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A Coast Guard Cutter Raymond Evans small boat crew transfers 27 Cuban aliens aboard the cutter for processing and disposition Yucatán Channel, June 18, 2026. The crew discovered the vessel was taking on water, had no fuel or water aboard, and embarked 27 Cuban aliens, who were later transferred to Coast Guard Cutter Winslow Griesser for repatriation to Cuba. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

June 25, 2026

Coast Guard repatriates 27 aliens to Cuba

MIAMI – Coast Guard Cutter Winslow Griesser’s crew repatriated 27 Cuban aliens to Cuba, Monday, following an interdiction in the Yucatán Channel.

A Coast Guard boarding team assigned to the 154-foot fast response cutter USCGC Terrell Horne (WPC 1131) conducts a vessel boarding approximately 14 miles offshore La Jolla, California, June 23, 2026. During the boarding, 26 suspected aliens were identified and transferred to Border Patrol agents at Ballast Point

June 25, 2026

Coast Guard interdicts 26 aliens near La Jolla

A Coast Guard boarding team assigned to Coast Guard Cutter Terrell Horne (WPC 1131) interdicted 26 suspected aliens approximately 14 miles offshore La Jolla, Tuesday.

June 24, 2026

Coast Guard rescues injured hiker from Mount Larrabee in Mount Baker Wilderness, Washington

ASTORIA, Ore. — A Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrew from Air Station Port

June 24, 2026

MEDIA ADVISORY: Industry Open House at TRACEN Birmingham-Southern

BIRMINGHAM, Ala.– The Coast Guard is scheduled to hold an Industry Open House at Coast Guard TRACEN

June 24, 2026

Coast Guard, partners search for father, son in water off Oahu

HONOLULU — The Coast Guard and partner agencies are searching Tuesday for a missing man and teenager in the water off Hanauma Bay on the eastern side of Oahu.

June 23, 2026

Coast Guard releases waterway guidance for Sail 250, International Naval Review 250, and Independence Day fireworks displays in New York Harbor

NEW YORK — U.S. Coast Guard Sector New York has issued five Marine Safety Information Bulletins (MSIBs) covering waterway restrictions, safety zones, and operational guidance for mariners during Sail 250, the U.S. Navy's International Naval Review 250 (INR 250), the International Aerial Review (IAR), and Independence Day fireworks displays taking place throughout New York Harbor from July 1 through July 9, 2026. Click the link to read the full press release.

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Eagle (WIX 327) transits the Elizabeth River, June 22, 2026, after participating in Sail250 Virginia in Norfolk. Eagle served as the leading tall ship in the parade of sail and welcomed visitors throughout the maritime festival celebrating America's 250th anniversary. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Mason Svitenko)

June 23, 2026

Coast Guard concludes maritime safety, security operations for Sail250 Virginia in Norfolk

NORFOLK, Va. — The U.S. Coast Guard completed maritime safety and security operations for Sail250 Virginia, Tuesday, in Norfolk. The Coast Guard worked alongside local, state and federal partners throughout Sail250 Virginia to ensure the safety and security of mariners, participating vessels and hundreds of thousands of spectators who attended the event.

June 23, 2026

Sail250 Maryland more than just a fleet week

A feature story on the Coast Guards efforts ahead of Sail250 Maryland.

U.S. Coast Guard Academy (USCGA) cadet cadre give orders to the incoming Class of 2029 during Day One at USCGA, New London, Connecticut, June 30, 2025. Day One marks the start of Swab Summer, an intensive seven-week program that prepares students for military and Academy life. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Matt Thieme)

June 23, 2026

MEDIA ADVISORY: U.S. Coast Guard Academy welcomes the Class of 2030

NEW LONDON, Conn. – Approximately 285 members of the incoming Class of 2030 will arrive at the Coast

Senior Chief Petty Officer Calvin Hernandez assumes command of U.S. Coast Guard Station Apra Harbor from Chief Warrant Officer Kyle Breen-Tapia in a change of command ceremony at Top o’the Mar in Guam on June 23, 2026. Capt. Jessica Worst, commander of U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia/Sector Guam, presided over the ceremony. During Breen-Tapia's tenure as officer-in-charge from June 2025 to June 2026, he led 51 active-duty and reserve personnel through more than 500 resource sorties and 2,500 underway hours across the remote waters of Micronesia, saving or assisting 106 lives. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Lt. Sara Muir)

June 23, 2026

New officer-in-charge at helm of Station Apra Harbor

SANTA RITA, Guam — Senior Chief Petty Officer Calvin Hernandez assumed command of U.S. Coast Guard Station Apra Harbor from Chief Warrant Officer Kyle Breen-Tapia in a change of command ceremony at Top o’the Mar in Guam at 10 a.m. on Tuesday. Capt. Jessica Worst, commander of U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia/Sector Guam, presided over the ceremony. During Breen-Tapia's tenure as officer-in-charge from June 2025 to June 2026, he led 51 active duty and reserve personnel through more than 500 resource sorties and 2,500 underway hours across the remote waters of Micronesia. The crew saved or assisted 106 people and preserved more than $1 million in property — evacuating 45 passengers from a vessel disabled by an engine fire, recovering a lone survivor clinging to the hull of an overturned vessel 20 nautical miles off Agat, and pulling two stranded mariners from Tarzan Cave during an extreme tidal change.