The Coast Guard was established on January 28, 1915. 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
Remembering Air Station Cape Cod's Only Fatal Helicopter Crash
Coast Guard helicopter 1432 was 180 miles southeast of Cape Cod when it inexplicably dropped into the sea and flipped over.
Judge: Man Who Murdered Wife on Boat Must Pay Restitution to Coast Guard
Leclair is serving life in prison without parole for first-degree murder in the death of his wife.
Coast Guard Responds After 2 Men Hurled Off Tanker in Bizarre Accident
A Coast Guard cutter was 20 miles away and rushed to the scene.
Lockheed Pledges $1 Million to Coast Guard Museum Project
The company will have a wing of the museum named after it called the Lockheed Martin Saving Lives by Air Gallery.
Pence Thanks Coast Guardsmen for Working Without Pay During Shutdown
Pence addressed about 100 Coast Guardsmen and other Department of Homeland Security officials at Coast Guard Base Portsmouth.
Coast Guard Offloads 17 Tons of Seized Cocaine Worth $466M
The drugs seized in 21 separate operations in international waters off Mexico and Central and South America were offloaded.
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A Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station Savannah hoists an 80-year-old woman Sunday, Jan..
A U.S. Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from Air Station Elizabeth City, North Carolina, medevacs a woman from.
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf (WMSL-750), a 418-foot national security cutter, departed Alameda Jan. 20, 2019, for a patrol.
The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Robert Yered (WPC-1104) were on a patrol in the Florida Straights at.
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