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An MH-60T Jayhawk helicopter taxis on the runway at Air Station Traverse City, Michigan, April 13, 2017. Jayhawks are replacing the current helicopters the air station operates to provide improved search and rescue coverage in the area. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Air Station Traverse City)

Coast Guard hoists 4 children off rocky island near Lake Superior beach

The rescue happened early Sunday morning on the shore of the Black Beach area in Minnesota on the western shore of Lake Superior.

Rescue personnel helps a kayaker out of the water and into a boat.

Coast Guard rescues 12 kayakers off Washington coast

The Coast Guard sent a 29-foot rescue boat, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police also sent a rescue ship, and a Washington State Parks vessel that was patrolling the area joined in the rescue effort, officials said.

Noem leads a group of people into an airport.

Kristi Noem is living free of charge in Coast Guard commandant’s home

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi L. Noem is living for free in a military home typically reserved for the U.S. Coast Guard’s top admiral. A DHS spokesperson described the unusual arrangement as temporary.

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Secretary Kristi Noem presents medals to Lieutenant Ian Hopper, Lieutenant Blair Oguiofor, Petty Officer 3rd Class Scott Ruskan, and Petty Officer 3rd Class Seth Reece of Air Station Corpus Christi during a ceremony on July 11, 2025. The medals recognize their roles in the Camp Mystic rescue on July 4, when Coast Guard crews evacuated dozens of campers and staff amid flash flooding at the Guadalupe River.
(U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Perry Shirzad/Released)

Coast Guard hero who helped save 165 lives in Texas floods recounts his training ordeals

One of the candidates to wash out of the Coast Guard’s rigorous Aviation Survival Technician school is Scott Ruskan, who had to try the course a second time before he went on to save dozens of lives in flooding that hit Texas in July.

A Coast Guard cutter crew stands in formation behind stacks of seized contraband.

USCG Cutter Tahoma offloads 10,000 pounds of cocaine

The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Tahoma seized illicit drugs worth about $73.7 million from a June 24 interdiction about 120 miles northwest of Ecuador.

The bow deck of a naval vessel at sea, showing the ship’s forward section with white railings and naval equipment. The vessel is surrounded by deep blue ocean water extending to the horizon, with a distant landmass visible on the left side under a cloudy sky.

US military bases brace for potential tsunamis in wake of powerful earthquake

U.S. military bases across the Pacific went on alert and braced for potential tsunamis after a powerful earthquake struck eastern Russia, triggering widespread warnings and precautionary evacuations, though no significant impact was reported.

A Coast Guard Air Station Traverse City MH-60 helicopter practices formation flying over Grand Traverse Bay, June 28, 2024.
Air Station Traverse City flew with Air Station Detroit as part of the National Cherry Festival Airshow.

Coast Guard rescues 5 people from sinking boat during Lake Michigan storm

The U.S. Coast Guard rescued five people suffering from hypothermia and seasickness after a boat was reported to be taking on water in Lake Michigan Wednesday night.

A military officer smiles at another officer while receiving an award during a ceremony in Connecticut.

US Coast Guard Academy ceremony lauds outgoing leader and welcomes new superintendent

A change of command ceremony at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy on Wednesday that bid farewell to Superintendent Rear Adm. Michael Johnston and welcomed his successor, Rear Adm. Gregory Rothrock, was steeped with the kinds of pomp and protocol that traditionally mark such military transfers of responsibility.

People working in cubicles in an office setting, with large monitors on the walls around them.

Commanding officer of Coast Guard’s Centralized Service Desk relieved of command

The commanding officer of the U.S. Coast Guard’s Centralized Service Desk, which provides tech support for about 400 Coast Guard systems, was temporarily relieved of command.

US Coast Guard aircrew awarded for heroism during flooding at Camp Mystic in Texas

Four U.S. Coast Guard aircrew members received military medals for their heroism during catastrophic flash flooding at Camp Mystic in Hunt, Texas.

A member of the ice rescue team maintains look-out as U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy (WAGB 20) keeps station alongside a multi-year ice floe for a science evolution on in the Beaufort Sea, Aug. 9, 2023. Healy is the Coast Guard’s only icebreaker specifically designed for Arctic research, as well as the nation’s sole surface presence routinely operating in the Arctic Ocean. (Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Briana Carter)

Coast Guard gets $25B in funding for border security efforts and more icebreakers

Adm. Kevin Lunday, the Coast Guard’s acting commandant, and other service leaders said the infusion of funds was the largest one-time boost that the service has received since it was founded in 1790.

Coast Guard chief ‘Guahan Ninja’ hits buzzer on ‘American Ninja Warrior,’ advances to semifinals

After competing for five seasons on American Ninja Warrior, Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer Deren Perez, known as the “Guahan Ninja,” slammed the buzzer, completing the challenging obstacle course with a time of 2:45:65 and earning a place among the top-10 finishers.