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July 26, 2024
SS Steel Executive — an impossible and heroic aviation medevac
“In honoring the Coast Guard by my selection, I really feel that you honored a service that from the helicopters very beginning — we employed it to rescue thousands of people and saved millions of dollars of property.” - Lt. Cmdr. Paul Lewis
July 23, 2024
Short-Range Unmanned Aircraft Systems – Challenging the status quo
How to boost your programs' efficiency, safety, and reduce costs for various missions.
July 22, 2024
Empowering YOU through your mobilization cycle
Reservists: These insider's tips will make your next activation easier for you and your family.
July 19, 2024
Lessons learned from 2017’s Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico
Eyewitness accounts to the catastrophic Hurricane Maria, revealing the commitment to service, devotion to duty and willingness to make sacrifices that characterize the Coast Guard and the Coast Guard community.
July 17, 2024
Coast Guard integrates aerial, underwater drones to locate victims of Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse
Technology provides real-time map both above and below sea.
July 12, 2024
The service’s first drug seizure at sea? The mostly mistaken case of the George E Starr
The story of the service’s first drug interdiction case (1891) and how it was misrepresented in the history books.
July 10, 2024
Coast Guard Training Center Petaluma trains fire crews to fight California wildfires
Wildfire season has started, and Coast Guard fire responders are ready.
June 28, 2024
Coxswain for all invasions — Robert Ward and the Joseph T. Dickman at D-Day
The story of D-Day hero, Silver Star Medal recipient and FRC namesake Robert Ward.
June 25, 2024
Coast Guard Academy graduates receive weapons of mass destruction training
Training is the first line of defense.
June 12, 2024
Meet the Integrated Primary Prevention Program
Inside the IPP and how volunteer Resilience Coordinators can promote positive behaviors.