MAY 10, 2023 – A U.S. Coast Guard fast response cutter seized $80 million worth of heroin from a fishing vessel transiting the Gulf of Oman, May 10, during the ship’s second drug bust this week. USCGC Glen Harris (WPC 1144) was operating in support of Combined Task Force (CTF) 150 when a boarding team discovered 1,964 kilograms of heroin on a vessel transiting international … [Read more...]
Marines Deploy Aboard U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stone
MAY 8, 2023 - A team of Marines from the Marine Corps Information Operations Center recently completed an operational deployment in the South Atlantic Ocean aboard USCGC Stone (WMSL 758). While not the first instance of Marines operating aboard U.S. Coast Guard cutters, the attaching of Marines aboard Stone is the latest development in the deepening partnership between both … [Read more...]
U.S. Coast Guard Seizes $30 Million in Drugs
Photo By NAVCENT Public Affairs | 230508-N-NO146-1001 GULF OF OMAN (May 8, 2023) Bags of illegal drugs sit on the deck of a fishing vessel seized by U.S. Coast Guard fast response cutter USCGC Glen Harris (WPC 1144) in the Gulf of Oman, May 8, 2023. (U.S. Coast Guard photo) MAY 8, 2023 – A U.S. Coast Guard fast response cutter seized more than $30 million of heroin and … [Read more...]
Coast Guard Foundation Announces 2023 Run to Remember
APRIL 26, 2023 — The Coast Guard Foundation, a non-profit organization committed to strengthening the Coast Guard community and service by supporting members and families, announced today its annual Run to Remember will be held over Memorial Day weekend, May 27-29, 2023. The event honors fallen Coast Guard heroes and their families, and raises funds for the organization’s … [Read more...]
Navy, Coast Guard Begin Oceania Maritime Security Initiative Patrol
MARCH 24, 2023 — The U.S. Navy and U.S. Coast Guard began their joint patrol in the Western Pacific under the Oceania Maritime Security Initiative (OMSI) to reduce and eliminate illegal, unregulated, unreported fishing, combat transnational crimes, and enhance regional security, March 20. “OMSI is imperative to ensure that the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission … [Read more...]