U.S. Coast Guardsmen conduct jets trying offshore San Diego, Jan. 13, 2026. Jet skis are a component of newly implemented efforts to increase security along the Southwest Boarder. (U.S. Coast Guard video by Petty Officer 3rd Class Trinity Whalen)
SAN DIEGO — U.S. Coast Guard Sector San Diego bid “fair winds and following seas” to Cmdr. Jamie Koppi during a retirement ceremony April 2, 2026, marking the end of her 22-year career.
U.S. Coast Guard active duty and auxiliary personnel gathered at the Mission Bay Yacht Club on Jan. 19, 2025, to usher in a new chain-of-leadership for Division 1, District 11 South for the Auxiliary component.
On the sun-drenched bow of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Haddock last month, Auxiliarist Marlene Williams, CA1, was awarded the Cutterman’s Pin in the presence of the crew, her husband, and fellow auxiliarists. Williams is the only woman in District 11 to earn the award and one of three women nationally within the Auxiliary. The Cutterman’s Pin is awarded to active-duty members who have acquired a total of five years of sea time and...
Coast Guard Cutter Robert Ward (WPC 1130), along with the U.S. Navy, Royal Canadian Navy, and Mexican Navy participated in a North American Maritime Security Initiatives (NAMSI) passing exercise (PASSEX) Thursday off the coast of Point Loma.
