MAY 20, 2024 — The Coast Guard and Coast Guard Auxiliary celebrate National Safe Boating Week, May 18 through May 24, and urge mariners and beachgoers to be safe this Memorial Day weekend. Memorial Day weekend is considered by many as the unofficial start to the recreational boating season. As boaters take to the water, there is an increased likelihood for search and rescue … [Read more...]

MAY 10, 2024 — U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Eagle (WIX 327) is scheduled to depart Fort Trumbull in New London, Saturday, at 2:30 p.m. to begin the training vessel’s annual summer cruise. U.S. Coast Guard Academy cadets on board will have the unique and experiential learning opportunity of sailing aboard a tall ship, which provides them with their first introduction to life at … [Read more...]

MAY 7, 2024 - According to the Coast Guard’s Mentoring Program, a mentor relationship is defined as “one where the outcome of the relationship is expected to benefit all parties in the relationship for personal growth, career development, lifestyle enhancement, spiritual fulfillment, goal achievement, and other areas mutually designated by the mentor and partner.” In short, … [Read more...]

APRIL 24, 2024 — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Winslow Griesser interdicted an unlawful migration voyage in the Mona Passage, Friday. Following the interdiction, Dominican Republic Navy authorities detained three U.S. citizens, who reportedly are affiliated with a criminal gang and wanted in connection with a July 2020 shooting at a residential community in Puerto Rico … [Read more...]

Former Master Chief Petty Officers of the Coast Guard stand in front of the Coast Guard Cutter Calhoun (WMSL 759), which is named for the first Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard (MCPOCG), Charles Calhoun, April 20, 2024, in North Charleston, South Carolina. From left, MCPOCG #13 Jason Vanderhaden, MCPOCG #10 Skip Bowen, MCPOCG #8 Vince Patton, MCPOCG #7 Eric Trent, … [Read more...]