WASHINGTON – In a sun-drenched ceremony here today, Gen. James F. Amos received the battle flag of the U.S. Marine Corps from Gen. James T. Conway and became the 35th Commandant of the Marine Corps.

SEATTLE — Coast Guard crews aided two mariners aboard a 41-foot sailing vessel that ran aground at the entrance to Willapa Bay near Tokeland, Wednesday. Incident Management Division personnel from ...

Personnel operating out of Coast Guard Air Station Borinquen in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, have been helping deliver supplies from Federal Emergency Management Agency to remote areas affected by ...

The profession that is the Coast Guard is an inherently dangerous one. Through this understanding, the Service continuously makes every effort to ensure the safety of its members. Every loss of a ...

HONOLULU — The Coast Guard, Honolulu Fire Department, Ocean Safety and Lifeguard Services, Honolulu Police Department and Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam’s MWR lifeguards are scheduled to conduct a ...

A new scam is targeting boat owners looking to save a little time online, but it’s costing them hundreds of dollars: Websites offering documentation renewal services for a fee. These websites lure ...

KETCHIKAN, Alaska — The crew of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter John McCormick medevaced an injured fisherman Saturday in Canadian waters off Vancouver Island. A small boat crew launched from the cutter and ...

BOSTON — The Coast Guard medevaced a seriously injured fisherman Saturday from a boat 25 miles east of Nantucket, Massachusetts. A man aboard the fishing vessel Hera contacted watchstanders at Coast ...

By Petty Officer 2nd Class David Marin As a young boy, John White recalled seeing signs above water fountains in Charlotte, North Carolina, separating their usage by ‘whites’ and ‘colored’. He doesn’t ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Captain of the Port has set Port Condition FOUR, with no restrictions, for the maritime ports of Jacksonville and Canaveral beginning Monday, following the passing of ...

WAILUKU, Hawaii – Coast Guard Auxiliarist Lawrence Ankrum was awarded the Medal of Operational Merit by Senior Chief Petty Officer Jay Rudometkin, officer-in-charge of Coast Guard Station Maui and ...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The Coast Guard ended its search for a missing man who fell off a platform near Corpus Christi, Saturday. At 5:30 p.m., commercial divers reported finding a body matching the ...