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The aft section of the wreck of the Selendang Ayu photographed against the backdrop of Unalaska Island. (NOAA)

Jan. 3, 2025

AST3 Aaron Bean and the Selendang Ayu disaster

Fighting adverse conditions, crews from Kodiak rescued all but six of the sailors.

German prisoners march out of surrendered Cherbourg under U.S. Army guard. (U.S. Navy)

Dec. 27, 2024

Quentin Walsh — D-Day planner and Cherbourg liberator

Walsh’s career spans some of the most eventful years in USCG history, including Prohibition, World War II and the post-war modernization of the service.

Lt. Matthew Fann, the Facilities Engineering Department head at Base Charleston, SC.

Dec. 26, 2024

Coast Guard Engineer of the Year Award announced

Congratulations to Lt. Matthew Fann, the 2024 Coast Guard Engineer of the Year Award recipient!

New user interface is an effort to modernize and improve accessibility, accuracy, and overall user experience for mariners and stakeholders.

Dec. 24, 2024

New interactive Local Notice to Mariners website announced

New user interface is an effort to modernize and improve accessibility, accuracy, and overall user experience for mariners and stakeholders.

The future Coast Guard Cutter (CGC) Storis, the Service’s newest icebreaker, near Tampa, FL on December 10, 2024. The Coast Guard purchased the M/V Aiviq in November 2024 to bolster U.S. presence in the Arctic. The vessel will be renamed CGC Storis (WAGB 21) upon commissioning.

Dec. 23, 2024

Coast Guard adds first polar icebreaker to its fleet in 25 years

Newly acquired commercial icebreaker, future Coast Guard Cutter Storis, will bolster Arctic presence.

Dec. 23, 2024

Celebrating 50 Years of the Cutterman Insignia

Contest winners and special celebration honors our seagoing service.

LST-66 (to the right) unloading tanks in July 1944, months before the epic battle of Leyte Gulf, Philippines. (Navsource.org)

Dec. 20, 2024

80th Anniversary of the Leyte liberation

The story of the Christmas liberation of the Philippines.

Members of Port Security Unit 301from Cape Cod, Mass., and deployed to Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, escort the Coast Guard Cutter Thetis in the waters of Guantanamo Bay.

Dec. 19, 2024

Share your New Year’s cutter log entries

Let’s ring in 2025 with some creativity!

The U.S. Coast Guard team, comprised of members from the Forces Micronesia Sector Guam Sector Boarding Team and Port Security Unit 311, stands for a photo prior to the Battle of the Branches joint competitive marksmanship challenge at Andersen Air Force Base on Nov. 22, 2024. The inaugural event saw seven teams from multiple branches and the Guam Police Department shoot at nine stations testing their skills, building relationships, and sharpening collective readiness. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Warrant Officer Sara Muir)

Dec. 19, 2024

Coast Guard marksmen win shootout, place 4th overall at Guam competition

Mixed team boosts skills, discipline, and camaraderie at military/civilian combat event.

Access to Skillsoft Percipio interactive learning platform will discontinue in June 2025.

Dec. 18, 2024

Coast Guard to discontinue Skillsoft Percipio learning platform

Members should finish classes, save transcripts by June 2025.