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Aug. 3, 2026

Coast Guard saves 13 lives, terminates illegal charter across Great Lakes over weekend

CLEVELAND — Coast Guard Great Lakes District crews responded to 23 search and rescue cases, assisting 24 people and saving 13 lives throughout the Great Lakes region over the weekend.

Aug. 3, 2026

MEDIA AVAILABILITY: Coast Guard scheduled to open new recruiting office in Tucson

Editor’s Note: Media interested in attending should contact Chief Joanna Adams at 520-350-3725 or

U.S. Coast Guard Academy football players prepare to execute a play during the 54th Secretaries’ Cup at Fenway Park, Boston, Nov. 15, 2025. In 2003, “Secretary’s Cup” was pluralized when the U.S. Coast Guard moved to the Department of Homeland Security. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer Third Class Leo Avila.)

Aug. 3, 2026

Secretaries’ Cup Headed to the Nation’s Capital; Audi Field to Host 2026 Rivalry Matchup

NEW LONDON, Conn.— Audi Field in Washington, D.C., the home of Major League Soccer's D.C. United,

A Coast Guard Station San Diego 45-foot Response Boat-Medium crew interdicts nine suspected aliens during a patrol in Mission Bay, California, Aug. 8, 2026. All nine aliens were identified, detained and transferred to U.S. Border Patrol Agents for further investigation.

Aug. 2, 2026

Coast Guard interdicts 9 aliens near San Diego

The Coast Guard interdicted nine suspected aliens while conducting a boating safety patrol in Mission Bay Saturday.

U.S. Coast Guard Cmdr. Zachary Wiest, right, salutes, Capt. Maegan Schwartz during a change-of-command ceremony presided over by Rear Adm. Adam Chamie, center, in Savannah, Georgia, July 31, 2026. The change-of-command ceremony marks a transfer of total responsibility and authority from one individual to another. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Brandon Hillard)

Aug. 1, 2026

Coast Guard Air Station Savannah holds change-of-command ceremony

SAVANNAH, Ga. — Coast Guard Air Station Savannah’s crew conducted a change-of-command ceremony, Friday, at Hunter Army Airfield in Savannah. During the ceremony, Capt. Maegan Schwartz transferred command of Coast Guard Air Station Savannah to Cmdr. Zachary Wiest.

U.S. Coast Guard Capt. Bradford Apitz, Rear Adm. Jeffery Novak, the Coast Guard Southwest District commander, and Capt. Patrick Dill, the Coast Guard Air Station Sacramento commander, pose during a change of command ceremony at Air Station Sacramento, McClellan Park, California, July 31, 2026. During the ceremony Dill was formally recognized as the new air station commander. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Kenneth Wiese)

July 31, 2026

Coast Guard Air Station Sacramento holds change of command ceremony

Coast Guard Air Station Sacramento held a change of command ceremony Friday, marking the transfer of leadership from Capt. Bradford Apitz to Capt. Patrick Dill

A U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Air and Marine Operations crew along with a Coast Guard boarding team assigned to U.S. Coast Guard Station Los Angeles-Long Beach interdict 21 suspected aliens approximately 14 miles West of San Clemente Island, July 29, 2026. One person was found unresponsive and medevaced to Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center by a Coast Guard Air Station Ventura MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew.

July 31, 2026

Coast Guard, partners interdict 21 aliens, medevac man from vessel near San Clemente Island

U.S. Coast Guard crews and U.S. Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations Marine Interdiction Agents interdicted 21 suspected aliens approximately 14 miles west of San Clemente Island, Wednesday.

A map depicts a safety zone and regulated navigation area overseen by the U.S. Coast Guard on Lake Washington in Seattle, Washington

July 30, 2026

Coast Guard to enforce waterway safety for Seattle Seafair Weekend Festival

SEATTLE — The U.S. Coast Guard will enforce navigation regulations on Lake Washington from July 30-Aug. 2, to protect participants, spectators and vessels during the Seattle Seafair Weekend Festival.

July 30, 2026

Coast Guard to host Industry Information Day in Birmingham, Alabama

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The U.S. Coast Guard invites local and regional vendors to attend an Industry Information Day aimed at providing guidance on Coast Guard contracting opportunities and fostering new community relationships.

U.S. Coast Guard Southwest District graphic for news release. (U.S. Coast Guard graphic by Petty Officer 3rd Class Kenneth Wiese)

July 29, 2026

Coast Guard rescues teen from cliff near Trinidad, California

A Coast Guard helicopter crew medevaced a 16-year-old girl after she was reported to have fallen 30-40 feet from a cliff near Trinidad, Tuesday afternoon.