New legislation aims to create a Coast Guard secretary position to streamline operations and elevate the service to match ...

The Coast Guard is part of the United States Armed Forces and was first established in 1790 by Alexander Hamilton. The military branch celebrates its birthday on August 4.

The Coast Guard is a branch of the military, although it falls under DHS rather than the Pentagon. It has more than 50,000 active duty, reserve, and civilian personnel.

A secret investigation into alleged sexual abuse at the US Coast Guard Academy, the training ground for the Coast Guard’s top officers, uncovered a dark history of rapes, assaults and other ...

Vice Adm. Linda Fagan is shown here while serving as Coast Guard Pacific Area commander during a mission in Auke Bay, Alaska, on Aug. 15, 2018. On Wednesday, she was confirmed as the service's new ...

MILITARY Biden's Coast Guard nominee would be first woman to lead military branch Linda Fagan is the first female four-star admiral in the Coast Guard. By Anders Hagstrom Fox News.

And on August 4, we celebrate Coast Guard Day, marking the date in 1790 when this branch of the military was founded by the US Congress. CNN values your feedback 1.

President Biden has nominated Adm. Linda Fagan to serve as the next commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard. Fagan, who has served on all seven continents, is currently the Coast Guard's second-in-command.