Semper Fi and Beyond – Decoding Our Favorite Latin Mottos
Semper Fi is the famed motto of the Marine Corps, but did you know that the Marines aren’t the only ones to use Semper?
Coast Guard
Douglas A. Munro – The Only Coast Guardsman to Be Awarded the Medal of Honor
As the boats reached Lunga Point, Douglas Munro regained consciousness and asked his friend “Did they get off?” He then died.
AFSOC Moves Forward With Plans for an MC-130J Seaplane
“Seaborne operations offer nearly unlimited water landing zones, providing significant flexibility for the joint force,” AFSOC said.
Watch: US Navy Video Shows Iranian Vessels Harassing US Ships
Watch: Iranian vessels repeatedly harass U.S. ships in the Persian Gulf.
China’s Coast Guard Ships Worry Japan, Which is Scrambling to Keep Up
China’s massive Coast Guard and a new law expanding what it can do have worried its neighbors, maybe none of them more so than Japan.
US Navy Helicopters and Coast Guard Snipers Are Firing on Suspected Drug Traffickers ‘Daily,’ Top Admiral Says
Coast Guard marksmen aboard Navy helicopters firing on suspected smugglers “is a daily event,” the head of US Southern Command said in January.
The Coast Guard’s Sub-Zero Mission to the Arctic
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star braved a dangerous transit of the Bearing Sea to clear a crucial shipping route and monitor Russian ships.
Watch: 2 Daring Coast Guard Rescues Near Boston in Less Than a Week
This dramatic footage of the rescues highlights the incredible skill and bravery on display from the Coast Guard crews.
The Pic of the Day: Jump!
The Aviation crew attached to the USCG CAMPBELL deployed their rescue swimmer out of the MH-65 Dolphin Helicopter off the coast of Greenland.
The Pic of the Day: Beautiful sunsets with the Coast Guard
The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Midgett (WMSL 757) conducts helicopter in-flight refueling operations with an Air Station Barbers Point MH-65 Dolphin helicopter off Oahu, Hawaii, March 26, 2020. The crew completed their first operation patrol in the Pacific at the end of April.
Coast Guard vessel collides with Navy Spec-Ops craft
Nine people were hurt, with one listed in critical condition, after a 38-foot Coast Guard vessel collided with a U.S. Navy vessel of approximately the same size off the coast of Alaska on Wednesday. The Coast Guard vessel had just completed a helicopter hoist training exercise in conjunction with a nearby Coast Guard Air Base. […]
Watch: US Coast Guard nabs another sub — this time with $69 million worth of cocaine on board
The U.S. Coast Guard announced this week that they made yet another open-ocean sub bust last month. This time the semi-submersible vessel contained nearly $69 million worth of cocaine. U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Harriet Lane reportedly intercepted the drug-smuggling vessel in the Pacific Ocean after it was spotted by maritime patrol aircraft. Once on board, […]
