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March 6, 2025

Unified response: an inside look at nearly 300 Coast Guardsmen responding to the Potomac River plane crash

In a unified effort, 278 Coast Guard service members and Auxiliarists from 33 units across the East Coast responded to the incident with an urgent mission—search, recover, and bring closure to a nation reeling from disaster.

Crew members from USCGC Valiant (WMEC 621) stand at parade rest in front of interdicted narcotics at Base Miami Beach, Florida, Mar. 6, 2025. The Valiant's crew secured the illegal drugs from six interdictions in the international waters of the Caribbean. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Nicholas Strasburg)

March 6, 2025

Coast Guard offloads over $141 million in illicit drugs interdicted in Caribbean Sea

MIAMI – U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Valiant’s crew offloaded approximately 12,470 pounds of cocaine, Thursday, worth an estimated $141.4 million at Coast Guard Base Miami Beach.

Coast Guard Cutter Vigorous' crew transfers aliens to the Margaret Norvell in the Florida Straits, Feb. 19, 2025. The aliens were transferred to The Bahamas following an illegal maritime venture interdiction off Key Biscayne, Florida. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Petty Officer Ryan Youngblood)

March 5, 2025

Coast Guard Cutter Vigorous returns home after 46-day alien interdiction operations, maritime border security patrol

PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Vigorous (WMEC 627) returned to their homeport in Portsmouth, Wednesday, following a 46-day maritime border security patrol in the Florida Straits. Vigorous deployed in support of Homeland Security Task Force – Southeast and Operation Vigilant Sentry while underway in the Seventh Coast Guard District’s area of responsibility, where crew members conducted alien interdiction and border security operations. The crew worked alongside other Coast Guard units and partner agencies such as U.S. Customs and Border Protection – Air and Marine Operations and Homeland Security Investigations.

March 5, 2025

MEDIA ADVISORY: Coast Guard Cutter Valiant offloads $141 million in illicit drugs interdicted in the Caribbean Sea

MIAMI — Members of Coast Guard Cutter Valiant are scheduled to offload 12,471 pounds of illicit narcotics with a street value of more than $141 million.

March 4, 2025

Photo Release: Coast Guard controls, secures, and defends capital's waterways during joint session of congress

Coast Guard crews from Sector Maryland - National Capital Region and supporting units from across the service provide safety and security during the President’s address to the Joint Session of Congress, March 4, 2025.

A boat crew assigned to U.S. Coast Guard Maritime Safety and Security Team Honolulu gets underway alongside an American Samoa Department of Homeland Security boat crew to conduct search and rescue training offshore Pago Pago, American Samoa, Feb. 24, 2025. MSST Honolulu and Coast Guard Sector Honolulu personnel deployed to American Samoa to train alongside agency partners, patrol the U.S. maritime border, and enforce U.S. laws and regulations. (U.S. Coast Guard photo, courtesy Maritime Safety and Security Team Honolulu)

March 4, 2025

Coast Guard teams deploy to American Samoa to patrol border, conduct boardings

HONOLULU – Coast Guard Maritime Safety and Security Team Honolulu personnel and a boarding team from Coast Guard Sector Honolulu deployed to American Samoa from Feb. 10-27 to protect the U.S. maritime border, enforce U.S. laws and regulations, enhance maritime domain awareness and coordinate with agency partners.

A makeshift vessel used to transport five illegal aliens shortly after being interdicted by a Puerto Rico Police marine unit off Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, Feb. 28, 2025. Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Tezanos repatriated two of the aliens to the Dominican Republic, transferred one other to U.S. Border Patrol agents for prosecution in Puerto Rio, and turned over two special interest aliens to Homeland Security Investigations special agents for their removal. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

March 4, 2025

Coast Guard repatriates 2 aliens to Dominican Republic, transfers 1 alien to U.S. Border Patrol for federal prosecution, turns over 2 Russian nationals to ICE Homeland Security Investigations for removal

The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Tezanos repatriated two aliens to the Dominican Republic, Saturday, following a Puerto Rico police interdiction of a suspect vessel with five people on board just off Aguadilla, Puerto Rico. One of the interdicted aliens, with a prior criminal history in the United States, is being prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Puerto Rico on charges of attempted illegally re-entry into the United States in violation of Title 8, U.S.C., Section 1326 b(2). 

Coast Guard Capt. Matthew Rooney, the commanding officer of the Coast Guard Cutter Midgett (WMSL 757) and Royal Australian Navy Capt. Rebecca Levitt, the commanding officer of His Majesty’s Australian Ship Kuttabul, exchange patches during a media engagement in Sydney, Feb. 25, 2025. In the spirit of Pacific Quadrilateral Defense Coordinating Group, the Coast Guard continues its vital collaboration with Australian law enforcement to identify maritime vulnerabilities and cooperate on solutions to reduce risk to safety, health, and security throughout Oceania. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jennifer Nilson)

March 4, 2025

U.S. Coast Guard cutter visits Australia, furthers collaboration and maritime security

The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Midgett (WMSL 757) recently completed a port call in Sydney, Feb. 25, 2025, conducting several engagements with Australian partners that strengthened ties and furthered collaborative maritime security throughout Oceania. Reflecting the spirit of the Pacific Quadrilateral Defense Coordinating Group, the U.S. Coast Guard continues its vital collaboration with Australian law enforcement to identify maritime vulnerabilities and cooperate on solutions that reduce risks to safety, health, and security throughout the region.

March 3, 2025

MEDIA ADVISORY: March 6th is Billet Night at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy

The U.S. Coast Guard Academy is proud to announce Billet Night for the Class of 2025 will take place Thursday, March 6, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in Leamy Hall Auditorium.

The crews of the Coast Guard Cutter Haddock and Cutter Forest Rednour interdicts 21 aliens aboard a 25-foot boat approximately 20 miles west of Point Loma, California, Feb. 28, 2025. The aliens were brought to Coast Guard Sector San Diego and transferred to U.S. Border Patrol personnel. (U.S. Coast Guard photo, courtesy Cutter Forest Rednour)

March 1, 2025

Coast Guard interdicts 21 aliens west of Point Loma, Calif.

SAN DIEGO — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Haddock interdicted 21 aliens aboard a 25-foot boat approximately 20 miles west of Point Loma, Friday.

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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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