Release from Coast Guard 14th District ***** SANTA RITA, Guam — Marking the culmination of a 46-day patrol, the USCGC Myrtle Hazard (WPC 1139) crew completed a series of operations in partnership with Papua New Guinea and other regional allies,…
U.S. Coast Guard Leads Multi-Agency Operation Safeguarding Cargo Transport at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach
Release from Coast Guard District Eleven ***** Sept. 22, 2023 SAN PEDRO, Calif. – The U.S. Coast Guard coordinated and participated in a Multi-Agency Strike Force Operation (MASFO) at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach on Wednesday, September…
Coast Guard offloads more than $160 million in illegal narcotics
Release from U.S. Coast Guard 7th District ***** Coast Guard 7th District MIAMI — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Confidence offloaded more than 12,100 pounds of cocaine worth more than $160 million in Miami, Tuesday. Coast Guard and partner…
US Coast Guard Cutter Thetis nabs $70 million in illegal narcotics during 55-day patrol
Release From USCG News ***** KEY WEST, Fla. – The crew of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Thetis (WMEC 910) returned home to Key West, Friday, following a 55-day patrol in the Western Caribbean Sea and Eastern Pacific Ocean. Patrolling in…
First missionized Coast Guard HC-27J completes inaugural flight
U.S. Coast Guard Release ***** Sept. 6, 2023 — The Coast Guard successfully performed the first flight of the newly missionized HC-27J prototype aircraft, CGNR 2712, today at Naval Air Station (NAS) Patuxent River, Maryland. The milestone flight is part…
Vigor Begins Work on USCGC John McCormick at Ketchikan Shipyard
Release from Vigor ***** Ketchikan-based cutter to undergo repairs and maintenance at local facility KETCHIKAN, Alaska (September 12, 2023) – The U.S Coast Guard has awarded Vigor Alaska, a Titan company, a contract to perform maintenance and repairs on U.S….
USS Milwaukee (LCS 5) Decommissions
Release from Littoral Combat Ship Squadron Two ***** 11 September 2023 NAVAL STATION MAYPORT (Sept. 8, 2023) – Freedom-variant littoral combat ship (LCS) USS Milwaukee (LCS 5) was decommissioned in Mayport, Fla., September 8. As an operational unit, Milwaukee and…
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Tampa and Crew Return to Home Port Following 67-day Patrol in the Florida Straits and Windward Passage
Release from U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area ***** U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Tampa and crew return to home port following 67-day patrol in the Florida Straits and Windward Passage PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Tampa (WMEC…
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Resolute returns home following 67-day Caribbean patrol
Release from U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area ***** Aug. 31, 2023 U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The crew of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Resolute (WMEC 620) returned to their home port in St. Petersburg, Thursday, following…
Coast Guard transfers custody of 3 suspected smugglers, offloads $19 million in seized cocaine in San Juan, Puerto Rico
Release from U.S. Coast Guard 7th District ***** SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Donald Horsley (WPC – 1117) offloaded approximately 1,709 pounds of seized cocaine and transferred custody of three suspected male smugglers…
