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The USCGC Smilax (WLIC 315) celebrated its 80th anniversary in November 2024. Commissioned in 1944, not long after the D-Day landings at Normandy, Smilax is the oldest active Coast Guard cutter and more than 25 years older than the Navy’s oldest actively deployed ship.
The Long Blue Line: Smilax—the Coast Guard’s “Queen of the Fleet”!
July 31, 2026
The USCGC Smilax (WLIC 315) celebrated its 80th anniversary in November 2024. Commissioned in 1944,
Chief Petty Officer Jason Garrett of the Coast Guard Counter-UAS team sets up a drone interceptor to help safeguard the airspace at the FIFA World Cup match between the USA and Bosnia-Herzegovina on July 1, 2026, in Santa Clara, Calif. The device was designed to be the last line of defense if a malicious drone breached restricted airspace during the event.
One day protecting the World Cup
July 30, 2026
An inside look at how the Coast Guard's Counter-UAS team helped keep the skies safe during a momentous summer
U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Scott Ruskan, a rescue swimmer assigned to Air Station Corpus Christi, poses for a photo at the Kerrville Airport in Kerrville, Texas, July 6, 2025. Ruskan responded to flash flooding in the Texas Hill Country as part of a Coast Guard aircrew conducting search and rescue operations. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Perry Shirzad)
AST2 Scott Ruskan receives ESPYS 2026 Pat Tillman Award
July 29, 2026
Coast Guard rescue swimmer honored for lifesaving efforts during response to 2025 Central Texas Floods
A title card for Arnold Palmer MYCG Article featuring three images of Arnold Palmer.
The Long Blue Line: Forged in Blue—The Foundational Impact of the Coast Guard on Arnold Palmer’s Legacy
July 27, 2026
        To the world, he was simply “The King,” a golf icon known for his aggressive style and the
U.S. Coast Guard Chief Warrant Officer Paul Zado's retirement paperwork is shown here during his retirement ceremony in New Orleans, Louisiana, July 10, 2026. Zado and the crew of the USCGC Pamlico were responsible for developing an alternate waterway following hurricane Ida's devastation of the lower Mississippi River. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Cheyenne Basurto)
More than just a career: BOSN Paul Zado Reflects on 32 Years at Sea
July 23, 2026
Coast Guard Master Cutterman, Chief Warrant Officer Paul Zado, shares his

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