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U.S. Coast Guard Responds to Deadly Surge in Migration at Sea

Published Jan 29, 2023 5:56 PM by U.S. Coast Guard News

Posted in: Government

[By PO1 Nicole J. Groll] Homeland Security Task Force – Southeast's Operation Vigilant Sentry was first approved in 2...

USCGA Partners With Harrison Fitch Fund to Right a Historic Wrong

Published Dec 16, 2022 6:27 PM by U.S. Coast Guard News

Posted in: Government

Nearly 90 years after a racist incident, the U.S. Coast Guard Academy and the keepers of the legacy of an African-American trailbl...

Thanksgiving Rescue: How Six Students Saved the Crew of the Calumet

Published Nov 24, 2022 4:20 PM by U.S. Coast Guard News

Posted in: Tugs & Salvage

[By Cmdr. Timothy R. Dring, retired U.S. Naval reserve, U.S. Life-Saving Service Heritage Association] Lawrence Oscar Lawson wa...

The U.S. Coast Guard's Role at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

Published Nov 14, 2022 2:20 PM by U.S. Coast Guard News

Posted in: Government

[By Nora L. Chidlow] On May 27, 1958, the Coast Guard Cutter Ingham quietly escorted the Navy destroyer USS Blandy up the Potom...

Coast Guard Sharpshooters Recognized for Two Hits in One Interdiction

Published Sep 14, 2022 5:47 PM by U.S. Coast Guard News

Posted in: Government

[By Annie Sheehan, USCG Staff Writer] The Coast Guard Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron (HITRON) — the world&rsqu...

Remembering D-Day: CG-16 and the Matchbox Fleet

Published Jun 12, 2022 3:49 PM by U.S. Coast Guard News

Posted in: Tugs & Salvage

[By PO1 Corinne L. Zilnicki, U.S. Coast Guard Historian’s Office] The night of the invasion was unbelievable. T...

Profile: Fletch Burton, a Hero of the D-Day Landings

Published Jun 1, 2022 11:42 PM by U.S. Coast Guard News

Posted in: Tugs & Salvage

[By Theodore L. Bracken] Born in Providence, R.I., on Aug. 19, 1922, Fletcher P. Burton, Jr., also known as “Fletch,&rdqu...

Titanic at 110: The Legacy of the International Ice Patrol

Published May 29, 2022 11:23 PM by U.S. Coast Guard News

Posted in: Tugs & Salvage

[By PO3 Kimberly Reaves] Water stretches as far as the eye can see, and the air is chilled. The ocean’s surface is s...

"The Land Turned to Liquid": The USCG's Response to the Alaska Quake

Published Apr 17, 2022 11:02 PM by U.S. Coast Guard News

Posted in: Government

[By Beth L. Crumley, Assistant Historian, United States Coast Guard] The land turned to liquid. A long slice of the seaward edg...

Miraculous Rescue: Remembering the Alaska Ranger

Published Mar 27, 2022 7:24 PM by U.S. Coast Guard News

Posted in: Tugs & Salvage

[By Petty Officer 1st Class Richard W. Brahm, United States Coast Guard] Mayday, mayday, mayday. United States Coast Guard, thi...

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