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Albatross 2125 before adoption of the Coast Guard “Racing Stripe” on all fixed-wing aircraft.

May 16, 2025

Into the eye of a storm on the wings of an Albatross

The heroic rescue of the Dell G fishing vessel crew during Hurricane Laurie.

Official headshot of Charles William Sexton in dress blues. (U.S. Coast Guard) A 44-foot motor lifeboat powering through heavy breakers common to the West Coast. (U.S. Coast Guard)

May 9, 2025

Hero MK1 Charles Sexton

“Keep bright his memory so that next time someone asks who are your heroes, you won’t hesitate to answer Petty Officer Sexton.” - Rear Adm. Joseph Vorbach

Arcturus flying in formation with other USCG flying boats above a 165-foot cutter. (Coast Guard Collection)

May 2, 2025

Arcturus: A distinguished amphibian in the history of Coast Guard aviation

Read about the first aviation rescue to receive the Gold Lifesaving Medal and the Coast Guard’s Flying Lifeboats; state-of-the-art aircraft capable of performing rescues by landing on the open sea.

Artwork of the night the Marine Electric shipwreck and the incident’s lasting impact on the Coast Guard. The converted WWII-era ship capsized 30 miles off the Virginia coast on Feb. 12, 1983, and brought about drastic changes in the Coast Guard, including revamped marine safety procedures and the implementation of rescue swimmers. (U.S. Coast Guard illustrations by Petty Officer 2nd Class Corinne Zilnicki)

April 18, 2025

The shipwreck that changed the Coast Guard forever

The Coast Guard continues to improve its marine safety program to this day to ensure a safe marine environment. This article originally appeared in the Coast Guard Compass in 2019.

Aftermath of the Black Tom Island munitions explosion. (U.S. National Park Service)

April 11, 2025

Espionage Act and the origins of port security

Port security has been one of the longest-running missions of the United States Coast Guard.

Rare photograph of Bear sitting in the ice while aiding another vessel. (U.S. Coast Guard)

April 4, 2025

America’s first ice ships and icebreakers

As maritime interests chased valuable resources into icebound waters and commercial shipping continued further into the winter months, the duties of the Revenue Cutter Service increased in frozen areas previously considered unsafe in wintertime.

Members of the Coast Guard Cutter Waesche (WMSL-751) law enforcement boarding team inspect a self-propelled semi-submersible (SPSS) in international waters of the Eastern Pacific Ocean, Nov. 20, 2023. The interdiction of the SPSS yielded more than 5,500 pounds of cocaine. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

March 28, 2025

Enforcing the Law at Sea — The Rise of Drug Smugglers

The Coast Guard has been at the forefront of countering the shifting tactics of drug smugglers.

Direct Access Security

March 14, 2025

Security changes coming to Direct Access March 17

What members and retirees need to know.

In the Coast Guard’s first major seizure of marijuana, Cutter Dauntless seized Fishing Vessel Big L with 1,130 pounds of pot in March 1973. (U.S. Coast Guard)

March 7, 2025

Origins of drug interdiction

How the Coast Guard Cutter Dauntless made history in the fight against drug smuggling.

A November 1991 Haitian migrant interdiction performed by the U.S. Coast Guard.

Feb. 28, 2025

Making an Impact — Coast Guard Intelligence in the 1980s and 1990s

In the early 1980s, the Coast Guard recognized increase demand, complexity of law enforcement missions, and the need for an intelligence program.

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