From Public Affairs Detachment Tampa Bay, March 13, 2024 CLEARWATER, Fla. — The Coast Guard held a ribbon-cutting ceremony, Wednesday, marking the official opening of the new Coast Guard Station Fort Myers Beach facility. Rear Adm. Amy Grable, assistant commandant,…
USCG Cutter Diligence Returns Home Following Gulf of Mexico Fisheries Patrol and Response to Francis Scott Key Bridge Collapse
U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area, May 6, 2024 PENSACOLA, Fla. — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Diligence (WMEC 616) returned to their home port in Pensacola April 27 after a two-month deployment spent conducting a living marine resources patrol in…
USCGC Active Returns from Eastern Pacific Patrol; One Life Saved, $50.8M of Cocaine Interdicted
U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area, May 3, 2024 PORT ANGELES, Wash. — The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Active (WMEC 618) and crew returned home to Port Angeles Friday after completing a 54-day multi-mission patrol in support of a Joint Interagency Task…
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Anacapa Decommissioned after 34 Years of Service
From U.S. Coast Guard 13th District, April 29, 2024 SEATTLE — The Coast Guard decommissioned the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Anacapa (WPB 1335) during a ceremony, Friday, in Port Angeles, Washington. Rear Adm. Charles Fosse, commander, Coast Guard 13th District, presided over…
Coast Guard Cutter Orcas Decommissioned After 35 Years of Service in Coos Bay, Oregon
U.S. Coast Guard 13th District, April 23, 2024 COOS BAY, Ore. – The Coast Guard decommissioned the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Orcas (WPB1327) during a ceremony, Tuesday. Rear Adm. Charles Fosse, the commander of the Thirteenth Coast Guard District, presided…
Coast Guard Station Kodiak Retires its MH-65 Dolphin Helicopters After 36 Years of Service in Alaska
U.S. Coast Guard 17th District Public Affairs, April 24,2024 KODIAK, Alaska – The Coast Guard retired the Air Station Kodiak MH-65 Dolphin helicopter fleet during a ceremony, Tuesday. Capt. Timothy Williams, commanding officer of Air Station Kodiak, presided over the…
US Coast Guard Cutter Dauntless returns home after 61-day Operation Vigilant Sentry patrol
U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area, April 24, 2024 PENSACOLA, Fla. — The crew of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Dauntless (WMEC 624) returned to their home port in Pensacola, Wednesday, following a 61-day patrol in the Windward Passage and Florida Straits….
Coast Guard Interdiction Leads to the Apprehension of 3 Wanted U.S. Citizens
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Winslow Griesser interdicted an unlawful migration voyage in the Mona Passage, Friday. Following the interdiction, Dominican Republic Navy authorities detained three U.S. citizens, who reportedly are affiliated with…
USCG Commissions Newest National Security Cutter Named for first Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard
U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area, April 20, 2024 NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — The Coast Guard welcomed its newest cutter into the fleet, the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Calhoun (WMSL 759), Saturday, during a commissioning ceremony at Coast Guard Base Charleston,…
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stratton Returns Home Following 111-day Alaskan Deployment
U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area, April 22, 2024 ALAMEDA, Calif. – U.S. Coast Guard Coast Guard Cutter Stratton (WMSL 752) and crew returned to home port in Alameda, Monday, following a 111-day deployment to the Bering Sea in support of…
