfield, Texas, Saturday.

July 17, 2023

PHOTO AVAILABLE: Coast Guard, good Samaritans rescue 3 after boat capsizes off Freeport, Texas

Editor's Note: Click on image to download high-resolution version.HOUSTON — The Coast Guard and

Admiral Linda L. Fagan, Commandant of the Coast Guard, poses with some of the artists of the 2023 Coast Guard art program exhibit, Jul. 13, 2023. The Coast Guard Art Program celebrated its 42nd anniversary at the Salmagundi Club in New York.

July 17, 2023

Coast Guard Art Program announces 2023 best in show winner

NEW YORK — The Coast Guard Art Program announced the 2023 “best in show” artwork winner at its annual reception and art acceptance ceremony in New York, New York, July 13, 2023.

July 16, 2023

Coast Guard medevacs crewmember from lift boat near Pecan Island, La.

VIDEO AVAILABLE: The Coast Guard medevaced a 42-year-old man from the lift boat Speedy approximately three miles south of Pecan Island, Louisiana, Saturday morning.

July 16, 2023

Coast Guard and Customs and Border Protection seize 223 pounds of narcotics

SAN PEDRO, Calif. – U.S. Coast Guard Sector Los Angeles - Long Beach and U.S. Customs and Border

July 15, 2023

Coast Guard rescues two boaters from capsized vessel near Point Au Fer Island, La.

VIDEO AVAILABLE: The Coast Guard rescued two boaters on Thursday from their capsized vessel approximately two miles south of Point Au Fer Island, Louisiana.

Capt. Christopher Culpepper relieved Capt. Leanne Lusk as commanding officer of Coast Guard Sector Anchorage during a change of command ceremony at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, July 14, 2023. Rear Adm. Megan Dean, commander, Coast Guard 17th District, presided over the event. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Melissa E. F. McKenzie.

July 15, 2023

Coast Guard Sector Anchorage holds change of command ceremony

Anchorage, Alaska — Capt. Christopher Culpepper relieved Capt. Leanne Lusk as commanding officer of Coast Guard Sector Anchorage during a change of command ceremony at Joint Base Elemendorf-Richardson, Friday.

U.S. Coast Guard Capt. Dan Broadhurst relieved Capt. Gregory A. Matyas as the 10th commanding officer of Coast Guard Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron (HITRON) during a change of command ceremony, July 14, at Cecil Airport in Jacksonville. Broadhurst previously served as chief of Incident Management at the Thirteenth Coast Guard District and has also served two previous tours at HITRON, most recently as the executive officer, from 2019-2021 (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Lt. Jessica Wright)

July 14, 2023

Coast Guard Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron holds change of command ceremony

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — U.S. Coast Guard Capt. Dan Broadhurst relieved Capt. Gregory A. Matyas as the 10th commanding officer of Coast Guard Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron (HITRON) during a change of command ceremony Friday at Cecil Airport in Jacksonville.

July 14, 2023

Los Angeles/Long Beach Coast Guard to Host ESGR Boss Lift Event to Strengthen Employer Support for Guard and Reserve Members

SAN PEDRO, Calif. – The U.S. Coast Guard in is proud to announce its participation in the Employer

Capt. Francis J. DelRosso, Coast Guard Sector Charleston commander, Cmdr. Kevin Broyles, former Marine Safety Unit Savannah Commander, and Cmdr. Nathaniel Robinson, MSU Savannah commander, renders customs and courtesy during a change-of-command ceremony in, Savannah, Georgia, July 13, 2023. MSU Savannah has a crew of 57 active duty, reserve, and civilian personnel that safeguards 116 miles of sensitive shoreline along the Georgia coast and covers 95 % of all navigable waterways in Georgia. (U.S. Coast Guard courtesy photo)

July 14, 2023

PHOTO RELEASE: Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit Savannah holds change-of-command ceremony

PHOTO RELEASE: Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit Savannah holds change-of-command ceremony

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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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