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July 11, 2025

Winner of Coast Guard art program's best in show award named

Leendert van der Pool was named the 2025 George Gray Award for Artistic Excellence winner at the Coast Guard Art Program (COGAP) annual art acceptance ceremony Thursday. The award-winning artwork, "Daring Rescue" oil on canvas was selected from 34 artworks in the 2025 collection.

July 10, 2025

Coast Guard Rescues Man Trapped in Olympic Swamp

SEATTLE – A Coast Guard MH-60 helicopter crew from Air Station Astoria, Oregon, rescued a man

U.S. Coast Guardsmen assigned to medium endurance cutter USCGC Harriet Lane (WMEC 903) prepare to moor the cutter on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam in Honolulu, Hawaii, July 9, 2025. The crew returned from a 73-day patrol during which they exercised partnerships with Cook Islands, French Polynesia, and New Zealand through bilateral maritime law enforcement agreements. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jennifer Nilson)

July 10, 2025

Coast Guard Cutter Harriet Lane returns home following patrol in Oceania

HONOLULU – The crew of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Harriet Lane (WMEC 903) returned to Honolulu Wednesday following a 73-day patrol in support of Coast Guard Oceania District's Operation Blue Pacific.

VICTORIA, B.C. - The Coast Guard Cutter Barque Eagle rests at port June 28. The crew and cadets of the Eagle had over 9,000 visitors during their visit to Victoria June 26-30. (Official Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer Second Class Shawn Eggert)

July 9, 2025

U.S. Coast Guard Barque Eagle to visit Victoria, British Columbia

U.S. Coast Guard Barque Eagle (WIX 327) will visit Victoria, British Columbia for the first time since 2008 and be open to visitors on July 16 and 17.

The Coast Guard Cutter Hamilton held a change of command ceremony in Panama on July 9, 2025. During the ceremony, which was presided over by Vice Adm. Nathan Moore, the commander of Coast Guard Atlantic Area, Capt. Justin M. Carter (left) was relieved by Capt. John B. McWhite (right). (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jackson Ludwig)

July 9, 2025

Coast Guard Cutter Hamilton holds Change of Command Ceremony in Panama City

The crew of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Hamilton (WMSL 753) held a change of command ceremony Wednesday in Panama City, as Capt. John B. McWhite relieved Capt. Justin M. Carter as commanding officer.

Rear Adm. Douglas Schofield, commander, Coast Guard Southeast District, Capt. Janet D. Espino-Young and Capt. Jason C. Aleksak, pose for a photo during a change of command ceremony at the Jacksonville Public Library in Jacksonville, Florida, July 9, 2025. Schofield presided over the ceremony in which Espino-Young transferred command of Sector Jacksonville to Aleksak. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Kace White)

July 9, 2025

PHOTO RELEASE: Coast Guard Sector Jacksonville holds change of command ceremony

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The crew of Coast Guard Sector Jacksonville held a change of command ceremony, Wednesday, at the Jacksonville Public Library.

A kite surfer who was beset by weather is aboard a Coast Guard Station San Juan 33-foot Special Purpose Craft after being rescued off Ocean Park Beach in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Tuesday evening. The Coast Guard boat crew rescued one other kite surfer, while a responding Puerto Rico Police marine unit rescued four others. No injuries were reported in this case. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

July 9, 2025

Coast Guard, Puerto Rico Police crews rescue 6 kite surfers off Ocean Park Beach in San Juan, Puerto Rico

Coast Guard and Puerto Rico Police marine units rescued six kite surfers who were beset by weather off Ocean Park Beach in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Tuesday evening. Watchstanders at the Coast Guard Sector San Juan’s Command Center received report at 5:17 p.m., Tuesday, of a group of kite surfers who were left adrift, between one to two miles offshore, after their kites reportedly failed due to a sudden drop of wind throughout the area. No injuries or medical concerns were reported in this case.

July 9, 2025

Coast Guard rescues 5 from capsized vessel near Freeport, Texas

HOUSTON — The Coast Guard rescued five people from a capsized vessel near Freeport, Texas, Wednesday.

Three men cling to a capsized vessel

July 9, 2025

Coast Guard rescues 3 after vessel capsizes near Government Cut

MIAMI — A Coast Guard Station Miami Beach boat crew rescued three people, Wednesday, after their 17-foot vessel capsized outside Government Cut.

U.S. Coast Guard Rear Adm. Jeffrey Novak, commander Southwest District, Vice Adm. Andrew Tiongson, commander Pacific Area, and Rear Adm. Joseph Buzzella pose for a photo during a change-of-command ceremony at Coast Guard Island in Alameda, Calif. July 8, 2025.

July 8, 2025

Coast Guard Southwest District holds change-of-command ceremony in Alameda, Calif.

PHOTOS AVAILABLE: Coast Guard Southwest District personnel hosted a change-of-command ceremony, Tuesday on Coast Guard Island.

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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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