For some, public service is a chapter in a career; for Dr. Oscar Orringer, it is the defining theme of a five-decade ...

About 10:20 p.m., on July 5, 2000, HH-65A CGNR 6539 was heading back to base after monitoring a swamp fire east of Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, and heard over the radio “Mayday, Mayday, Mayday—Ocean ...

Real security does not require technical certifications or extensive training. It begins with a few practical habits that ...

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, a time to reflect on the importance of safe and healthy relationships. Everyone deserves to feel secure and respected in their partnership. If you’re ...

The U.S. Coast Guard is returning crews to frontline units and restoring operational readiness following its highest recruiting success in more than 30 years.

Coast Guard advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) have a new address: the Center for Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. The Center, which opens this fall at the U.S. Coast Guard ...

Coast Guard Cyber teams made history last year, helping interdict Dark Fleet vessels and engaging with AI cyber platforms for the first time ever. But even as our cybersecurity specialists tackled ...

May 16-22 is National Safe Boating Week (NSBW), and with boating season on the horizon, it’s important to remember how to be safe on the water. Here are six safety tips for recreational boaters: There ...

To better prepare for evolving threats and complex national missions, the Coast Guard is standing up the Special Missions Command (CG SMC) to bring the service’s deployable specialized forces (DSF) ...

Editor's Note: This article has been updated on Feb. 24, 2026 to include guidance for Ombudsman. Coast Guard funding lapsed at 12:00 a.m. EST on Saturday, Feb. 14, after an appropriations measure was ...

The Coast Guard delivered a year of historic operational success in 2025, as missions ranging from record-setting drug interdictions in the Eastern Pacific to challenging foreign vessels in the Arctic ...

The United States Coast Guard proactively adapts to a rapidly changing world through Force Design 2028, a bold initiative to modernize the Service’s organizational structure and enhance mission ...