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A U.S. Coast Guard C-130 Hercules crew prepares for an alien expulsion flight in San Diego, California, Feb. 10, 2025. The Coast Guard continues to surge assets and personnel from across the nation to enhance presence in key areas and secure U.S. borders and maritime approaches.

Feb. 11, 2025

Coast Guard conducts alien expulsion flight operations between California, Texas

The Coast Guard conducted alien expulsion flight operations Monday between California and Texas.

Crewmembers from U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Escanaba distributing personal flotation devices to Haitian aliens on board a 30-foot sailing vessel, in the Caribbean Sea, Feb. 5, 2025. 132 Haitian aliens were repatriated at Cap-Haitien. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

Feb. 10, 2025

Coast Guard repatriates 132 aliens to Haiti

MIAMI – Coast Guard Cutter Escanaba's crew repatriated 132 aliens to Haiti, Monday, following a maritime interdiction approximately 50 miles southeast of Marathon.

Feb. 10, 2025

Coast Guard suspends search for crew member missing in the Eastern Pacific Ocean

ALAMEDA, Calif. – The Coast Guard has suspended its search Saturday evening for a missing Coast Guard Cutter Waesche (WMSL 751) crew member pending the development of new information.

Feb. 9, 2025

Coast Guard conducts alien expulsion flight operations between California, Texas, Washington

The Coast Guard conducted alien expulsion flights Sunday between California, Texas and Washington.

Feb. 9, 2025

Coast Guard interdicts 12 aliens near Point Loma

Coast Guard members interdicted 12 aliens aboard a 25-foot sail vessel approximately 12 miles west of Point Loma, Sunday. At approximately 10:19 a.m, a Customs and Border Protection patrol aircraft and a Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter sighted the sail vessel.

Coast Guard members interdict three aliens aboard a personal watercraft near Mission Bay.

Feb. 8, 2025

Coast Guard interdicts three aliens near Mission Bay

PHOTOS AVAILABLE: Coast Guard members interdicted three aliens aboard a personal watercraft approximately 11 miles offshore from Mission Bay.

Feb. 7, 2025

Coast Guard ends search for missing aircraft near Nome, Alaska

JUNEAU, Alaska — The Coast Guard ended its search for a missing aircraft with 10 people aboard after it was located Friday afternoon approximately 34 miles southeast of Nome. A Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter aircrew located the aircraft wreckage and lowered two rescue swimmers down to the aircraft. The rescue swimmers located three individuals in the forward part of the aircraft showing no signs of life. The remaining seven people are believed to be inside the aircraft, which was inaccessible due to the condition of the plane. The Coast Guard determined the severity of the wreckage was beyond the possibility of survival.

Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf (WMSL 750) transits through Glacier Bay, Alaska, Oct. 24, 2024. During the patrol, Bertholf’s crew operated as far north as the Arctic Circle, patrolling along the maritime boundary line between the United States and Russia and supporting U.S. strategic interests in the North Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Troy Spence.)

Feb. 7, 2025

Coast Guard national security cutter returns to California following a 130-day Bering Sea patrol

ALAMEDA, Calif. — The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf (WMSL 750) and crew returned to Alameda Friday, after completing a 130-day deployment patrolling the Bering Sea. The Bertholf’s crew showcased how the U.S. Coast Guard is a unique instrument of national power that bridges the divide between defense, diplomacy, and law enforcement and creates opportunities to further national objectives and priorities.

Feb. 7, 2025

Coast Guard detains 11 Mexican fisherman, seizes 1,595 pounds of illegally caught fish and 9 sharks off Texas coast

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The Coast Guard interdicted four lanchas, detained 11 Mexican fishermen, and seized approximately 1,595 pounds of illegally caught red snapper and nine sharks in federal waters off southern Texas on Thursday.

Feb. 7, 2025

Media Availability: Coast Guard, partner agencies to hold virtual press briefing for missing aircraft near Nome, Alaska

KODIAK, Alaska — Media is invited to attend a virtual press briefing Friday with local, state and federal agencies regarding the search for 10 missing people who were aboard an aircraft that went missing Thursday approximately 30 miles southeast of Nome. WHO: Coast Guard, Alaska National Guard, Alaska State Troopers and National Transportation Safety Board WHAT: Virtual press briefing WHEN: Friday, 12 p.m. AKST / 4 p.m. EST WHERE: Follow the link: https://dod.teams.microsoft.us/l/meetup-join/19%3adod%3ameeting_0de418ae474b44e882d32ed472ec1412%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22369ba0d5-02cb-4d2f-94fd-9212cc24b78c%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%221a89f247-91f2-44eb-a73a-0c222456d517%22%7d Coast Guard watchstanders at the 17th Coast Guard District command center received notification from the Alaska Regional Command Center of a missing Cessna 208B Grand Caravan with a reported 10 people aboard transiting from Unalakeet to Nome. The aircraft’s last known position was transponded Thursday evening in the vicinity of Norton Sound, approximately 30 miles southeast of Nome. Aircrews from the Coast Guard and Alaska National Guard responded Thursday night, with first light searches planned for Friday morning. The cause of the incident is unknown.