U.S. Coast Guard News
Thanksgiving Rescue: How Six Students Saved the Crew of the Calumet
[By Cmdr. Timothy R. Dring, retired U.S. Naval reserve, U.S. Life-Saving Service Heritage Association] Lawrence Oscar Lawson wa...
The U.S. Coast Guard's Role at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
[By Nora L. Chidlow] On May 27, 1958, the Coast Guard Cutter Ingham quietly escorted the Navy destroyer USS Blandy up the Potom...
Coast Guard Sharpshooters Recognized for Two Hits in One Interdiction
[By Annie Sheehan, USCG Staff Writer] The Coast Guard Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron (HITRON) — the world&rsqu...
Remembering D-Day: CG-16 and the Matchbox Fleet
[By PO1 Corinne L. Zilnicki, U.S. Coast Guard Historian’s Office] The night of the invasion was unbelievable. T...
Profile: Fletch Burton, a Hero of the D-Day Landings
[By Theodore L. Bracken] Born in Providence, R.I., on Aug. 19, 1922, Fletcher P. Burton, Jr., also known as “Fletch,&rdqu...
Titanic at 110: The Legacy of the International Ice Patrol
[By PO3 Kimberly Reaves] Water stretches as far as the eye can see, and the air is chilled. The ocean’s surface is s...
"The Land Turned to Liquid": The USCG's Response to the Alaska Quake
[By Beth L. Crumley, Assistant Historian, United States Coast Guard] The land turned to liquid. A long slice of the seaward edg...
Miraculous Rescue: Remembering the Alaska Ranger
[By Petty Officer 1st Class Richard W. Brahm, United States Coast Guard] Mayday, mayday, mayday. United States Coast Guard, thi...
U.S. Coast Guard Academy Set to Graduate its First Cyber Specialists
[By Petty Officer 2nd Class Hunter Medley] To enhance the Coast Guard’s capabilities in the cyber realm and to protect th...
On Annual Inspection Tour, USCG Witnesses Climate Change in Alaska
[By Petty Officer 1st Class Nate Littlejohn] 2021 marked a milestone for the Coast Guard’s Marine Safety Task Force initi...