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U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy (WAGB 20) Healy and crew keep station alongside a multi-year ice floe for a science evolution in the Beaufort Sea, Aug. 9, 2023. Healy is the Coast Guard’s only icebreaker specifically designed for Arctic research, as well as the nation’s sole surface presence routinely operating in the Arctic Ocean. (Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Briana Carter)
A polar plunge: The Coast Guard bets on the burgeoning Arctic
Jan. 6, 2026
How a historic funding bill is charting a new course for the U.S. in the Arctic region.
Painting showing Cutter Bear rescuing shipwrecked whalers. (U.S. Coast Guard)
Arctic Cutter Bear—A symbol for all the Service represents!
Jan. 2, 2026
The first to ship to deliver reindeer to Alaska, first to journey into the Arctic in winter, and first to chart parts of the Bering Sea are just a few of the achievements that make Coast Guard Cutter Bear a key piece of Coast Guard history.
Santa and his elves visit Old Harbor, Alaska, with an air crew from U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak and give presents to the children as part of the Santa to the Villages program, Dec. 8, 2023. This program has been happening since 1974 and the presents were courtesy of the Coast Guard’s Kodiak Spouses Association. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Shannon Kearney)
Your Coast Guard watch and reading list for the holidays!
Dec. 23, 2025
Cozy up this season with great movies, tv shows, and books on the Nation’s First Responders.
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy (WAGB 20) conducts on-ice research in the Arctic Ocean, Oct. 1, 2025. Coast Guard operations in the Arctic are critical to expanding our understanding of the Arctic operating environment for advancing national security objectives. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Chris Sappey)
Submit your New Year’s cutter logs!
Dec. 22, 2025
Your chance to honor a classic Coast Guard tradition.
A colorful commemorative painting of the expedition by artist Dean Ellis. (U.S. Coast Guard)
Northwest Passage—Coast Guardsmen the first Americans to break the ice!
Dec. 19, 2025
After centuries of failed attempts that saw many explorers vanish, it was a trio of U.S. Coast Guard cutters that finally conquered the long-sought Northwest Passage.

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