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June 15, 2023

Coast Guard, good Samaritan and partner agencies rescue 14 people who abandoned ship near Santa Cruz Island

SAN PEDRO, Calif – At 2:33 a.m., Coast Guard Sector Los Angeles – Long Beach Command Center

June 15, 2023

Coast Guard Training Center Yorktown holds change-of-command ceremony

YORKTOWN, Va. — Coast Guard Training Center (TRACEN) Yorktown held a change-of-command ceremony

USCGC Frederick Hatch (WPC 1143) first vessel back to Guam after Typhoon Mawar

June 15, 2023

U.S. Coast Guard patrol enhances partnerships, interoperability in the Pacific ahead of Typhoon Mawar

SANTA RITA, Guam — The USCGC Frederick Hatch (WPC 1143) crew completed a patrol from May 7 to 23, 2023, showcasing the invaluable partnerships and enhanced interoperability between the U.S. Coast Guard and its regional allies in the dynamic strategic environment of the Pacific under the ongoing Operation Rematau.

U.S. Coast Guard Capt. Carolyn Moberley, pictured, relieved Capt. Tedd Hutley as commander of the Coast Guard National Strike Force and commanding officer of the National Strike Force Coordination Center during a change of command ceremony, June 15, 2023, at the Coast Guard Base Elizabeth City. (U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy of the National Strike Force Coordination Center)

June 15, 2023

Coast Guard National Strike Force receives new commanding officer

ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. — Coast Guard Capt. Carolyn Moberley relieved Capt. Tedd Hutley as commander of the Coast Guard National Strike Force and commanding officer of the National Strike Force Coordination Center during a change of command ceremony, Thursday, at the Coast Guard Base Elizabeth City.

U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Linda Fagan and Cmdr. James Lovenstein, Port Security Unit (PSU) 305’s commanding officer, roll the unit guidon as Master Chief Petty Officer Thomas Lepage, PSU 305’s command master chief, extends it during the unit’s casing of the colors decommissioning ceremony at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, June 13, 2023.

PSU 305, based in Fort Eustis, Va., was the first unit in 2002 to begin the Coast Guard’s mission with Joint Task Force Guantanamo Bay and is the last to complete it. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Valerie Higdon)

June 14, 2023

U.S. Coast Guard Port Security Unit conducts a casing of the colors ceremony at Naval Base Guantanamo Bay

NAVAL BASE GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba — U.S. Coast Guard Port Security Unit (PSU) 305 members conducted a casing of the colors ceremony at Naval Base Guantanamo Bay Tuesday, marking the end of the Coast Guard’s 21-year mission supporting Joint Task Force Guantanamo (JTF-GTMO). Coast Guard Commandant Admiral Linda Fagan presided over the historical ceremony and presented a Coast Guard Unit Commendation award to the men and women of PSU 305.

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.