From the Coast Guard to NASA: How Andre Douglas Became a Rarity Among Astronauts Since NASA introduced its first group of astronauts, the so-called “Mercury 7,” in 1959, Douglas' selection marked only the...
'The Coast Guard Lied to Me': Official in Charge of Sexual Assault Response at Coast Guard Academy Resigns Shannon Norenberg tendered her resignation Sunday in a public blog post, saying she believed that she was contributing to the...
55 Coast Guard Academy Cadets Disciplined in Cheating Scandal The students, all second-class cadets, received various degrees of punishment.
'Culture of Cover-Up:' Senators Ratchet Up Pressure on Coast Guard After It Hid Report on Rapes, Sexual Assaults During a hearing that senators described as horrifying, lawmakers said a recent Coast Guard review of how it mishandled...
Coast Guard Orders Top-Down Review After Failure to Respond to Sexual Assault Reports at Academy In a message to members on Monday, Commandant Linda Fagan said the 90-day effort will examine policy, processes, resources...
Military Academies Exempted from Supreme Court Ruling Ending Affirmative Action The majority opinion, written by Chief Justice John Roberts, said in a footnote that this policy would not impact how...
Ask Stew: How to Prepare for Summer Seminar, Attending a Service Academy The summer before your senior year in high school is as exciting as it is stressful for the young person considering life...
Coast Guardsman Sues Claiming Retaliation for Filing Sex Assault Report at Academy Boatswain's Mate 3rd Class Joshua Roh claims he was not allowed to graduate and was retaliated against for reporting an...
Coast Guard Cadets See Progress 10 Years After Repeal of 'Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell' Gays and lesbians were banned in the military until the 1993 approval of “don’t ask, don’t tell.”
Merle Smith, 1st Black Graduate of Coast Guard Academy, Dies Smith died on June 16 of complications from Parkinson's disease and COVID-19, his wife Lynda Smith said.
Federal Government Shutdown Grinds into a Second Week as Tempers Flare at the Capitol As the federal government shutdown enters a second week, there’s no discernible endgame in sight.
Trump Targets Blumenthal, Calling for Investigation into Senator's Vietnam Service Claims President Donald Trump is targeting U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal again after Connecticut’s senior U.S. senator grilled U.S...
At 50, He Survived Marine Boot Camp — Then Fought at Peleliu and Okinawa When 50-year-old Paul Douglas showed up at Marine Corps boot camp in 1942, the white-haired economics professor looked more...
Ukrainian Drones Attack Russian Cavalry Troops in Rare 21st-Century Encounter A short video circulating online this month appears to show a Russian mounted patrol being struck by a Ukrainian drone near...
When The Government Can Afford Everything Except The Essentials Every shutdown forces the government to decide what counts as “essential.” Air traffic controllers and TSA agents fall into...