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Recent photograph of a Coast Guard C-130 Hercules carrying out the aerial International Ice Patrol mission. (U.S. Coast Guard)

Dec. 5, 2025

150 years of Arctic operations and the Polar Security Cutter

For over 150 years, the Coast Guard and its ancestor agencies have played a major role in that Arctic region.

Revenue cutter Vigilant firing on British privateer Dart prior to boarding and capturing the enemy vessel. (Coast Guard Collection)

Nov. 28, 2025

Alexander Hamilton and the Coast Guard as a U.S. Military Service

From humble beginnings as Hamilton's "cutters" enforcing tariffs, the U.S. Coast Guard has evolved into a vital military branch, safeguarding America's maritime interests since 1790.

The crew of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Earl Cunningham (WPC 1159) arrives to their homeport in Kodiak, Alaska, May 31, 2025. This was the first time the cutter had arrived to its homeport following its construction in Lockport, Louisiana. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Shannon Kearney)

Nov. 26, 2025

A historic inflection point: Modernizing the U.S. Coast Guard for 21st-Century challenges

The strategic landscape demands evolution, and the Coast Guard is rising to meet it.

One of Chatham Air Station’s HS-1 flying boats dropping its payload of two wing-mounted bombs. (Courtesy of the National Archives)

Sept. 26, 2025

The Long Blue Line: Phil Eaton—Coast Guard’s Winged Warrior of World War I

Rear Admiral Philip Eaton was one of thousands of Coast Guard aviators who have made their mark as members of the service’s long blue line.

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).

Distinguished Coast Guard pilot Charles Thrun standing on an OL-5 float in an early aviator suit. Notice the landing gear folded into the float behind him. (Smithsonian Institution)

Sept. 12, 2025

“CG 1”—the Coast Guard’s first aircraft

Driven by the need to combat rum-running during Prohibition, the U.S. Coast Guard established its aviation program, acquiring its first aircraft, and proving the value of aerial interdiction.

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.

CG Marathon

Aug. 19, 2025

2026 Coast Guard Marathon registration is now open

Honoring lightkeepers and maritime legacy, the Coast Guard Marathon is the official race of the United States Coast Guard.

Divers deployed to Vietnam aboard the cutter Point Young. (U.S. Coast Guard)

Aug. 15, 2025

Coast Guard Diving—over 80 years of history!

The Coast Guard has a rich history of underwater operations. Since the early 1940s, the service has nurtured a diving capability that has become vital to modern Coast Guard missions.

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