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U.S. Coast Guard Coxswain

U.S. Coast Guard coxswains are highly trained small-boat operators responsible for the safety of their crew, passengers, and vessel while ensuring safe navigation, effective operation, and mission completion. Surfmen, heavy-weather,...

Taken: 01.23.2026

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Coast Guard set to activate Erie Islands...

01.26.2026 | Story by Petty Officer 3rd Class Michael Lauofo

The Coast Guard is set to activate a Great Lakes Regulated Navigation Area; specifically, a safety zone in the Lake Erie Islands, Ohio, at 8 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 30, 2026.

Coast Guard conducts ice-breaking...

01.25.2026 | Story by Petty Officer 3rd Class Michael Lauofo

Coast Guard Cutter Mobile Bay (WTGB 103) will be continuing ice- breaking operations to clear a path for commercial vessels in Green Bay and Sturgeon Bay as ice continues to form on Lake Michigan.

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star marks...

01.23.2026 | Courtesy Story

SOUTHERN OCEAN — The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) began icebreaking operations in the Southern Ocean in support of Operation...

Coast Guard conducts ice-breaking...

01.23.2026 | Story by Petty Officer 3rd Class Michael Lauofo

Coast Guard Cutters Mackinaw (WLBB 30) and Neah Bay (WTGB 105) conducted ice-breaking operations to free, assist, and escort vessels transiting...

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Coast Guard Air Station Humboldt Bay...

01.22.2026 | Courtesy Video

A U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Humboldt Bay MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrew medevacs an injured crew member from a fishing vessel 10 miles south...

Coast Guard Cutter Neah Bay (WTGB 105)...

01.21.2026 | Video by Petty Officer 3rd Class Michael Lauofo

The motor vessel American Spirit, a lake freighter vessel, transits alongside Coast Guard Cutter Neah Bay (WTGB 105) on Lake Erie, Jan. 21, 2026....

Coast Guard Cutter Neah Bay (WTGB 105)...

01.21.2026 | Video by Petty Officer 3rd Class Michael Lauofo

The motor vessel American Spirit, a lake freighter vessel, continues its transit across the Great Lakes, Jan. 21, 2026. Coast Guard Cutter Neah...

Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw (WLBB 30)...

01.21.2026 | Video by Petty Officer 3rd Class Michael Lauofo

Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw (WLBB 30), a Great Lakes District ice-breaking cutter, clears a path in the ice to assist the motor vessel Wilfred...

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U.S. Coast Guard Academy Center for...

01.27.2026 | Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Leo Avila

U.S. Coast Guard Academy (USCGA) Center for Counselling and Development (CCD) inside the clinic at USCGA, New London, Connecticut, Jan. 27, 2026....

Base Boston Hosts Speed Mentoring Event

01.12.2026 | Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Keira Shantry

Coast Guard members involved in the Coast Guard mentoring program gather for a speed mentoring event at Base Boston, Jan. 12, 2026. Coast Guard...

Coast Guard rescues 2 people near Kodiak,...

01.21.2026 | Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Alexander Ransom

A Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter aircrew from Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak conducts a search and rescue operation for the crew of the...

U.S. Coast Guard Maritime Security...

01.08.2026 | Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Christopher Sappey

A U.S. Coast Guard Maritime Security Response Team West (MSRT-W) member fast ropes from a MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter at Air Station San Diego, Jan....

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U.S. Coast Guard Operation Restore...

12.29.2025 | Graphics by Petty Officer 2nd Class Gabriel Wisdom

The backside of a coin design depicting a U.S. Coast Guard station under repair, published on Dec. 29, 2025. Operation Restore Habitability is a...

U.S. Coast Guard Operation Restore...

12.29.2025 | Graphics by Petty Officer 2nd Class Gabriel Wisdom

A logo depicting an anchor and shield, representing the U.S. Coast Guard's chief's mess and its commitment to Operation Restore Habitability,...

U.S. Coast Guard Operation Restore...

12.29.2025 | Graphics by Petty Officer 2nd Class Gabriel Wisdom

A logo depicting an anchor and shield, representing the U.S. Coast Guard's chief's mess and its commitment to Operation Restore Habitability,...

U.S. Coast Guard Operation Restore...

12.29.2025 | Graphics by Petty Officer 2nd Class Gabriel Wisdom

The front of a coin design depicting an anchor and shield, representing the U.S. Coast Guard's chief's mess and its commitment to Operation...

Coast Guard wishes all a happy holiday season

12.24.2025 | Graphics by Petty Officer 2nd Class Gabriel Wisdom

A graphic design layout featuring the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WGAB 10) with holiday season greetings was used for a social media post...

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