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June 23, 2023

Salmangundi Club to host U.S. Coast Guard’s 2023 Art Collection

NEW YORK—The Coast Guard Art Program will display 38 works of art from its 2023 Art Collection at the Salmagundi Club from June 26 through July 28, 2023, in New York, New York. Click the link to view the full release

June 23, 2023

PHOTOS AVAILABLE: Coast Guard 8th District holds change-of-command ceremony

PHOTOS AVAILABLE: Coast Guard 8th District personnel held a change-of-command ceremony Friday at the Port of New Orleans.

June 23, 2023

Coast Guard Force Readiness Command holds change-of-command ceremony in Yorktown

NORFOLK, Va. — Coast Guard Rear Adm. Jeffrey K. Randall relieved Rear Adm. M. W. (Joe) Raymond as

U.S. Coast Guard Rear Adm. Megan Dean, Seventeenth district commander, presents Capt. Nathan Coulter with a certificate of appreciation following Coulter’s retirement ceremony, June 22, 2023. Coulter retired from the Coast Guard after serving 26 years in the service. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Ian Gray.

June 23, 2023

Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak holds change of command ceremony

Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak and crew held a change of command ceremony, Thursday, in Kodiak.

June 23, 2023

Sector Sault Ste. Marie holds Change-of-Command Ceremony

SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. — Coast Guard Capt. James Bendle relieved Capt. Anthony Jones as commander, Coast Guard Sector Sault Ste. Marie during a change-of-command ceremony on Friday, June 23, here.

June 23, 2023

Coast Guard medevacs motor vessel crewmember near Grand Isle, La.

PHOTOS AVAILABLE: The Coast Guard medevaced a motor vessel crewmember Thursday approximately 20 miles southwest of Grand Isle, Louisiana.

June 23, 2023

Change of Command set for Coast Guard Sector Detroit

DETROIT — Coast Guard Sector Detroit will undergo a change of command June 30 as Capt. Brad W. Kelly passes the torch to Capt. Richard P. Armstrong in a formal ceremony at the Grosse Pointe War Memorial.

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June 23, 2023

Coast Guard transfers 20 people to Bahamas

PHOTO AVAILABLE: MIAMI – Coast Guard crews transferred 20 people to the Bahamas over four days, with these encounters coming from two separate voyages, originating from the Bahamas.

U.S. Coast Guard Lt. j.g. James Morrison III relieves Lt. Christina Sandstedt during a change-of-command ceremony aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Blackfin, homeported in Santa Barbara, California. The ceremony signifies the formal passing of responsibility, authority and accountability of command from one leader to the next.

June 23, 2023

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Blackfin holds change-of-command ceremony

SAN PEDRO, Calif. — Lt. j.g. James Morrison III relieved Lt. Christina Sandstedt as commanding

June 22, 2023

Coast Guard, local agencies search Chesapeake Bay after tractor-trailer goes off Chesapeake Bay Bridge

PORTSMOUTH, Va. – The Coast Guard and local agencies are searching for one person, Thursday, after a

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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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