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(From right) Capt. Brian Krautler, commanding officer of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stratton (WMSL 752), Capt. Antonio Sontillanosa, commanding officer of Philippine Coast Guard vessel BRP Melchora Aquino (MRRV-9702) and Capt. Toru Imai, commanding officer of Japan Coast Guard Vessel Akitsushima (PLH 32), stand together arm-in-arm at a ceremony in Manila, Philippines, marking the beginning of a multi-day trilateral engagement June 1, 2023. Stratton deployed to the Western Pacific to conduct engagements with regional allies and partner nations, reinforcing a rules-based order in the maritime domain. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Petty Officer Matt Masaschi)

June 2, 2023

U.S., Philippine, Japan Coast Guards to conduct trilateral engagements

MANILA, Philippines — The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stratton (WMSL 752) and crew arrived in Manila on Thursday to conduct professional exchanges and joint operations with members of the Philippine and Japan Coast Guards during Stratton’s months-long Indo-Pacific deployment. Members from the three Coast Guards will engage in the first ever group of trilateral activities at sea and in port during a multi-day visit building upon enduring partnerships between the nations.

A graphic containing updated figures for the Atlantic Hurricane Season Outlook 2023 statistics. (U.S. Coast Guard graphic)

June 1, 2023

Coast Guard urges preparedness for 2023 Atlantic hurricane season

MIAMI — The Coast Guard reminds mariners and residents of South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands to prepare for the 2023 hurricane season.

Capt. Justin Matthew Carter (left) shakes the hand of Capt. Matthew T. Brown (right) in front of USCGC Hamilton's (WMSL 753) crew as they arrive as the official party for the unit's change of command ceremony, June 1, 2023, at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center in North Charleston, South Carolina. The change of command ceremony marks a transfer of total responsibility and authority from one individual to another. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Ensign Ray Corniel)

June 1, 2023

USCGC Hamilton (WMSL 753) holds change of command ceremony

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — Capt. Justin Matthew Carter relieved Capt. Matthew T. Brown as commanding officer of the USCGC Hamilton (WMSL 753) during a change of command ceremony, Thursday, at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center in North Charleston.

Coast Guard Cutter Donald Horsley’s small boat crew interdicts a vessel in the Mona Passage May 30, 2023. The Coast Guard returned 24 of 29 migrants from this case to the Dominican Republic June 1, 2023 while four others are facing federal prosecution at the U.S. District Court in Puerto Rico. Coast Guard crews also medevac’d a pregnant woman, who was experiencing contractions, to a local hospital in Puerto Rico. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

June 1, 2023

Coast Guard returns 24 migrants to the Dominican Republic, following vessel interdiction in the Mona Passage

The Coast Guard Cutter Richard Dixon returned 24 of 29 migrants to the Dominican Republic Thursday, following the interdiction of an illegal voyage vessel in Mona Passage waters near Puerto Rico. Four other migrants in this case, Alfredo Rodriguez-Moya, 23; Johan Jerber-Jaramillo, 22; Francisco Santos-Cedeño, 36; and Jean Enus Demosthene, 43; are facing federal prosecution at the U.S. District Court in Puerto Rico. They are being charged with violating Title 8 U.S.C. § 1325, attempted improper entry; Title 18 U.S.C. § 2237, failure to heave; and Title 18 U.S.C. § 111, assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers or employees. Also in this case, Coast Guard crews medevac’d a pregnant woman who was experiencing contractions and transported her to a local hospital in Puerto Rico.

June 1, 2023

Coast Guard aircrew medevacs cruise ship passenger near Sitka, Alaska

KODIAK, Alaska — A Coast Guard aircrew medevaced a cruise ship passenger in Cape Ommaney, Alaska, Wednesday evening.

June 1, 2023

Training Center Cape May to fire 40MM battery for 75th Anniversary

The Coast Guard Training Center Cape May Armory staff will be conducting a 19-Gun Salute from the regimental 40MM saluting battery on base beginning at approximately 2:15 p.m., June 8, in celebration of the training center’s 75th Anniversary of recruit training.

June 1, 2023

Coast Guard urges preparedness for 2023 hurricane season

June 1, 2023

Coast Guard, good Samaritans rescue 2 adults, 2 children 1,105 miles from Bermuda

PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Coast Guard and good Samaritans aboard one sailing vessel and two commercial

May 31, 2023

Coast Guard suspends search for missing cruise ship passenger near Florida

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Coast Guard suspended the search, Wednesday, for a missing 35-year-old man who went overboard from a cruise ship 186 miles east of Jacksonville, Florida.

May 31, 2023

Availability of preliminary public notice: Novato family housing area

The U.S. Coast Guard is soliciting public comments on a proposal to renovate the Novato Family Housing area, a 126-acre housing site located at the former Hamilton Army Airfield, in Novato, California.