From Coast Guard Headquarters Public Affairs, Jan. 25, 2025 SAN DIEGO – Today, the Coast Guard conducted several Alien Expulsion Flight Operations between California and Texas, in coordination with U.S. Customs and Border Protection. “In accordance with the President’s Executive Orders,…
President Trump Removes Coast Guard Commandant
President Trump’s new administration has removed Admiral Linda L. Fagan as commandant of the Coast Guard, an early end to the tenure of the first female to head a U.S. military branch. The removal, on Trump’s first full day back…
Florida-Based Cutter Returns Home After 40-day Patrol in the Eastern Pacific Ocean
From U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area, Jan. 13, 2025 ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Venturous (WMEC 625) returned to their home port in St. Petersburg, Dec. 11, following a 40-day patrol in the Eastern Pacific…
Teledyne FLIR Defense Awarded $74 Million IDIQ Contract to Modernize U.S. Coast Guard Surveillance Systems
Company has provided Coast Guard imaging solutions used for search & rescue and other maritime missions for 20 years From Teledyne FLIR Defense, Jan. 13, 2025 BOSTON, Mass., January 13, 2025 ― Teledyne FLIR Defense, part of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated (NYSE:TDY),…
U.S. Coast Guard Refits Commercial Icebreaker Aiviq for Service as USCG Storis
The Coast Guard awarded a contract Nov. 20 to Offshore Service Vessels LLC, of Cut Off, Louisiana, to acquire the motor vessel (M/V) Aiviq, a 360-foot U.S.-built polar class 3-equivalent icebreaker, U.S. Coast Guard Media Relations said in an Dec. 16 email….
A Week in the Life of Protecting American Fish and Seafood
From U.S. Coast Guard 5th District, Dec. 18,2024 PHILADELPHIA – One hundred miles off the New Jersey coastline, the waters were vast and seemingly endless. To the untrained eye, it was a serene stretch of blue, a world away from…
Coast Guard Cutter Alert Completes First Patrol After Relocating to East Coast
From U.S. Coast Guard 7th District, Dec. 9, 2024 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Alert (WMEC 630) returned home to Cape Canaveral, Thursday, following a 60-day patrol in the Florida Straits. This marked the cutter’s…
Task Force 51/5-Led Operation Leads to Seizure of Narcotics At Sea
By Commander U.S. Naval Forces Central Command Public Affairs | December 06, 2024 U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS — The boarding team discovered and seized 5,316.1 kilograms of hashish, 181.4 kilograms of heroin and 1.3 kilograms of methamphetamine and, after…
Coast Guard Cutter Hamilton Offloads $182.8M In Counternarcotics At Port Everglades
From Coast Guard 7th District, Dec. 3, 2024 MIAMI – Coast Guard Cutter Hamilton’s crew offloaded more than 16,100 pounds of cocaine worth an assessed street value of approximately $182.8 million in Port Everglades, Monday. The crew worked alongside interagency and…
Coast Guard Heavy Icebreaker Departs Seattle for Deployment Bound for Antarctica
From U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area, Nov. 26, 2024 SEATTLE – The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) and crew departed Seattle, Friday, beginning their deployment to Antarctica in support of Operation Deep Freeze. Operation Deep Freeze (ODF)…
