Headquarters, U.S. Coast Guard, March 21, 2024 WASHINGTON — Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard, Admiral Linda L. Fagan, delivered the annual State of the Coast Guard Address at the Cannon House Office Building in Washington, DC Wednesday. Fagan expressed…
USCGC David Duren is the First of Three FRCs to be Homeported in Astoria, Oregon
LOCKPORT, Louisiana — Bollinger Shipyards recently delivered the USCGC David Duren to the U.S. Coast Guard in Key West, Florida. This is the 182nd vessel Bollinger has delivered to the U.S. Coast Guard over a 35-year period and the 56th Fast Response…
USCGC Frederick Hatch Supports Partners in Micronesia, Republic of Palau Under Operation Rematau
U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia/Sector Guam, March 14, 2024 SANTA RITA, Guam — The crew of the USCGC Frederick Hatch (WPC 1143) completed a significant operational patrol under Operation Rematau from Feb. 15 to March 4, 2024, reinforcing the U.S….
French Air Force crew trains at U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point
U.S. Coast Guard 14th District, March 11, 2024 HONOLULU – A crew from the French Air Force arrived at Air Station Barbers Point on March 4, 2024, for a week-long subject matter exchange with U.S. Coast Guard aircrews. The seven-member…
Canadian-led Combined Task Force 150 seizes 770 kg of methamphetamine in the Arabian Sea
By Combined Maritime Forces Public Affairs | March 09, 2024 MANAMA, Bahrain — A U.S. Coast Guard cutter operating under the Canadian-led Combined Task Force (CTF) 150 of Combined Maritime Forces seized 770 kg of methamphetamine from a dhow in the…
US Coast Guard Cutter Forward returns home to Virginia after lifesaving deployment
March 4, 2024 PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The crew of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Forward (WMEC 911) returned to their homeport in Portsmouth, Sunday, following a 75-day patrol of the Windward Passage. During the patrol, Forward’s crew intercepted five unlawful migrant…
USCGC Vigilant Assists in Interdicting 1,200 Pounds of Cocaine during Caribbean Deployment
March 4, 2024 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The crew of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Vigilant (WMEC 617) returned home to Cape Canaveral, Sunday, following a 60-day patrol in the Central and Eastern Caribbean. Deploying in support of Joint Interagency…
Coast Guard Cutter Alert Returns Home to Astoria for the Last Time
By U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area, Feb. 26, 2024 ASTORIA, Ore. – The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Alert (WMEC 630) and its crew returned to their homeport, Monday, after a 59-day counter-narcotics patrol in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. This patrol…
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star completes Operation Deep Freeze 2024 mission, departs Antarctica
Feb. 23, 2024 SOUTHERN OCEAN — The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) and crew departed McMurdo Station, Antarctica, Feb. 12, after operating for 51 days below the Antarctic Circle in support of Operation Deep Freeze 2024. The…
US Coast Guard Cutter Thetis Disrupts Illegal Narcotics Trafficking During Caribbean Deployment
Feb. 23, 2024 KEY WEST, Fla. – The crew of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Thetis (WMEC 910) returned to their homeport in Key West on Friday following a 62-day patrol in the Central Caribbean Sea. Thetis worked in support…