A Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater helicopter crew conducts a medevac for a 56-year-old aboard a fishing vessel 92 miles offshore Brunswick, Georgia, June 12, 2026. The man was hoisted by the helicopter crew and transported to St. Simons Island Airport in Georgia, where he was transferred to EMS for further care. (U.S. Coast Guard video, courtesy Air Station Clearwater)
DETROIT — U.S. Coast Guard Capt. Caren C. Damon relieved Capt. Richard P. Armstrong as commander of Sector Detroit in a change of command ceremony at the Grosse Pointe War Memorial, Grosse Pointe, Michigan, June 11, 2026.
CLEVELAND — Rear Adm. Russell Dash, Coast Guard Great Lakes District Commander, and Master Chief Petty Officer Christopher Mullins, Great Lakes District Command Master Chief, recognized the service of Alan Johnston, one of the Coast Guard’s final lamplighters, at his memorial service in Warroad, Minn., Thursday.
CHICAGO — Coast Guard and local law enforcement crews across the Great Lakes are scheduled to increase the number of boating safety patrols over the Memorial Day weekend.
ESSEXVILLE, Mich. — Coast Guard Station Saginaw River crew members temporarily relocated after the Station’s galley floor dropped approximately 2 inches Tuesday.
DETROIT — U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Detroit is set to open seasonal air facilities in Muskegon, Michigan, and Waukegan, Illinois, to increase air coverage of Lake Michigan during the summer season, May 21, 2026.
