By Richard R. Burgess, Senior Editor ARLINGTON, Va. — With nearly $25 billion in reconciliation funding from Congress, the U.S. Coast Guard is moving out on some new programs and adding to others as it prepares for an expansion in numbers of cutters, aircraft, bases, and personnel, the…
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star Marks 50 years of Service, Begins Operation Deep Freeze 2026
From U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area, Jan. 23, 2026 SOUTHERN OCEAN — The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) began icebreaking operations in the Southern Ocean in support of Operation Deep Freeze 2026 and marked its 50th year of…
Coast Guard, CBP, Homeland Security Partner Agencies Interdict Drug Smuggling Vessel
From U.S. Coast Guard Southeast District, Jan. 22, 2026 SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A Coast Guard Station San Juan boat crew working with Homeland Security Task Force – San Juan Region partner agencies interdicted a drug smuggling vessel and apprehended…
Coast Guard Cutter Returns to Florida After Escorting Recently Seized Motor Tanker
Release From U.S. Coast Guard Southeast District CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Vigilant (WMEC 617) returned to Cape Canaveral on Friday after a 33-day patrol in the Caribbean Sea supporting operations Pacific Viper and Southern Spear. During the patrol,…
Fairbanks Morse Awards Contract to Welin Lambie for Launch-and-Recovery Davits for Coast Guard
Release From Fairbanks Morse Defense Fairbanks Morse Defense (FMD), today announced that Welin Lambie has been awarded an Indefinite Delivery Contract (IDC) to provide aftermarket support for Welin Lambie davits installed across the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) fleet. This contract ensures access…
Coast Guard Launches RAPTOR, Hosts Demonstration of Innovative Technology
Release From U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters WASHINGTON — The U.S. Coast Guard is proud to announce a bold new era in mission success, unveiling a rapid-response approach that identifies, prototypes and delivers breakthrough technologies to meet urgent operational needs and drives accelerated transition…
Lunday Sworn In as 28th Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard
From U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, Jan. 15, 2026 WASHINGTON – The United States Coast Guard held a formal swearing-in and assumption of command ceremony Jan. 15 for Adm. Kevin Lunday as the 28th Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard during an event…
Coast Guard Awards $200M Contract to Rebuild Station South Padre Island, Texas
From U.S. Coast Guard Heartland District, Jan. 14, 2026 WASHINGTON — The U.S. Coast Guard has awarded a $200 million design-build contract to The Haskell Company for the comprehensive recapitalization and expansion of Coast Guard Station South Padre Island in…
Cutter Alert Returns Home After Interdicting $18.4M in Narcotics During 45-day Patrol
Coast Guard Cutter Alert returns home after interdicting more than $18.4M in narcotics during 45-day patrol From U.S. Coast Guard Southeast District Cape Canaveral, Fla. — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Alert (WMEC 630) returned to their home port in…
Coast Guard Releases Force Design 2028 Initial Update, Highlights Return on Investment
Release From U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters WASHINGTON — The United States Coast Guard today released the Force Design 2028 Initial Update, detailing the reforms implemented since January 2025 and the significant, measurable impacts these changes have delivered for the American people. The update…
