From U.S. Coast Guard District 7, March 6, 2025 MIAMI – U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Valiant’s crew offloaded approximately 12,470 pounds of cocaine, Thursday, worth an estimated $141.4 million at Coast Guard Base Miami Beach. The seized contraband was the…
Unified Response: An Inside Look at 300 Coast Guardsmen responding to Potomac Plane Crash
WASHINGTON — On the evening of January 29, while most of the city slept, hundreds of Coast Guardsmen from across the East Coast deployed to the Potomac River, ready to face the unimaginable. Crew members launched from Coast Guard Station…
President Says Military Recruiting Up, So Too Will Be American Shipbuilding, ‘Golden Dome’
March 5, 2025 | By C. Todd Lopez, DoD News During his first address to a joint session of Congress, March 4, 2025, President Donald J. Trump said that the changes he’s made since his inauguration in January have enhanced recruiting within the…
Coast Guard Teams Deploy to American Samoa to Patrol Border, Conduct Boardings
From Coast Guard District 14 External Affairs, March 4, 2025 HONOLULU – Coast Guard Maritime Safety and Security Team Honolulu personnel and a boarding team from Coast Guard Sector Honolulu deployed to American Samoa from Feb. 10-27 to protect the…
USCGC Vigorous Returns After Alien Interdiction Operations, Maritime Border Security Patrol
From U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area, March 5, 2025 PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Vigorous (WMEC 627) returned to their homeport in Portsmouth, Wednesday, following a 46-day maritime border security patrol in the Florida Straits. Vigorous deployed…
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Visits Australia, Furthers Collaboration and Maritime Security
From U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area, March 4, 2025 SYDNEY – The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Midgett (WMSL 757) recently completed a port call in Sydney, Feb. 25, 2025, conducting several engagements with Australian partners that strengthened ties and furthered…
Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Gerczak Returns Home Following 37-Day Law Enforcement Patrol in American Samoa
From U.S. Coast Guard District 14 External Affairs, Feb. 23, 2025 HONOLULU – The crew of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Gerczak (WPC 1126) returned home to Honolulu Saturday following a 37-day territorial integrity patrol along the U.S. maritime…
Coast Guard Cutter Returns to Washington Following Law Enforcement Patrol
From U.S. Coast Guard 13th District, Feb. 14, 2025 PORT ANGELES, Wash. – The crew of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Active (WMEC 618) returned home to Port Angeles, Friday following a 65-day law enforcement patrol off the coast of Southern…
Coast Guard Offloads More Than $275 Million Worth Of Illegal Cocaine In San Diego
U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Southwest, Feb. 13, 2025 SAN DIEGO — The crew of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Waesche (WMSL 751) offloaded approximately 37,256 pounds of cocaine, with an estimated value of more than $275 million, on Thursday in…
CMF’s Combined Task Force 150 Carries Out First Drug Interdiction with New Zealand In Command
From U.S. 5th Fleet, Feb. 11, 2025 MANAMA, Bahrain — A U.S. Coast Guard fast-response cutter, working in direct support of New Zealand-led Combined Task Force (CTF) 150 of Combined Maritime Forces, seized nearly 2,400 kilograms of illegal drugs from…
