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FRC Terrell Horne underway in its home waters of Southern California. (U.S. Coast Guard)

Sept. 19, 2025

Remembering BMCS Terrell Horne—father, friend, hero, mentor, and FRC namesake

"We need selfless patriots who will make the decision every day to answer the nation’s call, to throw themselves into the breach against every manner of evil that might confront us, and will state to their fellow citizens, ‘I will be your shield, I will stand the watch.’ Terrell Horne was such a patriot.” - Adm. Bob Papp Robert J. Papp Jr. (24th Commandant).

U.S. Coast Guard logo.

Sept. 17, 2025

Coast Guard invests $50M to revamp Merchant Mariner Credentialing system

The Coast Guard is modernizing its Mariner Credentialing Program to improve efficiency and support the maritime industry.

The Coast Guard is developing Culinary Services System (CSS) app.

Sept. 11, 2025

Coast Guard developing new culinary services system

New app will increase efficiency and help CSs get back to cooking.

Painting of the Escanaba’s nighttime Dorchester rescue effort painted by Robert Lavin. (Coast Guard Collection)

Sept. 10, 2025

“I saw them hang on with one hand and break ice with the other”—the Coast Guard’s Greenland Patrol

"To the officers of the Greenland Patrol vessels: This is your command. Your first command. Your first great chance. It is hard, responsible, vital duty. War duty. Don’t fail your country or your ship or me." RDML Edward Smith (USCG), Commander Task Force 24.8 (“Greenland Patrol”), 1944

FD28 Technology Town Hall

Sept. 9, 2025

Coast Guard leaders lay out changes coming with the Force Design 2028 Technology Campaign

Final town hall focuses on harnessing technology to better execute missions and meet future demands.

Futures Development & Integration

Sept. 9, 2025

Coast Guard launches Futures Development and Integration (FD&I) Directorate to chart path forward and drive innovation

The new FD&I team will help propel us toward the 2028 vision.

Modernizing Homeports

Sept. 8, 2025

Modernizing homeports

Coast Guard is building up in Seattle and Charleston – What does that mean for you?

Pictured is a rare photograph of NC-4 during flight operations. NC-4 had three forward-facing tractor engines and one center-mounted pusher engine. (Naval History and Heritage Command)

Sept. 5, 2025

Elmer Stone—Coast Guard Aviator #1 set the world record over 100 years ago!

Coast Guard aviators have always been at the forefront of technological change and put themselves in

E.A. Stevens shown with U.S. Navy ironclads Monitor and New Ironsides. (Naval History & Heritage Command)

Sept. 4, 2025

Revenue Cutter E.A. Stevens—the service’s Civil War gunboat 160 years ago!

The E.A. Stevens was a groundbreaking gunboat that embodied the experimental spirit of 19th-century naval innovation.

Pictured is a PSU 303 Raider Boat patrolling Port of Ad Dammam, Saudi Arabia, with PSC Sandra Mitten manning the aft .50 caliber. (U.S. Coast Guard)

Aug. 29, 2025

Coast Guard PSUs—nearly 45 years of service!

Forged in the Persian Gulf, Coast Guard PSUs revolutionized harbor defense, establishing a legacy of rapid deployment and global port security.