From U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area, June 17, 2025 NAVAL STATION MAYPORT, Fla. — The Coast Guard held a heritage recognition ceremony, Tuesday, in Jacksonville to honor the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Valiant (WMEC 621) and recognize its more than 57…
Airspace around Coast Guard Cutters Now Restricted for Drones
By Richard R. Burgess, Senior Editor ARLINGTON, Va. — The Federal Aviation Administration has declared the airspace in the vicinity of U.S. Coast Guard cutters to be restricted airspace to unmanned aerial systems (UAS). In a June 16 directive from…
USCGC Harriet Lane Conducts Law Enforcement Operations with Cook Islands Partners
From Coast Guard 14th District External Affairs, June 16, 2025 RAROTONGA, Cook Islands – The U.S. Coast Guard concluded bilateral maritime law enforcement operations alongside Cook Islands law enforcement partners offshore Rarotonga Friday. The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Harriet…
USS Cole Assists Royal Canadian Navy, U.S. Coast Guard, Transfer Intercepted Contraband
13 June 2025 From U.S. Northern Command, U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command Public Affairs CARIBBEAN SEA – The Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Cole (DDG 67), supporting maritime southern border operations, conducted a hold-and-transfer of 245 kilograms of contraband…
Coast Guard Offloads More than $138M in Drug Interdictions in Caribbean Sea
From U.S. Coast Guard 7th District, June 6, 2025 MIAMI –U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Valiant’s crew offloaded 17,450 pounds of cocaine and 2,585 pounds of marijuana worth $132 million, Friday, at Port Everglades. U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Vigorous crew offloaded…
Latest Polar Icebreaker USCGC Storis Departs on First Voyage
From U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, June 4, 2025 PASCAGOULA, Mississippi – The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Storis (WAGB 21), the Coast Guard’s first polar icebreaker acquired in more than 25 years, departed on its initial voyage to safeguard U.S. sovereign…
Coast Guard Cutter Diligence Returns Home After 61-day Counter-Drug and Fisheries Patrol
From U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area, June 2, 2025 PENSACOLA, Fla. — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Diligence (WMEC 616) returned to their home port in Pensacola, May 21, following a 61-day patrol in the Caribbean Sea and Gulf of America,…
Coast Guard Cutter William Hart Returns Home
Coast Guard 14th District External Affairs, May 31, 2025 HONOLULU – The crew of Coast Guard Cutter William Hart (WPC 1134) returned to Honolulu Saturday following a 46-day patrol in support of Coast Guard District Fourteen’s Operation Blue Pacific in…
USS Gravely and U.S. Coast Guard Conduct Drug Interdiction in Caribbean Sea
by U.S. 2nd Fleet Public Affairs, May 29, 2025 CARIBBEAN SEA — The Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Gravely (DDG 107) seized an estimated 860 pounds of illegal drugs from a vessel in the Caribbean Sea, May 25. The…
Leidos Acquires Kudu Dynamics, Advancing AI Capabilities For Cyber Warfighters
RESTON, Va. (May 28, 2025) – Leidos (NYSE:LDOS) announced today that it has acquired Kudu Dynamics, accelerating Leidos’ rapid scaling of artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled cyber capabilities for defense, intelligence and homeland security customers. Leidos’ extensive current AI-enabled cyber offerings arm…
