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U.S. Revenue Cutter Wolcott. The Wolcott was a sail-steamer homeported at Port Townsend, Washington, Territory. Although her crew discovered no drugs aboard the George E Starr, a landing party from the cutter made the earliest yet-known drug seizure by predecessor agencies of the Coast Guard, finding nearly 3,012 pounds of opium hidden in barrels at a fishery in Alaska on January 14, 1886. (U.S. Coast Guard)

July 12, 2024

The service’s first drug seizure at sea? The mostly mistaken case of the George E Starr

The story of the service’s first drug interdiction case (1891) and how it was misrepresented in the history books.

Official photograph of Charles T. Thrun in his dress uniform. (U.S. Coast Guard) The Grumman J2F “Duck” No. 162 that Thrun flew when he died. (U.S. Coast Guard)

July 5, 2024

The last flight of Coast Guard Aviator #3

USCG aviator #3 Charles Thrun, the first enlisted aviator in the Coast Guard. 

A Coast Guard small boat crew assigned to the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Resolute (WMEC 620) gets underway in the North Caribbean Sea, July 15, 2023, Resolute was deployed in support of Homeland Security Task Force Southeast and Operation Vigilant Sentry to conduct migrant interdiction, deterrence, and maritime safety and security missions. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class David Deal)

July 2, 2024

Coast Guard building better system to get operational decisionmakers the data they need

Project Minerva to improve Maritime Domain Awareness and accelerate ability to act.

The original enlistment photograph for Robert Grattan Ward, later Silver Star Medal recipient for action on D-Day. (U.S. Coast Guard) With cargo nets dropped and LCVPs in position, the Joseph Dickman disembarks troops for amphibious landing. (U.S. Coast Guard)

June 28, 2024

Coxswain for all invasions — Robert Ward and the Joseph T. Dickman at D-Day

The story of D-Day hero, Silver Star Medal recipient and FRC namesake Robert Ward.

Petty Officer 2nd Class Ethan “Echo” Adams, a yeoman at Coast Guard Base Cape Cod, Massachusetts, Petty Officer 2nd Class Christian “Lights” Rocha, a culinary specialist at Coast Guard Station Freeport, Texas, and Petty Officer 1st Class Claudio “Zielum” Giugliano, a marine science technician at the Coast Guard Atlantic Strike Team at Fort Dix, New Jersey, are interviewed by Jasmine “Veracity” Kanuga, an esports presenter and interviewer, at the Allied Forces Esports Invitational 2024 June 23, 2024 at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. This was Coast Guard Gaming’s first international competition. (US Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Jasmine Mieszala)

June 27, 2024

Coast Guard Gaming shines in first international esports tournament

In their first international competition, Coast Guard Gaming took their skills to Germany to compete in the Allied Forces Esports Invitational 2024.

An 83-footer making the Channel crossing with other vessels just before the D-Day landings. (U.S. Coast Guard)

June 21, 2024

Jack Hamlin — Boatswain, rescue swimmer, and savior of D-Day

CG-23 and other rescue cutters performed heroically against the weather and the odds. Jack estimated his boat saved around 50 lives that day.

Photo of a hurricane on radar, with a blue rectangular border and bold white letters superimposed over the image that says "Hurricane Readiness 2024"

June 13, 2024

Make sure you are ready for hurricane season—June through November

MyCG has collected resources for you and your families.

A painting by Peter Rindlisbacher of the Cutter James Madison capturing the British merchantman Shamrock. (Coast Guard Collection)

May 24, 2024

Rogue cutter Madison — remembering our first POWs 210 years ago

Filth, disease, vermin, overcrowding and lack of fresh air and water made life on hulks a battle for survival.

Navy background with a gold border and the OPM logo with an eagle in the middle of the graphic. Under the eagle the graphic says fair, equitable, repeatable, defendable.

May 23, 2024

New Officer Assignment Shopping List offers improved user experience

List gives officers expanded access to billet availability info.

A rescue swimmer from Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City prepares to be lowered on to the back section of a nacelle during a search and rescue exercise (SAREX) off the coast Virginia on Oct. 17, 2023. The goal of the unique training was to identify challenges, understand limitations, and develop solutions to uphold our commitment to search and rescue and safety at sea. (U.S. Coast Guard Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Ryan L. Noel)

May 20, 2024

Happy National SAR Week!

Thank you to all the responders who risk their lives everyday.

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