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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

July 14, 2023

Joint efforts lead to successful rescue of overdue fishermen in Federated States of Micronesia

SANTA RITA, Guam — U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia/Sector Guam personnel successfully coordinated a search and rescue operation, in collaboration with multiple partners, to locate and rescue two overdue fishermen near Nukuoro Atoll in the Federated States of Micronesia on July 12 and 13. Thanks to the combined efforts of air asset crews, commercial mariners, and local partners, the missing fishermen were found and brought to safety on July 13.

U.S. Coast Guard Cmdr. Karen Kutkiewicz, right, shakes hands with Cmdr. Cory Riesterer, left, at the USCGC Venturous' (WMEC 625) change of command ceremony, July 13, 2023, at Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg. Capt. Kristen Serumgard, middle, chief of Operational Forces of Coast Guard Atlantic Area, presided over the ceremony. (U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy of Venturous)

July 13, 2023

USCGC Venturous holds change of command ceremony

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – U.S. Coast Guard Cmdr. Karen Kutkiewicz relieved Cmdr. Cory Riesterer as commanding officer of the USCGC Venturous (WMEC 625) during a change of command ceremony Thursday at Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg.

A Coast Guard Station Key West boatcrew interdicts a migrant voyage about 25 miles south of Marquesas, Florida, July 7, 2023. The vessel contained 4 people aboard attempting to unlawfully migrate to the U.S. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

July 13, 2023

Coast Guard repatriates, transfers 22 people to Cuba, Bahamas  

MIAMI – Coast Guard crews repatriated four people to Cuba and transferred 18 people to the Bahamas

July 13, 2023

Coast Guard terminates voyage of an illegal charter vessel near Catalina Island

SAN PEDRO, Calif. — The Coast Guard terminated the voyage of an illegal charter vessel operating in

July 13, 2023

Coast Guard medevacs crewmember from fishing vessel near Venice, La.

NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard medevaced a crewmember from a fishing vessel Wednesday near Venice, Louisiana.

U.S. Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer Jenarius St. Louis, a crew member assigned to USCGC Legare (WMEC 912), holds his son at the unit's return to home port, July 13, 2023, at Coast Guard Base Portsmouth. While underway, Legare’s crew conducted maritime safety and security missions while working to detect, deter and intercept unsafe and illegal maritime migration ventures bound for the United States. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Kate Kilroy)

July 13, 2023

USCGC Legare returns home following a 69-day patrol in the Florida Straits

PORTSMOUTH, Va. —The crew of the USCGC Legare (WMEC 912) returned to their home port in Portsmouth Thursday following a 69-day maritime safety and security patrol in the Florida Straits.

July 13, 2023

IMAGERY AVAILABLE: Coast Guard interdicts lancha, seizes 660 pounds of illegal fish off Texas coast

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The Coast Guard interdicted a lancha crew and seized approximately 660 pounds of illegally caught red snapper in waters subject to U.S. law enforcement off southern Texas, Wednesday.