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Petty Officer 1st Class Krystyna Duffy, a boatswain's mate assigned to Coast Guard Station Golden Gate in San Francisco, drives a 47-foot Motor Lifeboat near the Golden Gate Bridge, Feb. 8, 2018. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

Coast Guard Eyes Changes to Physical Standards, Tattoo Policy to Retain Troops

The service plans to release results of a study on retaining female service members next week.

Adm. Karl Schultz, Coast Guard commandant, delivers the 2019 State of the Coast Guard Address at Coast Guard Base Los Angeles-Long Beach in San Pedro, California, March 21, 2019. (U.S. Coast Guard photo/Ryan Estrada)

Coast Guard Still Grappling With 'Hangover Effect' from Government Shutdown

The service must tackle a $1.7 billion maintenance backlog, Adm. Karl Schultz said.

The crew aboard Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf returned to their homeport in Alameda, Calif., following a nearly 90-day deployment, Sept. 4, 2018. (U.S. Coast Guard photo/Matthew S. Masaschi)

Coast Guard Cutter Keeps Eye on North Korea During Patrol of East China Sea

Coast Guard cutter Bertholf completed a patrol of the East China Sea earlier this month.

Adrian Loya, center, is escorted out of Barnstable Superior Court Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2017 after being sentenced for his part in a February 2015 attack. (Merrily Cassidy/Cape Cod Times via AP)

Former Coast Guardsman Convicted of Killing Colleague Requests New Trial

Adrian Loya argues through his attorney that two errors in the wording of jury verdict slips warrant a new trial.

USS James E. Williams (DDG 95) sails through the Atlantic Ocean, Feb. 28, 2019. (U.S. Navy photo/Gian Prabhudas)

Norfolk-Based Destroyer Rescues 26 Cuban Migrants near Florida Keys

The Coast Guard said 25 of the Cubans were repatriated to Cuba on Tuesday.

The crew aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star, a 399-foot Heavy Icebreaker pull into Coast Guard Base Seattle, March 11, 2019. (U.S. Coast Guard photo/Amanda Norcross)

After More Than 3 Months at Sea, Polar Star Icebreaker Returns Home

They took a swim near the equator, rubbed elbows with a curious Emperor penguin and tossed footballs over Antarctic ice.

In this Feb. 21, 2019, file photo, U.S. Attorney Robert Hur, center, of the District of Maryland, speaks as Art Walker, left, special agent from the Coast Guard investigative service, and Gordon Johnson, special agent in charge of the FBI's Baltimore office, listen during a news conference about Coast Guard Lt. Christopher Paul Hasson. (AP Photo/Michael Kunzelman, File)

Coast Guard Officer Accused of Making Hit List Pleads Not Guilty

A Coast Guard officer accused of stockpiling guns and compiling a hit list of Democrats and journalists pleaded not guilty.

Coast Guard Lt. Ronaqua Russell flies an Air Station Corpus Christi HC-144 in support of Hurricane Maria response efforts in October 2018. (Ryan P Kelley/U.S. Coast Guard)

This Coast Guard Pilot Braved a Hurricane and Made History in the Process

Lt. Ronaqua Russell is the first African-American woman in the Coast Guard to receive the prestigious Air Medal.

Air Commodore Paul Herber hands to Petty Officer Second Class George Soto the Humanitarian Service Medal recognition documents during the ceremony held at Air Station Miami Thursday Mar. 7, 2019. This medal was awarded to the U.S. Coast Guard Tactical Law Enforcement Team South in recognition of their relief efforts during Hurricane Irma in 2017. (Coast Guard photo/Erik Villa Rodriguez)

Coast Guard Members Receive Humanitarian Service Medal from the Netherlands

Between 2017 and 2018, TACLET South Law Enforcement Detachment Teams deployed onboard three Royal Netherlands Navy vessels.

Ice rescue instructors from Coast Guard Station Sheboygan demonstrate ice rescue techniques and safety during an on-ice oil recovery scenario with several federal, local and state agencies in McKinley Marina, Milwaukee, Wis., Feb. 13, 2019. This training was conducted with several federal, local and state agencies for training if a large oil spill was to occur on ice. (Tyler E. Hudson/U.S. Coast Guard)

Coast Guard Rescues Dozens of Fishermen After Ice Floe Breaks Off in Lake Erie

Authorities said there were about 100 people stranded on an ice floe, with up to 40 other people in the water.

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U.S. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Joseph Dunford, left, speaks with Chinese military officials before boarding his plane at Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing, Thursday, Aug. 17, 2017. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

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