The Coast Guard’s new commercial icebreaker is enroute to the West Coast ahead of its August commissioning in Alaska, marking a milestone in the effort to rebuild U.S. defenses in the Arctic Region.

The U.S. Coast Guard plans to cut one-quarter of its 46 flag officer positions this year in a move that acting Commandant Adm. Kevin Lunday said is part of a force redesign aimed at improving ...

USNI News data shows the Coast Guard has 46 flag officers — 43 active flags and three reserve. A 25 percent reduction in flag ranks would be about 12 officers.

Seapower Magazine, Coast Guard to Reduce Flag Officer Positions by 25%, May 16, 2025 U.S. Naval Institute News, Coast Guard Prepares to Cut Up to 12 Flags by 2026, Previous Promotion Board ...

The Coast Guard is preparing to cut up to 12 flag officer positions over the next seven months, according to a memo issued by the acting commandant of the service. “As part of Force Design 2028 ...

A San Diego-based Coast Guard crew on May 10 stopped a vessel smuggling illegal migrants by firing four shots into the boat’s engine, putting an end to a dramatic chase.

Attendees bow their heads during the convocation for the April 3, 2025 commissioning of the U.S. Coast Guard cutter John Witherspoon, held in an Air Station Kodiak hangar. The first of three new U ...

The Coast Guard and Navy responded and rescued the group from danger as they waved white flags to call out for help, according to Customs and Border Protection. Border agents then took the group ...

The U.S. Coast Guard returned almost 100 people from Haiti who were intercepted at sea in an overloaded migrant boat, the agency said.

The US Coast Guard faces a $7 billion backlog in infrastructure improvements. Deferred maintenance and insufficient budgets have worsened the Coast Guard's infrastructure issues. Piers, airfields ...

The U.S. Coast Guard reports a 25-foot boat with 21 people aboard who are believed to be migrants was intercepted in the Pacific Ocean 20 miles off the coast of Point Loma in San Diego on Friday.

A Coast Guard crew returned 23 undocumented immigrants off the coast of the Key Biscayne on Saturday including a suspected smuggler. Wed, 25 Jun 2025 19:14:47 GMT (1750878887646) Story Infinite ...