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U.S. Coast Guard Maritime Safety and Security Team Los Angeles Long Beach members and Royal Malaysian Customs Academy members conduct underway training aboard Royal Malaysian customs and police small boats in Langkawi, Malaysia to support subject matter expert exchange program, Nov. 8, 2024. The goal of the exchange was to assist in improving operations, inter-agency cooperation and proficiency in law enforcement and maritime operations. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer First Class Richie Pilozo.)

Nov. 25, 2024

Los Angeles Coast Guard unit participates in subject matter expert exchange with Malaysia

U.S. Coast Guard Maritime Safety and Security Team Los Angeles Long Beach (MSST LA/LB) members participated in a subject matter expert exchange (SMEE) with nine Royal Malaysian Customs (RMC) officers and 11 Royal Malaysian police officers (RMP), part of the Royal Malaysian Customs Academy in Langkawi (AKMAL), from Oct. 31 to Nov. 15, 2024. Service members from both nations discussed and demonstrated law enforcement and seamanship best practices and tactics to bolster both regional security and maritime efforts.

A Coast Guard Station South Padre Island crew captures imagery of a lancha near South Padre Island, Texas, on Nov. 24, 2024. Lanchas pose a major threat, usually entering the United States Exclusive Economic Zone near the U.S.-Mexico border in the Gulf of Mexico with the intent to smuggle people, drugs, or poach the United States' natural resources. (U.S. Coast Guard photo, courtesy Station South Padre Island)

Nov. 25, 2024

Coast Guard interdicts 3 lancha crews, seizes 2,200 pounds of illegally caught fish off Texas coast

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The Coast Guard interdicted 3 lanchas and seized approximately 2,200 pounds of illegally caught fish in federal waters off southern Texas, Sunday.

Coast Guard Cutter Vigilant's (WMEC 617) small boat law enforcement crews boards a vessel suspected of drug smuggling , Nov. 6, 2024, while underway in the Caribbean Sea. Vigilant's crew conducted a 54-day patrol in the Florida Straits and Caribbean Sea. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Evan Tellado.)

Nov. 25, 2024

Coast Guard Cutter Vigilant returns home following contraband offload worth an estimated $18 million interdicted in Caribbean Sea

MIAMI – The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Vigilant returned home to Cape Canaveral, Saturday, after

U.S. Coast Guard Rear Adm. Mike Johnston, Superintendent of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, and Jennifer Ferat sign an agreement as part of the Academy’s role in hosting the Military Operations Research Society (MORS) 93rd Symposium, Nov 18, 2024. Approximately 1,000 defense experts from government, academia, and industry will gather to address critical national security challenges. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Matt Thieme)

Nov. 25, 2024

Major Defense Symposium to be held at Coast Guard Academy

The U.S. Coast Guard Academy will host a cross section of defense analysts, operators and managers from government, industry and academia here for the Military Operations Research Society (MORS) 93rd Symposium June 9-12, 2025.

Nov. 24, 2024

Coast Guard interdicts 37 migrants off coast of Point Loma

The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Sea Otter (WPB 87362) interdicted 37 migrants from a 33-foot vessel, approximately seven nautical miles off Point Loma, Calif., Saturday.

The Society of Women Engineers (SWE) has recognized the U.S. Coast Guard Academy (USCGA) SWE section with the fiscal year 2024 SWE Mission Award Silver Status. The USCGA section was honored for the commitment to continuous improvement and to the Society’s core values during SWE’s annual conference, WE24, held on October 24 - 26 in Chicago, Ill. The SWE announced the recipients of its annual recognition program, celebrating the successes of SWE members, SWE groups, and organizations that are enhancing the engineering profession and advocating for women in STEM. Examples of these accomplishments include pioneering diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEI&B) initiatives, growing or retaining membership levels, increasing exposure to STEM via outreach efforts, or being granted a patent.

Nov. 23, 2024

U. S. Coast Guard Academy Society of Women Engineers Earns Silver Status Recognition

The Society of Women Engineers (SWE) has recognized the U.S. Coast Guard Academy (USCGA) SWE section with the fiscal year 2024 SWE Mission Award Silver Status. The USCGA section was honored for the commitment to continuous improvement and to the Society’s core values during SWE’s annual conference, WE24, held on October 24 - 26 in Chicago, Ill. The SWE announced the recipients of its annual recognition program, celebrating the successes of SWE members, SWE groups, and organizations that are enhancing the engineering profession and advocating for women in STEM. Examples of these accomplishments include pioneering diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEI&B) initiatives, growing or retaining membership levels, increasing exposure to STEM via outreach efforts, or being granted a patent.

