U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) transits across Elliott Bay after departing Coast Guard Base Seattle, Washington, Nov. 22, 2024. The crew of the Polar Star are beginning their voyage to Antarctica in support Operation Deep Freeze, the annual joint military mission to resupply the United States Antarctic stations. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class … [Read more...]

More than 1,510 pounds of cocaine and 1,470 pounds of marijuana with a combined value of approximately $18.5 million are offloaded by crewmembers of Coast Guard Cutter Vigilant in Port Everglades, Florida, November 22, 2024. During the Vigilant’s 54-day patrol, Coast Guard crews, working alongside interagency and international partners, seized the illegal drugs in the … [Read more...]

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...]