The Coast Guard was established on Aug. 4, 1790. The Coast Guard is charged with maritime security, safety, and stewardship. While the Coast Guard operates under the Department of Homeland Security during peacetime, during times of war, it can be transferred to the Department of the Navy, as it did in WWI and WWII.
The Coast Guard is comprised of approximately 40,000 active duty personnel supported by an additional 7,000 reservists.
Coast Guard News
Hoax Maydays Cost Coast Guard, Endanger Lives
Chief Warrant Officer John Roberts said fabricated distress calls waste valuable search-and-rescue resources.
US Attorney: Man Convicted in Alaska Coast Guard Killings
A jury has convicted a former U.S. Coast Guard civilian technician of murder and weapons charges.
Coast Guard Academy's Class of 1976 Celebrate One of Their Own
Paul Langlois doesn't know how he's still alive.
Coast Guard Lieutenant Pleads Guilty to Gun and Drug Crimes
Hasson’s public defender issued a statement saying his case had been “mischaracterized and sensationalized.”
Coast Guard Changes Policy to Permit Hand, Finger Tattoos
For the second time in two years, the Coast Guard is relaxing its policy on tattoos.
Official: Exam Doesn't Find Cause of Deadly Boat Fire
Investigators could not determine what ignited the fire that killed 34 people off the Southern California coast.
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A Coast Guard HC-130J Hercules aircrew safely lands on the runway at Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City, North...
A boarding team from the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Valiant board a semi-submersible vessel suspected of smuggling cocaine in...
Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point aircrews and Coast Guard surface assets respond to a vessel fire aboard the...
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