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Valiant (WMEC 621) and French Navy Frigate FS Ventôse (F733) conduct joint exercises at sea, Sept. 29, 2024, while underway in the Windward Passage. The crew of Valiant conducted a 49-day migrant interdiction operations patrol in the region to protect life at sea and enforce U.S. maritime law. (Photo courtesy of FS Ventôse)

Nov. 22, 2024

Coast Guard Cutter Valiant returns home after 46-day patrol in the Windward Passage

NAVAL STATION MAYPORT, Fla. — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Valiant (WMEC 621) returned to their home port at Naval Station Mayport, Nov. 7, following a 49-day migrant interdiction operations patrol in the Windward Passage. Valiant’s crew deployed in support of Homeland Security Task Force - Southeast (HSTF-SE) and Operation Vigilant Sentry (OVS) while operating in the Seventh Coast Guard District’s area of responsibility. Throughout the patrol, the crew of Valiant conducted maritime safety and security missions to protect life at sea and enforce U.S. maritime law.

Nov. 21, 2024

Coast Guard establishes first Hawaii-based JROTC program

HONOLULU – The Coast Guard established a new Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps Program at Kalani High School in Honolulu Thursday.

Crewmembers of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Munro (WMSL 755) work on the flight deck of the cutter during the contraband offload in San Diego, Nov. 19, 2024. The Munro crew members interdicted the narcotics in the Eastern Pacific during counter-narcotic patrols, seizing 29,000 pounds of cocaine worth an estimated wholesale value of $335.8 million. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Richard Uranga)

Nov. 19, 2024

MULTIMEDIA RELEASE: Coast Guard crew offloads $335.8 million worth of cocaine in San Diego

SAN DIEGO — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Munro (WMSL 755) offloaded more than 29,000 pounds of cocaine, with an estimated value of $335.8 million, Tuesday in San Diego.  The offload is a result of eleven separate suspected drug smuggling vessel interdictions or events off the coasts of Mexico and Central and South America in September and October.

Nov. 19, 2024

MEDIA ADVISORY: Coast Guard to establish first Hawaii-based JROTC

WHAT: Commissioning ceremony for first Hawaii-based Coast Guard JROTC unit WHERE: Kalani High School, 4680 Kalanianaʻole Hwy, Honolulu, Hawaii 96821 WHEN: Thursday, Nov. 21, 10 a.m. WHO: Rear Adm. Sean Regan, commander, Coast Guard District Fourteen; Kalani High School principal and staff; Coast Guard leaders and personnel from surrounding units

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PHOTOS AVAILABLE: Coast Guard Station Port Aransas holds change-of-command ceremony https://t.co/i8I4QCMSyF

Media Availability: USCGC Legare to return home following a 69-day patrol in the Florida Straits https://t.co/qQwF8ArjN0

Coast Guard icebreaker departs for months-long Arctic deployment https://t.co/JNZBmu4j9j

Coast Guard icebreaker departs for months-long Arctic deployment https://t.co/8gSqJ7ove5

Unified Command stands down from response to fire aboard motor vessel Grande Costa D’Avorio at Port Newark https://t.co/D9aMs0kr97

Coast Guard Tactical Law Enforcement Team South holds change of command ceremony https://t.co/kgNii5ilKP

Unified Command transitions from shipboard fire response to investigation and salvage operations at Port Newark https://t.co/7gHK5r9Ut4

Coast Guard repatriates 27 migrants to Dominican Republic, following vessel interdiction in Mona Passage https://t.co/ejzFtniVX6

Coast Guard repatriates 27 migrants to Dominican Republic, following vessel interdiction in Mona Passage https://t.co/6O7stlpuOi

MEDIA AVAILABILITY: Unified Command to provide update on vessel fire at Port Newark https://t.co/vopXwYvhtC

PHOTO RELEASE: Coast Guard rescues man from disabled vessel off Ponte Vedra Beach https://t.co/gWJEIBTH9a

Coast Guard Cutter Neah Bay (WTGB 105) Change of Command Ceremony https://t.co/I1QWDV99nL

Coast Guard, state, local first responders to conduct boat drills on Ohio River in Kentucky, Indiana. https://t.co/PsZUeCVxqH

Coast Guard medevacs crew member from oil rig 88 miles off Freeport, Texas https://t.co/n5P2u8Bl3z

UPDATE 2: Unified Command continues response to fire aboard motor vessel Grande Costa D’Avorio at Port Newark https://t.co/kqHY7xjfej

Coast Guard assists 11 beset by weather on Lake Pontchartrain, Louisiana https://t.co/qQQ9GnzX94

Coast Guard rescues 4 from vessel taking on water 30 miles off Baffin Bay, Texas https://t.co/5LfFLQAd03

UPDATE 1: Unified Command continues response to fire aboard motor vessel Grande Costa D’Avorio at Port Newark https://t.co/qNZn6Wvpkz

Unified Command continues response to fire aboard motor vessel Grande Costa D’Avorio at Port Newark https://t.co/lXS77UQ0f6

PHOTO RELEASE: Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit Port Canaveral holds 1st change-of-command ceremony https://t.co/S0GMwft5Lw

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