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Coast Guard rescues 9 in North Dakota flood response operations

ST. LOUIS – Coast Guard airboat crews have rescued nine from flood waters in the Fargo, N.D., area as of Saturday.

Coast Guard searching for canoe owner off Mayport

MAYPORT, Fla. – The Coast Guard is searching for the owner of a blue canoe 11 miles off the coast of Mayport Saturday morning.

Coast Guard rescues two kayakers in the Florida Keys

KEY WEST, Fla. — A Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrew from Air Station Miami rescued two kayakers after they became disoriented and mildly hypothermic Saturday morning near Niles Channel between Summerland Key, Fla. and Cudjoe Key, Fla.

Coast Guard rescues 4 from grounded boat

NEW ORLEANS – The Coast Guard rescued three adults and one child from the Tchefuncta River near Hammond, La., after their pleasure craft became grounded in shallow water and thick mud late Friday.

Coast Guard assists disabled fishing vessel near Point Conception

MORRO BAY, Calif. — The Coast Guard assisted a disabled fishing vessel early Saturday that was reported to be adrift five miles west of Point Conception.

Rep. Skelton to Introduce Legislation to Protect TRICARE from Health Care Reform Bill

Washington, D.C. – Today, House Armed Services Committee Chairman Ike Skelton (D-Mo.) released the statement below regarding his intent to introduce legislation to explicitly state in law that TRICARE and the DOD nonappropriated fund (NAF) health plans meet all of the health care requirements currently under consideration by Congress for individual health insurance. These programs [...]

Coast Guard crews modernize aids to navigation in Tanapag Harbor, Saipan

TANAPAG HARBOR, Saipan – The crew of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Sequoia, a 225-foot buoy tender homeported in Guam, completed a recent modernization of Saipan’s aids to navigation.