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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.

Coast Guard and partner agencies conduct maritime patrols as part of Operation Safe Water in the Chicago Playpen in Chicago, Illinois, July 25, 2026. Operation Safe Water is an enforcement initiative designed to ensure the safety of boaters during events throughout the summer. (U.S. Coast Guard photo, courtesy Marine Safety Unit Chicago)

July 29, 2026

Coast Guard, partners conduct patrols during busy boating weekend in Chicago

CHICAGO — The Coast Guard, state and local partner agencies conducted maritime patrols July 24-26 in Chicago area waterways as part of Operation Safe Water, an enforcement initiative designed to ensure the safety of boaters.

The Coast Guard urges all mariners and beachgoers to exercise heightened caution as increasingly dangerous ocean conditions are forecast along the California coastline from Point Arena to Big Sur starting today. Hazardous conditions are expected to persist throughout the week.

Multiple storms in the Pacific Ocean are expected to generate strong rip currents, sneaker waves, and breaking surf of up to 10 feet at some beaches and breakpoints.

July 28, 2026

Coast Guard urges caution ahead of hazardous ocean conditions along Pacific Coast

The Coast Guard urges all mariners and beachgoers to exercise heightened caution as increasingly dangerous ocean conditions are forecast along the California coastline from Point Arena to Big Sur starting today. Hazardous conditions are expected to persist throughout the week.

Capt. Neal Corbin (left) and Cmdr. Michael Flint (right) shake hands after a change-of-command ceremony that Rear Adm. Arex Avanni (center) presided over at Coast Guard Air Station Astoria in Warrenton, Ore., July 16, 2026. Corbin has served as Coast Guard Air Station Astoria’s commanding officer since 2024. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class William Kirk)

July 28, 2026

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

ASTORIA, Ore. — Coast Guard Air Station Astoria held a change-of-command ceremony, July 16, at Coast

July 28, 2026

Multimedia Release: Coast Guard sets historic Francis Scott Key Memorial Buoy in Baltimore Harbor

The crew of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter James Rankin (WLM 555) set the historic Francis Scott Key Memorial Buoy in the Patapsco River, Maryland,Tuesday.

A rendering of planned Coast Guard housing units in Seward, Alaska. These modern residences will support Coast Guard personnel and their families assigned to the Fast Response Cutter, enhancing quality of life and operational readiness as the Service expands its presence in the region. (U.S. Coast Guard rendering courtesy of BDS Architects)

July 28, 2026

Coast Guard awards contract for construction of housing and maintenance support facility in Seward, Alaska

WASHINGTON – The Coast Guard awarded a design-build contract valued at approximately $9.8 million to Orion Construction Inc. of Wasilla, Alaska on July 20, 2026. The contract covers construction of six housing units and one maintenance support building in Seward.