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The Robotics and Autonomous Systems Program Executive Office (RAS PEO) will focus on integrating uncrewed systems (UxS) across all 11 of its statutory missions.

Aug. 25, 2025

Coast Guard accelerating use of unmanned systems

Robotics and Autonomous Systems Program Executive Office (RAS PEO) also developing new Robotics Mission rating

U.S. Coast Guard Base Kodiak continues construction for a new housing project at the Nemetz Park Site, Aug. 23, 2024. Base Kodiak is constructing around 50 units to accomodate 200 service members and their families that will be attached to the polar-class cutters scheduled to commission in Kodiak within the next few years. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Cameron Snell)

Aug. 22, 2025

SITREP on improving Coast Guard housing, CDCs and other facilities

The Coast Guard is building a better workplace…literally.

A Coast Guard Air Station Houston MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrew rescued eight people aboard a vessel 40 miles south of Galveston, Texas, May 28, 2024. Weather conditions at the time of the rescues were 30 knot winds and 8-foot seas.

Aug. 21, 2025

Coast Guard announces search and rescue (SAR) award winners

Congratulate your 2025 Association for Rescue at Sea (AFRAS) Gold and Silver Medals and Geoff Pagels SAR Professional of the Year Awards recipients!

Today’s 24/7 global operations demand faster decisions, better technology, and support designed to meet your needs.

July 25, 2025

Coast Guard shares execution plan for Force Design 2028

Commandant: “After decades of underinvestment and severe readiness challenges, the President and Secretary of Homeland Security have directed action to renew the Coast Guard to become a more agile, capable, and responsive fighting force.”

A Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater aircrew rescues a man and his dog, after the man’s vessel became disabled off Sanibel Island on Florida’s West Coast. The Aviation Survival Technician, his hand reaching in aid, helped the individual with the hoist before he and his dog were brought to a nearby airport to receive medical attention. US Coast Guard Art Program 2025 Collection, Object Id # 202531, "Daring rescue," Leendert van der Pool, oil. 18 x 24 inches

July 24, 2025

Leendert van der Pool honored with the 2025 George Gray Award

The winning artwork, “Daring rescue,” shows a Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater rescue of a mariner and his dog when the mariner’s vessel became disabled off Florida’s West Coast.