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Emergency medical services personnel wait in an ambulance behind two Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point HC-130 Hercules airplanes on the ramp at the air station in Kapolei, Hawaii, March 20, 2025. An Air Station Barbers Point HC-130 Hercules airplane crew conducted a medical transport for an ailing man on Kwajalein Atoll. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Tyler Robertson)

March 21, 2025

Coast Guard conducts medical transport for man from U.S. Army Garrison Kwajalein Atoll

HONOLULU – The Coast Guard conducted a medical transport for an ailing man from U.S. Army Garrison Kwajalein Atoll in the Republic of the Marshall Islands Thursday.

Rear Adm. Megan Dean, commander of Coast Guard District 17, and Coast Guard Cutter Naushon (WPB 1311) crewmembers presenting an award during the Naushon decommissioning ceremony in Homer, Alaska, March 21, 2025. Naushon has been stationed in Homer since 2016 and has since responded to over 50 search-and-rescue cases and completed nearly 900 law enforcement sorties. - U.S. Coast Guard photo by Seam Sydney Sharpe

March 21, 2025

Coast Guard Cutter Naushon decommissioned after nearly 40 years of service

Crew members from USCGC Stone (WMSL-758) stand at parade rest in front of interdicted narcotics at Port Everglades, Florida, Mar. 20, 2025. The Stone's crew secured the illegal drugs from 14 interdictions in the international waters of the Eastern Pacific. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Taylor Bacon)

March 20, 2025

Coast Guard offloads over $517.5 million in illicit drugs interdicted in Eastern Pacific Ocean

MIAMI – The crew of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stone offloaded approximately 45,600 pounds of illicit narcotics worth more than $517.5 million at Port Everglades, Thursday.

March 20, 2025

PUBLIC NOTICE: Coast Guard receives proposal for bridge project on proposed replacement of Spur Bridge in Omak, Wash.

The U.S. Coast Guard has issued a public notice regarding the proposed replacement of the Spur Bridge (State Road 155), over the Okanogan River at mile 27.8, near Omak, Wash. The Coast Guard is soliciting for comments exclusively related to navigation under the Spur Bridge.

March 19, 2025

Media Advisory: Coast Guard to offload more than $517.5 million in illegal drugs

MIAMI — The U.S. Coast Guard is scheduled to hold a press conference, Thursday, highlighting the offload of over 45,600 pounds of illicit narcotics worth more than $517.5 million at Port Everglades.

The Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55), embarked U.S. Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment (LEDET) and Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 50 work together to intercept a self-propelled semi-submersible drug smuggling vessel (SPSS), in the Atlantic Ocean, March 22, 2024. Leyte Gulf is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command area of operations, employed by U.S. Fourth Fleet to support joint and combined military operations, which includes counter-illicit drug trafficking missions in the Caribbean and the Atlantic.

March 18, 2025

Coast Guard achieves major milestone in drug interdiction, border control operations

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Coast Guard achieved a major milestone this week, interdicting over 80,000 pounds of illicit drugs since Jan. 21, being smuggled by drug cartels in an attempt to reach the U.S.

A Coast Guard Station San Juan law enforcement team terminated a bareboat charter voyage after it violated a federal captain of the port order to cease any illegal charter operations, off Villa Marina Mar. 14, 2025. Owners and operators of illegal charters can face maximum civil penalties of $69,000 or more for illegal passenger for hire vessel operations. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

March 17, 2025

Coast Guard stops illegal charter violating federal order

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A Coast Guard Station San Juan law enforcement team terminated a bareboat

The crew of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Doyle (WPC 1133) removed 30 aliens stranded on the uninhabited Mona Island between the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico, Mar. 15, 2025. All 30 aliens were transferred to U.S. Border Patrol Ramey Sector agents in Mayaguez for processing and removal.
(U.S. Coast Guard photo)

March 17, 2025

Coast Guard removes 30 aliens from uninhabited Mona Island, transfers to Border Patrol agents

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – The crew of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Doyle (WPC 1133) removed 30

March 14, 2025

MEDIA ADVISORY: Coast Guard Pacific Northwest Updates Media Contact Information

SEATTLE – The Coast Guard 13th District, which includes the states of Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Montana, has updated it’s media contact information.

March 14, 2025

Coast Guard conducts joint operation to disrupt illicit maritime activity in Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA — A Coast Guard law enforcement team from Sector Delaware Bay led a joint operation with partner agencies to ensure compliance with federal regulations at the Packer Avenue Marine Terminal, Tuesday.