From the left, U.S. Coast Guard fast response cutters USCGC Glen Harris (WPC 1144), USCGC John Scheuerman (WPC 1146), USCGC Emlen Tunnell (WPC 1145) and USCGC Clarence Sutphin Jr. (WPC 1147) transit ...

Coast Guard crews rescued five sailors from a sinking sailboat 260 nautical miles off North Carolina's coast after the vessel ...

The Coast Guard is the butt of countless jokes from the more prominent armed service branches—but is itself an armed service.

The U.S. Coast Guard said Wednesday it has moved to accelerate the acquisition of 10 more Fast Response Cutters using money from the record $25 billion one-time funding it received in the 2025 ...

Families of crew members aboard the seagoing buoy tender USCGC Hollyhock (WLB 214) welcome their loved ones at Coast Guard ...

MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Austal USA has started work on another United States Coast Guard cutter. According to an Austal USA news release, work just started on the Heritage-class Offshore Patrol Cutter, ...

The newest U.S. Coast Guard vessel in Alaska was commissioned at Base Kodiak last week and is set to officially begin service. The Earl Cunningham is the second of three new cutters to be homeported ...

The Coast Guard rescued five people after their vessel began taking on water 260 nautical miles offshore Cape Hatteras, ...

Cutter Healy (WAGB 20), one of the country's three polar-capable icebreakers, returned to its home port recently in Seattle, ...

To ensure the safety and security of the U.S. coastline and inland waterways, the Coast Guard relies heavily on a fleet of 241 cutters—vessels 65 feet or greater in length with accommodations for crew ...

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) – The Coast Guard Cutter Forward (WMEC 911) returned to their home port in Portsmouth Monday after a 79-day patrol to conduct counter-drug operations. While in patrol, the ...

The Coast Guard has always been one of the United States’ most technologically advanced armed services. With missions and responsibilities that span law enforcement and search and rescue to ...