HEADQUARTERS

Oct. 25, 2024

Coast Guard relieves commander and command senior enlisted leader of Sector San Diego

The U.S. Coast Guard temporarily relieved the commander and command senior enlisted leader of Coast Guard Sector San Diego Friday. Rear Adm. Joseph Buzzella, commander, District Eleven, temporarily relieved Capt. James Spitler and Master Chief Petty Officer Michael Dioquino following an investigation leading to a loss of confidence in both unit leaders.

Oct. 25, 2024

Coast Guard establishes first Junior ROTC unit in New England area

BOSTON — The Coast Guard and Barnstable High School conducted a commissioning ceremony for the first Coast Guard Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) in the New England area, Friday morning. Click the link to read the full release.

Oct. 25, 2024

Coast Guard relieves commander and command senior enlisted leader of Sector San Diego

The U.S. Coast Guard temporarily relieved the commander and command senior enlisted leader of Coast Guard Sector San Diego Friday. Rear Adm. Joseph Buzzella, commander, District Eleven, temporarily relieved Capt. James Spitler and Master Chief Michael Dioquino following an investigation leading to a loss of confidence in both unit leaders.

Oct. 24, 2024

Coast Guard commissions second Pacific Northwest-based Fast Response Cutter

SEATTLE — The Coast Guard commissioned its 57th Fast Response Cutter and second one to be stationed in the Pacific Northwest during a ceremony held at Coast Guard Base Seattle, Wash., Thursday. Coast Guard Cutter Florence Finch (WPC-1157) is the second of three planned Fast Response Cutter’s (FRC) to be homeported in Astoria.

Oct. 23, 2024

Coast Guard medevacs ailing crewman from fishing vessel 78 miles offshore Kahului, Maui

HONOLULU – The Coast Guard medevaced an ailing man from a commercial fishing vessel 78 miles offshore Kahului, Maui, Tuesday.

Oct. 23, 2024

MULTIMEDIA RELEASE: Fifth Coast Guard District hosts annual Buoy Tender Round-Up in Portsmouth

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Oct. 23, 2024

Coast Guard Cutter Mohawk returns home from 62-day migrant interdiction operations patrol

KEY WEST, Fla. — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Mohawk (WMEC 913) returned to their homeport of Key West, Oct. 11, following a 62-day migrant interdiction operations patrol in the Florida Straits. Mohawk’s crew deployed in support of Homeland Security Task Force – Southeast (HSTF-SE) and Operation Vigilant Sentry (OVS) while underway in the Seventh Coast Guard District’s area of responsibility. While on patrol, crew members worked alongside additional Coast Guard units and partner agency crews to detect, deter and intercept unsafe and illegal migrant ventures bound for the United States.

Oct. 23, 2024

Coast Guard Cutter Resolute crew returns home, offloads approximately $115 million worth of drugs in St. Petersburg

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – The crew of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Resolute offloaded approximately 9,690 pounds of cocaine and 5,490 pounds of marijuana, worth an estimated $115 million, in their homeport of St. Petersburg, Wednesday.

Oct. 22, 2024

Coast Guard offloads $3.5 million in seized cocaine, transfers custody 6 smugglers to CCSF federal agents in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico

The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Napier offloaded 664 pounds (301 kgs) of seized cocaine and transferred custody of six smugglers to Coast Guard Investigative Service and FBI Special Agents in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, Saturday. The interdiction is the result of multi-agency efforts in support of the Caribbean Corridor Strike Force, while the seized cocaine is estimated to have a wholesale value of approximately $3.5 million.  The apprehended smugglers are facing federal prosecution in Puerto Rico on criminal charges including conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute a controlled substance aboard a vessel subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. The charges carry a minimum sentence of 10 years imprisonment and a maximum sentence of imprisonment for life.  Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Helena B. Daniel and Maria L. Montañez, Deputy Chief of the Transnational Organized Crime Section are prosecuting the case.

Oct. 22, 2024

Coast Guard Cutter Bear returns home after 58-day Operation Vigilant Sentry patrol

PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Bear (WMEC 901) returned to their homeport in Portsmouth, Oct. 7, following a 58-day homeland security and counter-drug patrol in the Windward Passage. Bear’s crew deployed in support of Homeland Security Task Force – Southeast (HSTF-SE) and Operation Vigilant Sentry (OVS) while underway in the Seventh Coast Guard District’s area of responsibility, where crew members conducted maritime safety and security missions.