Cadets with the Kalani High School Coast Guard JROTC program present colors during the JROTC commissioning ceremony at the high school in Honolulu, Hawaii, Nov. 21, 2024. The Coast Guard established its first Hawaii-based JROTC at Kalani High School. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Tyler Robertson) NOVEMBER 22, 2024 – The Coast Guard established a new … [Read more...]

Crew members of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Munro (WMSL 755) work on the flight deck of the Cutter during the contraband offload in San Diego, November 19, 2023. The Munro crew members interdicted the narcotics in the Eastern Pacific during counter-narcotic patrols, seizing and eliminating 29,000 pounds of cocaine worth an estimated street value of $335.8 Million. (U.S. … [Read more...]

The Coast Guard Cutter Stratton (WMSL 752) transits Glacier Bay, Alaska, Aug. 1, 2024, while patrolling the region. Stratton’s crew returned to its homeport in Alameda, Calif., on Nov. 4, after completing a 110-day patrol in the Arctic Ocean, Chukchi Sea and Bering Sea. U.S. Coast Guard courtesy photo. NOVEMBER 18, 2024 — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Stratton (WMSL … [Read more...]

NOVEMBER 14, 2024 — The Coast Guard repatriated 17 migrants to the Dominican Republic, Saturday, following the interdiction of an irregular, unlawful maritime migration voyage in Mona Passage waters near Puerto Rico. One of the interdicted migrants remains in U.S. custody to face federal prosecution by the U.S. District Court of Puerto Rico attempting to illegally re-enter … [Read more...]

NOVEMBER 9, 2024 - The USCGC Smilax (WLIC 315) celebrated its 80th anniversary on Nov. 7, 2024, during a ceremony attended by current and former crewmembers in Atlantic Beach, North Carolina. Commissioned Nov. 1, 1944 during World War II, Smilax is the oldest active Coast Guard cutter. It has been recognized as the "Queen of the Fleet" since 2011 when the USCGC Acushnet … [Read more...]