From U.S. Coast Guard Northwest District, Sept. 25, 2025 SEATTLE — After 308 days away from its Seattle home port, the 49-year-old U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) and crew returned home Tuesday. Upon completing Operation Deep Freeze (ODF)…
Coast Guard offloads more than $156 million worth of cocaine in San Diego
SAN DIEGO — The crew of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Midgett (WMSL 757) offloads approximately 21,126 pounds of cocaine, with an estimated value of more than $156.4 million, Thursday in San Diego. The offload resulted from four separate interdictions of…
Coast Guard Offloads Nearly $65M in Illicit Narcotics Interdicted in Western Caribbean Sea
From U.S. Coast Guard Southeast District, Sept. 24, 2025 ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Diligence (WMEC 616) offloaded approximately 8,700 pounds of cocaine worth an estimated $64.5 million, Monday, at Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg. Diligence…
Coast Guard to Invest $350M in Robotics, Autonomous Systems
From Headquarters, U.S. Coast Guard, Sept. 24, 2025 WASHINGTON — The Coast Guard announced Wednesday it will invest nearly $350 million to expand robotics and autonomous systems, strengthening mission execution and operational capabilities. The funding, provided under the One Big Beautiful…
Coast Guard Prepares for Aircraft Fleet Expansions with Awards for Engines, Radar
Release From Headquarters, U.S. Coast Guard WASHINGTON — The Coast Guard recently completed contract actions aimed at accelerating delivery of new MH-60 medium-range recovery helicopters and HC-130J long-range surveillance aircraft and expanding mission capabilities of the expanded aviation fleet. On…
Coast Guard Awards Contract to support Mariner Credentialing Program Modernization
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Coast Guard awarded a blanket purchase agreement Sept. 12 to Stealth Solutions Inc. to modernize the service’s Mariner Credentialing Program (MCP) information technology system and support revitalization of the maritime workforce and industry. The MCP is…
Coast Guard Cutter Alert Returns to Florida Following 58-Day Patrol
From U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area, Sept. 19, 2025 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Alert (WMEC 630) returned to their home port in Cape Canaveral, Friday, following a 58-day Windward Passage patrol. Alert’s crew…
U.S. Coast Guard Awards Contract for Reconstruction of Pier 1 at Coast Guard Yard
From U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, Sept. 17, 2025 WASHINGTON — The Coast Guard awarded a contract valued at nearly $11 million to Ocean Construction Services Inc. on Sept. 9 for comprehensive modifications to Pier 1 at the Coast Guard Yard…
Coast Guard Seizes 75,000 Pounds of Cocaine Through Operation Pacific Viper
From U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area, Sept. 18, 2025 WASHINGTON — The U.S. Coast Guard announced Thursday it has seized more than 75,000 pounds of cocaine in the Eastern Pacific Ocean since launching Operation Pacific Viper in early August, averaging over…
Coast Guard Cutter Spencer returns home to Portsmouth, Virginia after 83-day maritime border security patrol in the Caribbean Sea, Windward Passage
From U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area, Sept. 18, 2025 PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Spencer (WMEC 905) returned to their home port in Portsmouth, Wednesday, concluding an 83-day maritime border security patrol in the Caribbean Sea…
