U.S. Coast Guard News
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...
USCG Changes Cutter Berthing to Open More Leadership Roles to Women
[By Daniel Henry, U.S. Coast Guard Sector New York] When Chief Petty Officer Ryan Burger was installed as the officer-in-charge...
The 60th Anniversary of the Triumph-Mermaid Tragedy
[By Daryl C. McClary, United States Coast Guard reserve retired] At approximately 4:15 p.m., on Thursday, Jan. 12, 1961, Coast...
Seaman Dankner and the African-American Role in the WWII Coast Guard
[By Cmdr. William A. McKinstry] When the United States entered World War II, it became clear that for the nation to prevail, it...
U.S. Coast Guard Sets Up Elite Cyber Team to Hack Its Own Systems
[By Kathy Murray] Last month, intruders hacked into a Coast Guard network. Instead of being alarmed by the incursion, cybersecu...
Seeing Through the Hull: Drones are Turbocharging Search and Rescue
[By Kathy Murray] Shortly after Hurricane Ida tore through Louisiana at the end of August, the Coast Guard’s Gulf Strike...
Cold War Cutter Courier: A “Valiant Fighter in the Cause of Freedom”
[By Jennifer A. Gaudio, Aubrey Houck, and The Courier Association] I am speaking to you today from a ship. It is a special kind...
Cesar Romero: Hollywood Star, WWII Seaman
[By Nora L. Chidlow] In the pre-dawn hours of June 15, 1944, American cannon fire fell from the sky and Allied aircraft dived t...
How the Fishing Fleet Served the U.S. Coast Guard in WWII
[By J. Edwin Nieves, public affairs officer, Coast Guard Auxiliary Division 6] In the early days of World War II, demand skyroc...
Merle Smith, First African-American USCG Academy Graduate, Dies at 76
A pioneer, commander, lawyer, athlete, husband, father, and friend are words that describe Cmdr. Merle Smith, Jr. The first Africa...