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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.

Coast Guard Operation Vigilant Sentry graphic.

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

June 22, 2023

Unified Command locates debris field near Titanic, continues ROV search efforts

BOSTON – A remotely operated vehicle (ROV) discovered a debris field Thursday, approximately 1,600 feet off the bow of the Titanic. The ROV deployed to the Canadian vessel Horizon Arctic, discovered the tail section of the 21-foot submersible, Titan, that went missing Sunday. Experts from within the unified command are evaluating the imagery and debris while continuing ROV’s search efforts near the Titanic to locate additional portions of the Titan. Follow the link for the full release and video from the press briefing

June 22, 2023

USCGC Bear (WMEC 901) returns home following 65-day deployment

PORTSMOUTH, Va. – The USCGC Bear (WMEC 910) returned home to Coast Guard Base Portsmouth, Thursday, following a 65-day Caribbean Sea patrol. While underway in the Seventh Coast Guard District’s area of responsibility and in support of Joint Interagency Task Force–South, Bear conducted six counterdrug interdictions and seized a total of 8,558 pounds of cocaine worth an estimated $97 million.