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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.

Sept. 15, 2025

A Message from Acting Vice Commandant on Reinforcing Coast Guard Core Values in Online Interactions

A message from Acting Vice Commandant on reinforcing Coast Guard Core Values in online interactions.

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

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.

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.

Sept. 8, 2025

Modernizing homeports

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

Today’s 24/7 global operations demand faster decisions, better technology, and support designed to meet your needs.

Sept. 8, 2025

Op Restore Habitability is bringing a Rapid Infrastructure Project Implementation Team (RIPIT) to a unit near you!

The Coast Guard is improving your workplace to increase your readiness and comfort.

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

The National Coast Guard Museum has preserved the sign that hung outside Air Station New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina in 2005.

Sept. 4, 2025

The Sign: How a Hurricane Katrina artifact found its way to the National Coast Guard Museum

Air Station New Orlean's sign became a beacon of hope during 2005. It was battered, bruised and leveled by Hurricane Katrina, but it was never counted down and out.