From U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters Public Affairs, July 3, 2025 WASHINGTON — The U.S. Coast Guard announced Thursday the renaming of its operational districts from numerical to geographic designations, a key initiative under Force Design 2028 (FD2028). This strategic change,…
Coast Guard offloads more than $20 million in illicit drugs interdicted in Caribbean Sea
From Coast Guard 7th District, July 2, 2025 MIAMI – U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Northland’s crew offloaded approximately 2,220 pounds of cocaine and 3,320 pounds of marijuana worth an estimated $20.1 million, Wednesday, at Coast Guard Base Miami Beach. The seized contraband…
USCGC Vigorous Returns Home After 51-Day Counter-Migration Patrol in Windward Passage
From U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area, July 1, 2025 PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Vigorous (WMEC 627) returned to their home port in Portsmouth, Tuesday, following a 51-day patrol in the Windward Passage. Vigorous deployed in…
Securing the Backbone: The Defense Industrial Base
By Ryan Caughill, President, Western New York Council, Navy League of the United States. “You can’t fight tomorrow’s war with yesterday’s plans.” In the summer of 2018, I completed my internship at Moog Inc., one of the United States’ premier…
Coast Guard Reports Fewest Boating Fatalities in More Than 50 Years
From U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, July 1, 2025 WASHINGTON — The U.S. Coast Guard released its 2024 Recreational Boating Statistics Report Tuesday. The report records the fewest boating fatalities since the Service began collecting statistics more than 50 years ago. …
USCGC Stratton Concludes Joint Operations with Japan, Philippine Coast Guards
From U.S. Coast Guard 14th District, June 26, 2025 KAGOSHIMA, Japan – U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stratton (WMSL 752) departed Kagoshima June 20, following in-port and at-sea engagements with Japan Coast Guard (JCG), Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), and Japan government…
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy Departs Seattle for Months-Long Arctic Deployment
From U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area, June 25, 2025 SEATTLE — The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy (WAGB 20) departed Seattle Thursday, beginning its annual Arctic deployment. The crew aboard Healy, a 420-foot icebreaker, will support two distinct high-latitude missions to…
U.S. Coast Guard, USS Sampson Conduct Drug Interdiction In Eastern Pacific
From U.S. Fleet Forces Command, June 26, 2025 PACIFIC OCEAN – U.S. Coast Guard and U.S. Navy interdicted three suspected drug smugglers and more than 7,850 pounds of cocaine, with an assessed wholesale value of approximately $58.1 million, in the…
Coast Guard Cutter Campbell Returns Home After 62-Day Patrol in the Windward Passage
From U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area, Junne 23, 2025 NEWPORT, R.I. — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Campbell (WMEC 909) returned to their home port in Newport, Friday, following a 62-day patrol in the Windward Passage. Campbell deployed in support…
USCGC Stratton Arrives in Kagoshima, Leads Joint Operations with Partner Coast Guards
From U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area, June 20 2025 KAGOSHIMA, Japan – U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stratton (WMSL 752) arrived in Kagoshima, Japan, June 16 to conduct the first-ever trilateral operations between the U.S. Coast Guard, Japan Coast Guard (JCG)…
