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June 14, 2023

Coast Guard rescues 3 boaters from vessel taking on water near Pascagoula, Miss.

PHOTOS AVAILABLE: The Coast Guard rescued three boaters from a vessel taking on water 8 miles south of Pascagoula, Mississippi, Wednesday.

June 14, 2023

PHOTO AVAILABLE: Coast Guard rescues woman, 6 children on Rio Grande near McAllen, Texas

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The Coast Guard rescued seven non-citizens on the Rio Grande near McAllen, Texas, Friday.

June 14, 2023

MEDIA ADVISORY: Coast Guard Port Security Unit 305 returns home after 9-month deployment to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba

WHO: Coast Guard Port Security Unit 305 and families.WHAT: Coast Guard Port Security Unit 305

June 13, 2023

U.S. Coast Guard Responds to Medical Emergency at Molokini Crater

HONOLULU - The U.S. Coast Guard responded to a medical emergency off Molokini Crater, today.

From left, U.S. Coast Guard Cdr. Steven Baldovsky, commanding officer, Alex Haley, Vice Adm. Andrew J. Tiongson, commander, Pacific Area, and Cdr. Brian Whisler, pose for a photo during a change-of-command ceremony at Base Kodiak, June 13, 2023. The change-of-command ceremony is a historic Coast Guard and Naval tradition, which has remained unchanged for centuries and includes the reading of the command orders in the presence of all unit crewmembers. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Ian Gray.

June 13, 2023

Coast Guard Cutter Alex Haley holds change of command ceremony

KODIAK, Alaska — Coast Guard Cutter Alex Haley (WMEC-39) and crew held a change of command ceremony, Tuesday, in Kodiak. Cmdr. Steven Baldovsky relieved Cmdr. Brian Whisler as the new commanding officer of the Alex Haley, in which Vice Adm. Andrew J. Tiongson, Coast Guard Pacific Area commander, presided over the ceremony. “I am honored to assume command of Alex Haley from Cmdr. Whisler and continue Alex Haley’s great legacy and success across the Bering Sea,” said Baldovsky.

June 13, 2023

Coast Guard medevacs crew member from tugboat near Texas City, Texas

HOUSTON — The Coast Guard medevaced a crew member from a tugboat near Texas City, Texas, Tuesday.

June 13, 2023

PHOTO RELEASE: Coast Guard rescues man from grounded vessel in Bulls Bay

PHOTO RELEASE: A Coast Guard Air Station Savannah helicopter crew rescued a man, Monday, after his 24-foot vessel grounded in Bulls Bay.

U.S. Coast Guard Capt. Timothy Brown, salutes the Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf's crew as the Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf's change of command ceremony begins in Kodiak, Alaska, June 12, 2023. A change of command ceremony marks a transfer of total responsibility and authority from one individual to another, and it is a time-honored tradition to formally demonstrate the continuity of authority within a command conducted before the assembled crew and esteemed guests and dignitaries. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Petty Officer Oliver Fernander)

June 13, 2023

Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf holds change of command

KODIAK, Alaska — The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf (WMSL 750) and crew held a change of command ceremony, Monday, in Kodiak. Vice Adm. Andrew Tiongson, commander of Coast Guard Pacific Area, presided over the ceremony in which Capt. Billy Mees relieved Capt. Tim Brown as Bertholf’s commanding officer.

June 13, 2023

Media Availability: Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay to hold change-of-command ceremony

Editor’s note: Media interested in attending must RSVP to Lt. Malia Hindle at 609-224-0237 no later