Coast Guard recognizes New York City as Coast Guard City
Vice Adm. Paul Thomas and other dignitaries pose with proclamations designating New York City as a Coast Guard City following a ceremony at Pier 17, New York City, July 31, 2023. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Ryan Schultz)
NEW YORK — The Coast Guard formally recognized the City of New York as a Coast Guard City Monday during a ceremony at Pier 17 in Manhattan near the historic...
Hull, Massachusetts recertified as Coast Guard city
The City of Hull was recertified as a Coast Guard city at a ceremony June 12, 2022. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Amanda Wyrick/Released)
BOSTON – The town of Hull, Massachusetts was re-designated as a Coast Guard city during a Recertification Ceremony, Sunday, at the Hull Lifesaving Museum.
Hull was initially designated in 2015 as the nation’s twenty first Coast Guard...
Coast Guard names Westport, WA, 28th Coast Guard City
Rear Adm. Melvin Bouboulis, Commander, 13th Coast Guard District, presides over an official Coast Guard City ceremony at the Westport Maritime Muse (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Diolanda Caballero)
ASTORIA, Ore. — The Coast Guard held a ceremony Saturday for the 28th Coast Guard City at the Westport Maritime Museum in Westport, Washington.
The City of Westport was originally...
New London’s Coast Guard City designation is renewed
WASHINGTON – The Coast Guard has formally re-designated the City of New London as a Coast Guard City.
The official presentation and celebration took place at City Pier, Thursday, May 20. The ceremony marked the second time New London has been honored. New London was originally designated as a Coast Guard City in 2015.
Established by Congress in 1998, a Coast Guard City is an honorary designation...
Coast Guard names two new Coast Guard Cities in Alaska, Washington
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Coast Guard has designated the cities of Cordova, Alaska, and Westport, Washington, as Coast Guard Cities through 2024.
A “Coast Guard City” designation highlights an enduring relationship a community has with its local Coast Guard facility and personnel. The Coast Guard values these connections and is proud to highlight the efforts these communities make to support the...
Coast Guard celebrates Independence Day at Alameda parade and festival
Vice Adm. Linda Fagan, commander Coast Guard Pacific Area, speaks to guests at the 4th annual Coast Guard Festival in Alameda, California, July 4, 2019. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Taylor Bacon/released)
ALAMEDA, Calif. — The Coast Guard participated in Alameda’s annual Fourth of July parade and Coast Guard Festival, Thursday, demonstrating the service’s heritage and...
Coast Guard redesignates Wilmington, NC as official Coast Guard City
WILMINGTON, N.C. – The Coast Guard formally recognized the city of Wilmington as a Coast Guard City Tuesday at Thalian Hall in Wilmington.
This marks the fourth time the city of Wilmington has been recognized by the service as an official Coast Guard City.
Capt. Bion Stewart, commander of Coast Guard Sector North Carolina, presented the letter from Adm. Karl L. Schultz, Coast Guard commandant,...
Coast Guard re-designates Eureka as official Coast Guard City
Coast Guard Capt. Greg Fuller, Coast Guard Sector Humboldt Bay commander, Capt. James Pruett, Coast Guard 11th District chief of staff, and Mayor Susan Seaman of Eureka, California (pictured left to right) pose together as they re-designate Eureka as a Coast Guard City, Feb. 22, 2019 in Eureka. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)
MCKINLEYVILLE, Calif. — The Coast Guard re-designated Eureka as an official...
Coast Guard, local partners to participate in Eureka Coast Guard City Days
MCKINLEYVILLE, Calif. — Coast Guard Sector Humboldt Bay and local partners are scheduled to participate in Coast Guard City Days events in celebration of the 18th anniversary of Eureka becoming the nation’s second official Coast Guard City.
The events include an interagency softball game and BBQ, a ceremony to dedicate the F Street Plaza in honor of the 18th anniversary of Eureka becoming the...