Coast Guard Battles Winter Ice on Great Lakes Two Coast Guard cutters — the Mackinaw and the Neah Bay — broke ice so other ships could continue moving or reach safe harbor...
Coast Guard Begins Upgrades to Puget Sound Homeport for New Polar Security Cutters The U.S. Coast Guard announced that it will spend up to $137 million to modernize its Base Seattle to homeport new, larger...
Coast Guard Commissions New Icebreaker, Sends it Directly to Sea The scheduled ceremony corresponded with the largest deployment ever of Chinese research vessels to the Arctic.
Coast Guard Temporarily Relieves Commanding Officer of Cutter Tampa Cmdr. Walter Krolman, who has led the medium endurance cutter Tampa for two years, was relieved for "loss of confidence,"...
New York Soldier Killed in Afghanistan Will Finally Receive Medal of Honor Advocates pushed for years for Michael Ollis to receive the nation's highest honor. On Tuesday, their dream became a reality.
Hundreds Turn Out to Honor Navy Veteran Who Would Have Been Buried Alone Hundreds of strangers filled a Pennsylvania church to ensure a U.S. Navy veteran who died without family received the send...
Why Some Disabled Veterans Can't Get Both VA Disability and Military Retirement Pay Military service members planning medical retirement face a critical decision point at the 20-year mark.
How a Wounded Pigeon Named Cher Ami Saved the Lost Battalion in WWI A wounded pigeon named Cher Ami helped save a battalion of American soldiers, becoming one of the most recognized animals in...
This 20-Year-Old Sacrificed His Life and Became the First Black Marine Medal of Honor Recipient Every February, Black History Month shines a light on Americans whose contributions shaped the nation. One belongs to Pfc...
