Coast Guard to participate in Los Angeles Fleet Week 2023

Coast Guard to participate in Los Angeles Fleet Week 2023
SAN PEDRO, Calif. – The U.S. Coast Guard is scheduled to participate in the annual Los Angeles Fleet Week, which is scheduled to begin Friday, May 26, and continue through Memorial Day at the Port of Los Angeles. The U.S. Coast Guard invites the public to celebrate our nation’s sea services and meet our Coast Guard members. During Los Angeles Fleet Week, the Coast Guard will showcase its capabilities...

Coast Guard rescues 19 migrants near Redondo Beach

Coast Guard rescues 19 migrants near Redondo Beach
A Coast Guard Station Los Angeles boatcrew rescues 19 people from a disabled boat. U.S. Coast Guard photo. SAN PEDRO, Calif. – The Coast Guard rescued 19 migrants from a disabled panga-style vessel off the coast of Redondo Beach Saturday. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Los Angeles-Long Beach received a call at 9:10 a.m. from a good Samaritan reporting a disabled vessel in distress off the coast...

Coast Guard presents veteran with National Defense Service Medal

Coast Guard presents veteran with National Defense Service Medal
Rikio Izumi, Coast Guard veteran, poses for a photo at a ceremony awarding him the National Defense Service Medal for his service during the Korean War, San Pedro, California, June 10, 2022. Mr. Izumi served on the Coast Guard Cutter Casco from 1951 to 1953. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Aidan Cooney) SAN PEDRO, Calif. — The Coast Guard presented 92-year-old Coast Guard veteran,...

Coast Guard commissions newest FRC in San Diego

Coast Guard commissions newest FRC in San Diego
The Coast Guard Fast Response Cutter Benjamin Bottoms arrives in San Diego April 26, 2019.  (Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Patrick Kelley) SAN DIEGO — The Coast Guard commissioned the newest California-based 154-foot Fast Response Cutter in San Diego, Wednesday. The Coast Guard Cutter Benjamin Bottoms is the fourth Sentinel-Class Fast Response Cutter (FRC) to be homeported at Coast...

Coast Guard to commission newest ship in San Diego

Coast Guard to commission newest ship in San Diego
The Coast Guard Fast Response Cutter Benjamin Bottoms arrives in San Diego April 26, 2019. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Patrick Kelley. SAN DIEGO — The Coast Guard is scheduled to commission the newest California-based 154-foot Fast Response Cutter in San Diego, Wednesday. The Coast Guard Cutter Benjamin Bottoms is the fourth Sentinel-Class Fast Response Cutter (FRC) to be homeported...

Newest Coast Guard cutter arrives in San Diego

Newest Coast Guard cutter arrives in San Diego
The Coast Guard Fast Response Cutter Benjamin Bottoms arrives in San Diego April 26, 2019. The Bottoms is scheduled to be commissioned during a ceremony at Sector San Diego next week. (Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Patrick Kelley) SAN DIEGO — The Coast Guard Cutter Benjamin Bottoms, the fourth California-based 154-foot Fast Response Cutter (FRC), arrived in San Diego, Friday, and will...

Coast Guard commissions new cutter named after California native in San Pedro

Coast Guard commissions new cutter named after California native in San Pedro
Rear Adm. Peter Gautier, Coast Guard District 11 commander, shakes hands with Lt. John Beal, Coast Guard Cutter Terrell Horne’s commanding officer, during the commissioning of USCGC Terrell Horne at Coast Guard Base Los Angeles-Long Beach, March 22, 2019. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Cory J. Mendenhall) SAN PEDRO, Calif. — The Coast Guard Cutter Terrell Horne (WPC-1131),...

Commandant presents State of the Coast Guard address in San Pedro

Commandant presents State of the Coast Guard address in San Pedro
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 by Seaman Ryan Estrada) SAN PEDRO, Calif. — The Commandant of the United States Coast Guard delivered his first State of the Coast Guard address Thursday at Coast Guard Base Los Angeles-Long Beach...

Coast Guard Commandant to outline future of service in San Pedro

Coast Guard Commandant to outline future of service in San Pedro
Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Karl Schultz photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Jetta Disco SAN PEDRO, Calif. — The Commandant of the United States Coast Guard will deliver his first State of the Coast Guard address Thursday at Coast Guard Base Los Angeles-Long Beach in San Pedro. Speaking from the largest port in the nation, Adm. Karl Schultz will highlight Coast Guard security and marine safety operations,...