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No One Was Injured when a US Navy Plane Landed in a Hawaii Bay, but Some Fear Environmental Damage

Concerns about environmental damage are looming a day after a large U.S. Navy plane overshot a runway and landed in a Hawaii...

Coast Guard Helicopter Crashes, 2 Seriously Injured, in Alaska Search-and-Rescue Mission

Two of the four members of the MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter air crew from Air Station Sitka near Juneau, Alaska, were listed as...

Navy Plane Overshoots Runway and Ends Up in Ocean, but All 9 Aboard Escape Unharmed

A Navy plane flying in rainy weather overshot a runway Monday at a military base in Hawaii and splashed into Kaneohe Bay, but...

U.S. Coast Guard boat patrols the East River in New York

Coast Guard Is Short on Manpower, But Lack of Data Makes 'True Magnitude' Unknown, Watchdog Says

A May report from the GAO suggested the Coast Guard is around 4,800 members short, marking the fourth consecutive fiscal year...

Coast Guard Rear Adm. Michael Johnston during a ceremony at the United States Coast Guard Academy

New Coast Guard Academy Leader Balancing Tradition with Change

Despite its somewhat cloistered reputation, the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, with its military monuments, guarded gates and...

The U.S. Coast Guard holds an establishment ceremony for U.S. Coast Guard Base Guam.

Coast Guard Establishes New Base on Guam

The U.S. Coast Guard officially announced the establishment of U.S. Coast Guard Base Guam as the service continues to build...

The Honor Guard marches in a Veterans Day parade.

New York Veterans Day 2023 Parade: Livestream

The nation's largest Veterans Day event, the New York City Veterans Day Parade hosted by the United War Veterans Council...

Lt. Cmdr. Brendan Harris receives new shoulder boards from his children during a promotion ceremony June 21, 2018, at the Federal Law Enforcement Training in Charleston, South Carolina. (U.S. Coast Guard/Ryan Dickinson)

Top 10 Things You Don't Know About the Coast Guard

Did you know these 10 things about the U.S. Coast Guard?

Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Bob Papp congratulates Vice Adm. Manson K. Brown during his retirement ceremony. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Patrick Kelley)

Coast Guard Officer Ranks

Coast Guard ranks are split into two tiers: officer and admiral.

Walter Glenn Primose, left, also known as Bobby Edward Fort, and his wife, Gwynn Darle Morrison, also known as Julie Lyn Montague.

A Trial Begins for Coast Guard Vet and Wife Accused of Stealing Identities of Dead Babies

Polaroids of the couple wearing jackets that appear to be authentic KGB uniforms were introduced early on by prosecutors, who...

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Pentagon's AI Initiatives Accelerate Hard Decisions on Lethal Autonomous Weapons

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Marines in Dress Blues Who Brawled with Civilians in Texas Bar District Not Facing Punishment

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Trump Hints at Expanded Role for the Military Within the US. A Legacy Law Gives Him Few Guardrails

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