Jan 22 Watch 2:21 Coast Guard deploys around the world, as shutdown creates financial insecurity at home Funded by the Department of Homeland Security, which is affected by the government shutdown, the U.S. Coast Guard is the only branch of the U.S. military currently working without pay. But crews have still been deploying, and as Judy Woodruff… Continue watching
Jul 23 Coast Guard to raise duck boat that sank in storm, killing 17 By Associated Press The U.S. Coast Guard is scheduled Monday to begin the retrieval of a duck boat that sank while carrying tourists on a southern Missouri lake during powerful winds, killing 17 people. Continue reading
Jun 01 WATCH: Trump addresses U.S. Coast Guard change-of-command ceremony By Joshua Barajas President Donald Trump addressed the change-of-command ceremony at U.S. Coast Guard headquarters today. Watch the president's remarks here. Continue reading
May 23 WATCH: Pence delivers commencement speech at Coast Guard Academy graduation By Joshua Barajas Vice President Mike Pence delivered the keynote address today. Watch his remarks here. Continue reading
Jan 04 First images of doomed El Faro cargo ship released By Joshua Barajas Federal investigators released the first images Sunday of the submerged wreckage of American cargo ship El Faro that went missing after it crossed paths with a Category 4 hurricane in October. Continue reading
Nov 17 In signal to China, Obama will give two ships to Philippine Navy By Josh Lederman, Kathleen Hennessey, Associated Press MANILA, Philippines — With a towering warship behind him, President Barack Obama announced Tuesday that the U.S. will hand over two ships to the Philippine Navy to boost its maritime security capabilities, in a bid to show the U.S. and… Continue reading