Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star departs Antarctica
Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) visited Palmer Station, a United States research station on the Antarctic peninsula after completing a successful deployment in support of Operation Deep Freeze 2023. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Aidan Cooney)
The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) and crew departed the Antarctic region March 2, after 67 days below the Antarctic...
Coast Guard Cutter Kimball returns home from patrol
Coast Guard Cutter Kimball file photo.
HONOLULU — The Coast Guard Cutter Kimball (WMSL 756) and crew returned to their Honolulu homeport, Friday, following a 42-day, 10,000 nautical mile Western Pacific patrol.
Kimball was the first U.S. military ship in recent history to visit the port city of Kagoshima, Japan, where the crew partnered with servicemembers from Japan Coast Guard’s 10th District...
Coast Guard to present posthumous Purple Heart Medals
TAMPA, Fla. — The Coast Guard is scheduled to posthumously present two World War I Purple Heart Medals Thursday, at 9 a.m., during a ceremony at the Tampa History Center.
Coast Guard Capt. Michael Kahle, commander of Sector St. Petersburg, will present the medals to the families of Angus Nelson MacLean and James Frost who lost their lives during the sinking of the Coast Guard Cutter Tampa.
MacLean...
Cutter Spencer returns to Portsmouth after African patrol
Family members of the USCGC Spencer’s (WMEC 905) crew hold welcome home signs at the pier during the cutter’s return to home port March 10, 2023, in Portsmouth, Virginia. Spencer returned home following an 88-day deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa area of operations, employed by the U.S. Sixth Fleet and Combined Task Force 65, to defend U.S., allied and partner interests....
Coast Guard, Guam Fire conduct rescue hoist training in Guam
Guam Fire Department and U.S. Coast Guard members conduct rescue hoist training at Sella Bay Overlook in Guam on March 8, 2023. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Ethan Bray)
SANTA RITA, Guam — Guam Fire Department and U.S. Coast Guard members conducted rescue hoist training at Sella Bay Overlook in Guam on March 8, 2023.
“We appreciate the ongoing strong relationship with Guam...
Coast Guard presents awards in evacuation of the Sandy Ground
New York Police Department Harbor Unit members participate in an award ceremony at Whitehall Ferry Terminal in New York City, March 9, 2023. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Ryan Schultz)
NEW YORK – The Coast Guard presented Public Service Commendations and Certificates of Merit Thursday at the Whitehall Terminal in Manhattan to the New York City Police and Fire Departments, and...
Coast Guard Cutter Spencer to return from African patrol
USCGC Spencer (WMEC 905) steams in formation with Spanish Navy Meteoro-class offshore patrol vessel ESPS Audaz (P-45) in the Atlantic Ocean, Feb. 5, 2023. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Mikaela McGee)
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Spencer (WMEC 905) is scheduled to return to their home port in Portsmouth, Friday, following an 88-day deployment in the U.S. Naval...
Coast Guard Cutter Munro returns from Alaska Patrol
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Munro (WMSL 755) crew members prepare to recover the cutter’s 35-foot Long Range Interceptor small boat during an Alaska Patrol, Dec. 27, 2022. U.S. Coast Guard courtesy photo.
ALAMEDA, Calif. — The Coast Guard Cutter Munro (WMSL 755) and crew returned home to Alameda, Monday, following a 105-day, 10,000-nautical mile Alaska patrol.
Munro partnered with NOAA Office of...
Coast Guard Cutter Stone arrives in Rio de Janeiro
The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stone (WMSL 758) is moored after arriving in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, March 7, 2023. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Riley Perkofski)
RIO DE JANEIRO — The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stone (WMSL 758) arrived in the port of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil for a scheduled visit, Tuesday.
The visit is Stone’s second stop in Brazil as the cutter continues its multi-mission...
