(U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Frank Iannazzo-Simmons) Multiple Coast Guard veterans groups are praising a bipartisan effort in the Senate to make sure Coasties get paid during the ...

The Eagle will keep a busy schedule, including five Sail250 events marking the national birthday in New Orleans, Norfolk, ...

As the commanding officer of Coast Guard Group Port Angeles prepares to leave his post for headquarters in Washington, D.C., the incoming leader is getting a whirlwind introduction to the North ...

Unless something changes fast, the Coast Guard won't be able to send life-saving helicopters into action. Trouble with the U.S. Coast Guard’s emblematic fleet of 135 lifesaving, smuggler-hunting and ...

About 41,000 active-duty men and women serve in the Coast Guard, the smallest branch of the U.S. armed forces and one that stands as the nation's first line of defense against maritime threats. It is ...

Early on May 23, U.S. Coast Guard watchstanders at the Joint Harbor Operations Center in San Diego tracked a vessel crossing into U.S. waters off Southern California. A Maritime Safety and Security ...

In a surprise move, the U.S. Coast Guard abruptly cut the service life of their MH-60T Jayhawk Medium Range Recovery Helicopters from 20,000 hours to 19,000. As a result, six high-hour aircraft were ...

In a stunning and hasty reversal, the U.S. Coast Guard announced late Thursday that swastikas and nooses are prohibited hate symbols - erasing an attempt to soften their definition after the plan ...

Wil Milam, 39, is a rescue swimmer for the U.S. Coast Guard in Kodiak, Alaska, which means he spends most of his time jumping out of helicopters to help fishermen who break bones and pilots who crash ...

Coast Guard plans call for procuring a combination of National Security Cutters (NSCs), Offshore Patrol Cutters (OPCs) and Fast Response Cutters (FRCs) as replacements for 90 earlier-generation Coast ...