U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Cecelia Garcia, a culinary specialist aboard the U.S.C.G.C. EAGLE (WIX-327), partners with chef Wylie Lewis to compete in the Sail 250 New Orleans seafood cookoff in New Orleans, Louisiana, May 31, 2026. Chef Lewis, the head chef of the Delacroix restaurant in New Orleans, was one of 10 chefs that partnered with military culinary professionals from each of the vessels that participated in the Sail 250. Garcia and Lewis won first place with their red snapper shoulder dish. (U.S. Coast Guard video by Petty Officer 3rd Class Cheyenne Basurto with assistance from Petty Officer 3rd Class Kiera Shantry)
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.
