Release from U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area ***** ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – The crew of the USCGC Resolute (WMEC 620) returned to their home port in St. Petersburg, Tuesday, following a 63-day patrol in the Gulf of Mexico, Florida Straits and…
USCGC Forward returns home following counterdrug patrol in the Caribbean Sea
Release from U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area ***** April 24, 2023 PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The crew of the USCGC Forward (WMEC 911) returned to their home port in Portsmouth, Saturday, following a multi-week training exercise and counterdrug deployment in the…
USCGC Stone returns home following 105-day multi-mission patrol
Release from the U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area ************** NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — The crew of the USCGC Stone (WMSL 758) returned to their home port in North Charleston, Sunday, following a 105-day patrol in the South Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea…
Coast Guard Cutter Active returns home following a 76-day counternarcotics patrol in the Eastern Pacific
Release from U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area ***** April 19, 2023 Coast Guard Cutter Active returns home following a 76-day counternarcotics patrol in the Eastern Pacific PORT ANGELES, Wash. — The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Active (WMEC 618) and crew…
Unmanned Surface Vessel Transits Strait of Hormuz with U.S. Coast Guard
Release from U.S. Naval Forces Central Command Public Affairs ***** Unmanned Surface Vessel Transits Strait of Hormuz with U.S. Coast Guard 19 April 2023 From U.S. Naval Forces Central Command Public Affairs MANAMA, Bahrain – An unmanned surface vessel from…
USCGC Oliver Henry returns to Guam after strengthening partnerships in Oceania during mission to combat illegal fishing in Pacific
Release from U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia/Sector Guam ***** USCGC Oliver Henry returns to Guam after strengthening partnerships in Oceania during mission to combat illegal fishing in Pacific U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia/Sector Guam SANTA RITA, Guam — The crew…
Coast Guard Cutter Waesche returns home following counternarcotics patrol; $166M in contraband seized
Release from Coast Guard Pacific Area *************** Coast Guard Cutter Waesche returns home following counternarcotics patrol; $166M in contraband seized ALAMEDA, Calif. — The Coast Guard Cutter Waesche (WMSL 751) and crew returned to their Alameda homeport, Friday, following a…
Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star returns home by Easter after 144-day Operation Deep Freeze 2023 mission
Release from Coast Guard Pacific Area ***** Editor’s Note: Click here to view the U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area Polar Operations imagery page SEATTLE – The Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) and crew returned to its homeport of Seattle, Saturday,…
Combatting Climate Change
Excerpted from the upcoming article in the May 2023 issue of Seapower Magazine As climate change increasingly affects weather patterns over the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico, tracking hurricanes and monitoring their intensity has become more critical than ever. …
Coast Guard Uses New Tech for Oil Spill Response
When most people think of the U.S. Coast Guard, they envision daring rescues at sea. But the USCG has a variety of lesser-known but equally important duties, said USCG Capt. (Ret.) Kirsten Trego. During the Monday morning presentation, “USCG Oil…
