How the Coast Guard Pulled off One of its Greatest Rescues During a Nor'easter A menacing nor'easter pummeled the SS Pendleton on Feb. 18, 1952, causing the oil tanker to be broken in two a mile off the...
As Coast Guard Receives Billions in New Arctic Funding, Alaska Region Gets New Commander and Name Last week, President Donald Trump signed a budget bill with almost $25 billion for new Coast Guard construction, including...
Coast Guard Helicopter Crew Awarded Medals for Heroic Texas Flood Rescues The Corpus Christi, Texas, crew is credited with rescuing 18 people and helping to evacuate 165 from life-threatening...
Coast Guard Drops Numbered Districts, Adopts Geographical Names for Operating Areas The service has used numbers since World War II when it was under the Department of the Navy.
Coast Guard Receives Unprecedented $25 Billion Infusion Under Sweeping 'Big Beautiful Bill' The service will receive funding for more ships, helicopters and unmanned systems and maintenance of installations and...
Hawaii Coast Guard Crew Wraps Up Enforcement Mission in Cook Islands The Lane, a 270-foot Medium Class Endurance Cutter arrived in Hawaii in late 2023 to serve as the U.S. Coast Guard’s first...
Coasties Braved Withering German Fire to Put Troops Ashore on D-Day The role played by Coast Guard personnel who crewed the Higgins boats was critical to the success of the D-Day landings in...
Coast Guard Rescues Pilot Who Landed Small Plane in Long Island Sound The pilot of a small plane that was about to crash managed to land it safely in the cool, choppy waters of Long Island Sound...
Coast Guard Member Dies During Eastern Pacific Deployment Seaman Bryan K. Lee, 23, had been missing since early last week.
Missing Commuter Plane Found Crashed on Alaska Sea Ice and All 10 Aboard Died, Coast Guard Says Mike Salerno, a spokesperson for the U.S. Coast Guard, said rescuers were searching the aircraft's last known location by...
Caregivers Sue VA over Denial of Benefits Survivors of veterans who died from service-connected conditions have filed a class action seeking changes to a VA practice...
Marine Corps Ranks: A Complete Guide to Enlisted and Officer Ranks Explore U.S. Marine Corps ranks from private to general. Learn rank structure, pay grades, insignia and promotion paths in...
Homeowners Say the Army Corps and its Contractors Mishandled LA Fire Debris Cleanup More than 800 complaints were submitted to a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers hotline dedicated to the agency's debris removal...
Japan Marks End of World War II as Survivors Remember Wartime Emperor's Surrender Speech 80 Years Ago A national ceremony will begin at Tokyo’s Budokan hall at noon, the same time then-Emperor Hirohito’s 4½-minute prerecorded...
Flights Restricted over Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Ahead of Trump-Putin Summit North American Aerospace Defense Command issued a statement saying it would be enforcing Federal Aviation Administration...
