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A makeshift vessel carrying 19 aliens onboard just before being interdicted by the Coast Guard Cutter Richard Dixon in Mona Passage waters off Puerto Rico, Aug. 24. 2026. This interdiction is part of the efforts of the Homeland Security Task Force – San Juan Region to combat human smuggling and deter unlawful maritime migration. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

Aug. 28, 2026

Coast Guard repatriates 16 aliens to Dominican Republic following vessel interdiction off Puerto Rico

The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Tezanos repatriated 16 aliens to Dominican Republic, Thursday, following the interdiction of a makeshift vessel in Mona Passage waters off Puerto Rico, Monday. This interdiction is part of the efforts of the Homeland Security Task Force – San Juan Region to combat human smuggling and deter unlawful maritime migration. Sector San Juan watchstanders received a report from the aircrew of a Coast Guard HC-144 Ocean Sentry of a grossly overloaded 22-foot makeshift vessel off Aguadilla, Puerto Rico. A Customs and Border Protection multi-role enforcement aircraft joined the response and maintained aerial surveillance on scene as cutter Richard Dixon interdicted the suspect vessel.

Coast Guard Cutter Harriet Lane (WMEC 903) moors at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Honolulu, Hawaii, Aug. 12, 2026. The cutter was deployed in support of Operation Blue Pacific and conducted maritime law enforcement operations with law enforcement entities in Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Australia, and Solomon Islands. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Avery Tibbets)

Aug. 27, 2026

Coast Guard Cutter Harriet Lane returns home following 75-day patrol

HONOLULU – The crew of U.S. Coast Guard cutter Harriet Lane (WMEC 903) returned to Pearl Harbor Aug. 12, 2026, following a 75-day patrol in support of Coast Guard’s Oceania District's Operation Blue Pacific.

Aug. 27, 2026

Coast Guard recognizes partners in rescue of 18 mariners southeast of Tokyo

The U.S. Coast Guard is recognizing government and private-sector partners for their coordinated efforts to rescue 18 mariners, approximately 830 nautical miles southeast of Tokyo.

Aug. 27, 2026

Coast Guard terminates commercial passenger vessel in Sitka, Alaska

U.S. Coast Guard Sector Southeast Alaska personnel terminated the voyage of a commercial passenger vessel operating in Sitka, Aug. 20, 2026. Law enforcement officers from U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Pike (WPB 87365) boarded the foreign-built vessel and confirmed it was conducting passenger operations outside the geographic area authorized by its Maritime Administration waiver.

U.S. Coast Guard Capt. Matthew Press walks through the ranks of the U.S. Coast Guard Legend-class national security cutter Stratton (WMSL 752) crew after officially assuming command during a change of command ceremony while anchored off the coast of Kotzebue, Alaska, Aug. 24, 2026.

Aug. 27, 2026

Coast Guard Cutter Stratton Holds Change of Command

The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stratton (WMSL 752) held a change of command ceremony, Monday, while at anchor in Kotzebue.

Five suspected drug smugglers in their vessel observed by Coast Guard law enforcement.

Aug. 27, 2026

Coast Guard stops suspected drug boat carrying $54.5 million in cocaine off Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Coast Guard Cutter Richard Dixon’s crew interdicted a suspected drug smuggling vessel approximately 50 miles south of Puerto Rico, Friday, with about 7,250 pounds of cocaine on board worth approximately $54.5 million.

Coast Guard Cutter Winslow Greisser’s (WPC-1116) small boat crew transfer 15 aliens to Bahamian authorities Aug. 21, 2026. Following an interdiction, USCGC Winslow Gressier's small boat crew transfers 15 aliens to the Bahamas, Aug. 21, 2026

Aug. 26, 2026

Coast Guard transfers 15 aliens to The Bahamas

MIAMI — Coast Guard Cutter Winslow Griesser’s crew transferred 15 aliens to The Bahamas, Friday, following an interdiction 22 miles east of Miami Beach.

A U.S. Coast Guard Maritime Security Response Team (MSRT) West boat transits toward its return location following a simulated non-compliant boarding exercise as part of PANAMAX 2026, with Panama City in the background, Aug. 5, 2026.

Aug. 25, 2026

U.S. Coast Guard concludes participation in multinational PANAMAX exercise alongside international partners in Panama

PANAMA PACIFICO, Panama — U.S. Coast Guard deployable specialized forces personnel and the U.S. Coast Guard Sentinel-class cutter Robert Ward (WPC 1130) crew concluded participation in the PANAMAX 2026 exercise in-port and offshore of Panama City from Aug. 3-13.

Aug. 24, 2026

Foundation for Coast Guard History & Coast Guard Historian’s Office to host “The Coast Guard and 9/11... 25 Years Later” in Washington, D.C.

WASHINGTON – The Foundation for Coast Guard History and the U.S. Coast Guard Historian’s Office will host a special program, “The Coast Guard and 9/11... 25 Years Later,” from 9 to 11 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2026, at the Army and Navy Club in Washington.