A Military Approach to Drug Busts Upends US Efforts and Raises Legal Questions The Trump administration has indicated more military strikes on drug targets could be coming, saying it is seeking to “wage...
How the Coast Guard Pulled off One of its Greatest Rescues During a Nor'easter A menacing nor'easter pummeled the SS Pendleton on Feb. 18, 1952, causing the oil tanker to be broken in two a mile off the...
As Coast Guard Receives Billions in New Arctic Funding, Alaska Region Gets New Commander and Name Last week, President Donald Trump signed a budget bill with almost $25 billion for new Coast Guard construction, including...
Coast Guard Helicopter Crew Awarded Medals for Heroic Texas Flood Rescues The Corpus Christi, Texas, crew is credited with rescuing 18 people and helping to evacuate 165 from life-threatening...
Coast Guard Drops Numbered Districts, Adopts Geographical Names for Operating Areas The service has used numbers since World War II when it was under the Department of the Navy.
Coast Guard Receives Unprecedented $25 Billion Infusion Under Sweeping 'Big Beautiful Bill' The service will receive funding for more ships, helicopters and unmanned systems and maintenance of installations and...
Coasties Braved Withering German Fire to Put Troops Ashore on D-Day The role played by Coast Guard personnel who crewed the Higgins boats was critical to the success of the D-Day landings in...
Coast Guard Rescues Pilot Who Landed Small Plane in Long Island Sound The pilot of a small plane that was about to crash managed to land it safely in the cool, choppy waters of Long Island Sound...
Coast Guard Member Dies During Eastern Pacific Deployment Seaman Bryan K. Lee, 23, had been missing since early last week.
Missing Commuter Plane Found Crashed on Alaska Sea Ice and All 10 Aboard Died, Coast Guard Says Mike Salerno, a spokesperson for the U.S. Coast Guard, said rescuers were searching the aircraft's last known location by...
How the Government Shutdown Impacts Veterans and the VA While most vets won't be impacted by the ongoing government shutdown, concerns may ramp up the longer it persists.
Hegseth Wants 'Male Standard' for Combat Roles. Many Female Veterans Say That's Already the Case Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in an address to the military’s top leaders waded back into a topic that nearly derailed his...
The Forgotten Military Vehicles of ‘M*A*S*H’ Between all the martini-fueled hijinx and medical drama, “M*A*S*H” featured some pretty special military vehicles.
Hegseth's Decision on Wounded Knee Medals Sparks Outrage in Native American Communities Native American communities that had long wanted the removal of military honors for the soldiers involved in the 1890 Wounded...
Airman Confronts and Shoots Armed Neighbor on Deadly Rampage, Iowa Officials Say Harrison Friar, a senior airman, was with his wife and children at their home in Glenwood on the evening of Aug. 6 when they...
