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A Los Angeles Fire Department 40-foot small boat crew pushes a container to the pier at the Los Angeles Harbor, Sept. 14, 2026.

Sept. 15, 2026

Coast Guard, partner agencies respond to fallen shipping containers at Port of Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES — The Coast Guard, in coordination with Los Angeles City Fire and Los Angeles Port

Sept. 14, 2026

Coast Guard awards $173.7 million contract to advance Base Seattle modernization

WASHINGTON – The Coast Guard awarded a $173.7 million contract to The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company to advance a major modernization of Base Seattle, strengthening the shore infrastructure needed to homeport and sustain the Service’s future polar security cutters.

SAN DIEGO – Coast Guard Cutter Terrell Horne (WPC 1131) crewmembers interdicted 16 suspected aliens approximately 21 miles west of San Diego, Monday morning.

Sept. 14, 2026

Coast Guard interdicts 16 aliens 21 miles west of San Diego

SAN DIEGO – Coast Guard Cutter Terrell Horne (WPC 1131) crew members interdicted 16 suspected aliens

The U.S. Coast Guard commissions its newest Fast Response Cutter, Coast Guard Cutter Jeffrey Palazzo (WPC 1163), during a ceremony in New York City, Sept. 12, 2026. The cutter is named in honor of Jeffrey Palazzo, a New York City firefighter and Coast Guard reservist who made the ultimate sacrifice while responding to the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

Sept. 14, 2026

U.S. Coast Guard commissions 63rd Fast Response Cutter honoring 9/11 hero

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Coast Guard commissioned its newest Fast Response Cutter, Coast Guard Cutter Jeffrey Palazzo (WPC 1163), during a ceremony in New York City on Sept. 12. The event marked the ship’s entry into active service.

Sept. 14, 2026

Coast Guard interdicts 8 aliens 16 miles west of San Diego

SAN DIEGO – A Coast Guard Cutter Narwhal (WPB 87335) boarding team interdicted eight suspected

Sept. 14, 2026

Coast Guard launches Navita™ mariner credentialing system

WASHINGTON — The United States Coast Guard today announces the initial release of Navita™, a new digital platform

Sept. 14, 2026

MEDIA ADVISORY: Coast Guard, state and local first responders to conduct boat drills on Ohio River in Kentucky and Indiana

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Coast Guard, local, county and state agencies will conduct law enforcement drills on the Ohio River in the Port of Louisville on Wednesday.

A U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Traverse City MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter sits on the shore of Isle Royale, Michigan, Sept. 11, 2026. The helicopter crew transported Michigan State Police troopers and K-9 units to the island to search for a missing hiker. (U.S. Coast Guard photo, courtesy Air Station Traverse City)

Sept. 12, 2026

Coast Guard, Michigan State Police rescue missing hiker from Lake Superior island

CLEVELAND — The Coast Guard and Michigan State Police rescued an injured, ailing man Saturday after he went missing in Isle Royale National Park on Sept. 5.

Coast Guard members assigned to Coast Guard Cutter Robert Ward (WPC 1130) march in the GALAPEX 26 parade on San Cristobal Island, Ecuador, Aug. 25, 2026. The cutter’s crew joined international military and maritime security partners in multiple parades to celebrate multinational cooperation, strengthen ties and demonstrate a shared commitment to maritime security in the region. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

Sept. 12, 2026

U.S. Coast Guard concludes participation in multinational GALAPEX exercise alongside international partners near Galapagos Islands

ALAMEDA, Calif. — The U.S. Coast Guard Sentinel-class cutter Robert Ward (WPC 1130) crew concluded

An aircrew from the U.S. Coast Guard Air Station North Bend hoists and injured hiker from a lava field near North Sister, Oregon, Saturday, Sept. 5, 2026.

Sept. 12, 2026

Coast Guard rescues injured hiker from Three Sisters Wilderness

ASTORIA, Ore. — A Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrew from Air Station North Bend assisted with the evacuation of an injured hiker from a lava field near North Sister in the Three Sisters Wilderness, Saturday, Sept. 5.