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Coast Guard deployable specialized forces with Maritime Security Response Team West and Royal Canadian Navy explosive ordnance disposal technicians assigned to Fleet Diving Unit Pacific conduct maritime interdiction operations training during the force integration phase of Rim of the Pacific Southern California off the coast of San Diego, July 6, 2018. (U.S. Navy photo/Matthew A. Stroup)

Special Forces Will Soon Have a First of Its Kind Training Facility

A $25 million maritime center is expected to open in 2021 and attract more than 6,000 trainees in its first year.

This image provided by the U.S. District Court in Maryland shows a photo of firearms and ammunition that was in the motion for detention pending trial in the case against Christopher Paul Hasson. (U.S. District Court via AP)

Trump Gets Briefing on Coast Guard Officer Accused of Having Hit List

Lt. Christopher Paul Hasson, of Maryland, was arrested last week on gun and drug charges.

A photo of weapons reportedly seized from Coast Guard Lt. Christopher Paul Hasson. Twitter photo

Coast Guard Lieutenant Accused of Terrorist Plot Ordered to Pretrial Confinement

Lt. Christopher Paul Hasson allegedly had a target list that included politicians and media personalities.

Coast Guard Officer Accused of Terrorist Plot Targeting Media, Lawmakers

A Coast Guard lieutenant is accused of plans to "murder innocent civilians on a scale rarely seen in this country."

The Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star breaks ice in McMurdo Sound near Antarctica on Jan. 13, 2018, in support of Operation Deep Freeze 2018, the U.S. military’s contribution to the National Science Foundation-managed U.S. Antarctic Program. Chief Petty Officer Nick Ameen/Coast Guard

Congress Finally Funds New Icebreaker for Coast Guard

The legislation that avoided a second government shutdown included $655 million for a new Coast Guard icebreaker.

An MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrew from Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans medevaced a 60-year-old man who was experiencing stroke-like symptoms approximately 4 nautical miles south of Atchafalaya Bay, Louisiana, April 18, 2017. (Coast Guard imagery courtesy of Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans)

Coast Guard Rescues 2 People, Dog from Louisiana Bay

They were lifted from the marsh and taken to Acadiana Regional Airport.

A Coast Guard HC-130 Hercules airplane crew from Air Station Elizabeth City, North Carolina, conducts pre-flight checks before departing the air station, Jan. 8, 2019. The crew embarked on a training flight during which mission system operators practiced using the airplane's camera, radar and other sensory equipment. (Petty Officer 2nd Class Corinne Zilnicki/U.S. Coast Guard))

Coast Guard Teams up with University in Quest for More Pilots

Elizabeth City State University could help the Coast Guard increase its number of pilots.

U.S. Coast Guard Lt. Cmdr. John Filipowicz and Royal Canadian Air Force Capt. Pete Wright salute the memorial wreath honoring the 40th anniversary of the crew of Aircraft 1432 who gave the ultimate sacrifice, Feb. 13, 2019, Cape Cod, Massachusetts. (U.S. Coast Guard photo/Nicole J. Groll)

Remembering Air Station Cape Cod's Only Fatal Helicopter Crash

Coast Guard helicopter 1432 was 180 miles southeast of Cape Cod when it inexplicably dropped into the sea and flipped over.

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Heckler & Koch wrote on Facebook Feb. 19, 2019, "A fresh batch of M27 rifles leaving Georgia headed to the Devil Dogs. If any of you crayon eaters are reading this, please treat them nice, even though we built them to be Marine proof." Heckler & Koch photo via Facebook

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Coast Guard Officer Accused of Terrorist Plot Targeting Media, Lawmakers

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