US Coast Guard triples number of guardsmen protecting the border — as migrant crackdown turns to the seas
The show of force comes as the number of migrant boats intercepted by the agency has shown no signs of slowing, despite a ...
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US Coast Guard on Guam shifts focus to border security, expects new cutters
The U.S. Coast Guard on Guam is expecting at least two new cutters next year, an addition that would expand its operations as the service reprioritizes border security. The fast response cutters ...
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My daughter just joined the U.S. Coast Guard and I’m damn proud
Her dream is to serve our nation, to protect our borders, and to save lives. Last week my daughter was sworn in as a recruit ...
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US Coast Guard infrastructure is quietly crumbling. It needs at least $7 billion to fix it.
The US Coast Guard faces a $7 billion backlog in infrastructure improvements. Deferred maintenance and insufficient budgets have worsened the Coast Guard's infrastructure issues. Piers ...
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Coast Guard’s icebreaker program faces major delays, cost overruns
The Coast Guard initially expected the Polar Sentinel to be operational in 2024, but it is now unlikely to enter service until 2030, according to a Dec. 18 news release from U.S. Rep. Carlos ...
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Report to Congress on Coast Guard Cutter Procurement
Coast Guard plans call for procuring a combination of National Security Cutters (NSCs), Offshore Patrol Cutters (OPCs) and Fast Response Cutters (FRCs) as replacements for 90 earlier-generation ...
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DHS head Kristi Noem flies C-130 while visiting Coast Guard’s far-flung Alaska station
President Trump’s DHS Secretary co-piloted a C-130 surveillance plane on Monday during a visit to US Coast Guard service members stationed in Air Station Kodiak in Alaska. Noem said the visit ...
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Coast Guard offloads nearly 46,000 pounds of illegal drugs valued over $500 million at Port Everglades
The U.S. Coast Guard offloaded nearly 46,000 pounds of seized illegal drugs Thursday morning at Port Everglades. The drugs, worth more than $517.5 million, were seized in 14 interdictions in the ...
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Video Shows US Ally Challenging Chinese Presence Near Coast
You can get in touch with Micah by emailing [email protected]. Since early January, China's coast guard has been deploying ships to an area west of Zambales province in a show of force.
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U.S. Coast Guard searching for missing diver in Pompano Beach
The U.S. Coast Guard is searching for a diver who went missing off Pompano Beach on Saturday. According to officials, 24-year-old Jack Levine failed to surface after diving about two miles off the ...
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BRP Cabra shadows Chinese Coast Guard vessel amid rough seas
MANILA, Philippines — Despite challenging maritime conditions, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) vessel BRP Cabra has continued shadowing a Chinese coast guard ship near Zambales. In a statement ...
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Homeland Security: Coast Guard has seized $500M of drugs in recent months
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The U.S. Coast Guard has seized more than $500 million worth of cocaine and marijuana off the coasts of Mexico, South America and Central America in recent months ...