William Thiesen
U.S. Coast Guard Commemorates the 80th Anniversary of Pearl Harbor
In his war declaration speech, President Franklin Roosevelt labeled Dec. 7, 1941, as a “date that will live in infamy.&rdquo...
Catching Rumrunners: How Prohibition Built the Modern Coast Guard
[Prohibition] was a hard unremitting war with few of the rewards normally accompanying performance of such duty. Yet under the law...
150 Years of U.S. Arctic Operations
If you are subjected to miserable discomforts, or even if you suffer, it must be regarded as all right and simply a part of life;...
Profile: Rear Adm. Edward “Iceberg” Smith and the Greenland Patrol
"To the officers of the Greenland Patrol vessels: This is your command. Your first command. Your first great chance. It is ha...
U.S. Coast Guard Celebrates its 230th Anniversary
"A few armed vessels, judiciously stationed at the entrances of our ports, might at a small expense be made useful sentinels...
75 Years Ago: The Last Nazi U-Boat Surrenders
Described as a “lanky, hawk-faced man,” Charles Eliot Winslow was born in 1909 and grew up in the Boston area. He pref...
The USCG and the Amphibious Assault on Saipan
His courage and conduct throughout were in keeping with the highest traditions of the naval service. – Adm. Chester W....
100 Years of Coast Guard Chief Petty Officers
In 1915, President Woodrow Wilson signed into law the establishment the United States Coast Guard, a new military agency comprised...
The 10th Anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon Spill
"Even Exxon Valdez pales in comparison to the volume, scale, number of Coast Guard resources, how much time has been devoted...
55 Years Ago, the U.S. Coast Guard Joined the Fight in Vietnam
"I want to make sure that the Coast Guard people in Vietnam know that I am hearing about them often and that I am pleased wit...