The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Dependable has lived up to its name. That was made clear Tuesday in a ceremony in Virginia Beach, Va., to honor the Dependable and its 56 years of service to the nation.
The U.S. Navy and Coast Guard found and rescued three men Tuesday from a tiny atoll in the South Pacific near Guam thanks in part to the mariners spelling out “HELP” on the beach using palm leaves.
This is the 21st year the USO has honored Service Members of the Year, nominated by their command leadership “for performing extraordinary acts of bravery that exemplify the values of the Armed Forces and the USO,” according to the organization.
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R- Texas, accused the U.S. Coast Guard of illegally prohibiting sexual assault victims from sharing information with Congress about their assaults and investigations.
Melvin Kealoha Bell, who served as the first person of color to achieve the rank of Master Chief in the combined sea services, was honored at the Coast Guard Academy at the ship’s commissioning on March 28.
The Coast Guard will shift rescue operations from Station Merrimack River to Station Gloucester as part of a nationwide reorganization due to declining staff levels, according to the Newburyport, Mass., harbormaster.
Service members and their families at 14 military installations can now move to their next duty stations using a new streamlined system for shipping their belongings designed to overcome longstanding problems with military moves.
The search for Marine Cpl. Samuel Wanjiru, 26, who was swept away by strong currents while vacationing in Puerto Rico, has been suspended, the Coast Guard announced.
The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Hamilton returned to its homeport in Charleston, S.C., last week after four months at sea during which the crew stopped ships trafficking illicit narcotics, apprehended drug smugglers, and rescued migrants and sailors in distress.
The search for a 26-year-old Worcester marine who was swept away by strong currents while vacationing in Puerto Rico has entered a “passive” phase, Puerto Rican authorities said.
A ship losing power is rare. A bridge being that vulnerable to collapse is rare. A ship minutes into a monthlong journey to Sri Lanka apparently losing the ability to navigate at the exact, split-second wrong moment is especially rare.
Samuel Wanjiru, 26, went missing on Wednesday afternoon after going into the water in the beach area of La Pared in Luquillo, Puerto Rico, the Coast Guard said.
The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Sea Dog was damaged Monday while returning from sea to the St. Marys River on the border between Florida and Georgia, the service announced in a statement.
The U.S. Coast Guard plucked more than two dozen high school students from the waters of Long Island Sound on Wednesday after their boat capsized in Westport, Connecticut.
Staff Sgt. Fidel Cruz Llanos was last seen about 80 yards from the shore of Condado Beach in San Juan, according to the Coast Guard. Several local, state and federal agencies searched for him, and his body was recovered Tuesday.
43-year-old man had experienced abdominal pain and is reported in stable condition while being transported to Naval hospital on Guam.
The Sentinel-class fast response cutter USCGC Glen Harris seized almost 1,700 pounds of methamphetamines in the Arabian Sea last week.
Coast Guard Pollution Responders investigated the situation with a Newport Harbor patrol boat and a Coast Guard helicopter. The oil sheen discovered was 2.5 miles in length and half a mile wide, nearly 3 miles off Huntington Beach, California.
The Coast Guard’s personnel shortage is expected to grow worse in 2024, impacting the service’s ability to respond to a hurricane or an oil spill or other major disaster, a service commandant told lawmakers on Wednesday.