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Coast Guard Cutter Vance WDE 487 working with a Sangley Point PBM-5G.

June 25, 2025

Commemorating Korean War 75th Anniversary

PBM-G5 #84738’s deadly water rescue.

Petty Officer First Class Chase Leamer is a canine handler—with the help of his K9, Buda, they detect explosives, respond to bomb threats, and serve as a visible deterrent at high-profile events across the nation.

June 25, 2025

Chief Buda - Nose to the ground, eyes on the mission

How the Coast Guard’s canine program protects the nation.

Helping integrate platforms, sensors and communications for real-time decision making.

June 25, 2025

How new sensor technology is improving operational decisions

Project Minerva is integrating the service's platforms, sensors and communications to help operators target and interdict.

An April 2010 photograph of the Deepwater Horizon offshore oilrig after the explosion that set it on fire and caused its record-breaking oil spill. (U.S. Coast Guard)

June 20, 2025

15th anniversary of Deepwater Horizon and the Coast Guard’s spill response mission

"Even Exxon Valdez pales in comparison to the volume, scale, number of Coast Guard resources, how much time has been devoted to [Deepwater Horizon]—all far exceed any previous event." — CAPT Duke Walker, Federal On-Scene Coordinator, U.S. Coast Guard, 2012

CG-OWL: Coast Guard Online World of Learning logo

June 18, 2025

CG-OWL hits one year, brings multiple new capabilities to the Coast Guard 

Easier access, e-service wide exam, new course library, competency management, and more!

School children K-8 are invited to participate in the Second Lady's 2025 Summer Reading Challenge.

June 17, 2025

Parents: Try these Coast Guard-themed books for the Second Lady’s Summer Reading Challenge

The Second Lady is leading a 2025 Summer Reading Challenge, and we've got you (and your kids) covered.

U.S. Navy, Coast Guard personnel posing with some of the captured gear left behind by the Nazi saboteurs. (Franklin Roosevelt Library, Hyde Park, NY)

June 13, 2025

Bags of clams? Not likely. Here’s how a Coast Guard Seaman Recruit altered the course of World War II

Jack Cullen, 21, thwarted a Nazi plan to sabotage America’s shoreside infrastructure.

The 2013 Cyber Protection Team (CPT) took part in training designed to simulate real-world port attacks at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) in Richland, Washington in April 2025. The exercise utilized the newly developed maritime platform, part of the Control Environment Laboratory Resource (CELR) offered by Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). 2013 CPT members are: CMS1 Connor Menden, Mr. Frank Constantelos, LT Ievgen Stepanchuk (CG-791), CMS1 Cody Ralph, CMSC David Kinnamont, CMS2 Katlin Cilley, ENS Harold Scott, ET1 Dylan Slentz.

June 11, 2025

How Coast Guard cyber protection teams train for real-world port attacks

New maritime laboratory resource in Washington simulates actual threats.

Coast Guard names winners for Inspirational Leadership Awards.

June 5, 2025

Honoring Our Finest Leaders of 2025

Coast Guard names winners for Inspirational Leadership Awards.

PSU 308 specializes in expeditionary port security operations — providing critical force protection to vessels, harbors, and critical infrastructure worldwide.

June 3, 2025

Best Places to Work: Port Security Unit 308

Unparalleled opportunities for mentorship, advancement, and lifelong friendships.

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