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The Coast Guard Cutter Stratton’s (WMSL 752) crew relieves the crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Douglas Munro (WHEC 724) in the Bering Sea, March 12, 2021. The Douglas Munro was the Coast Guard’s last 378-foot high endurance cutter and was relieved by Stratton concluding their final patrol prior to being decommissioned April 24, 2021. U.S. Coast Guard photo.

March 25, 2022

The Long Blue Line: Alaska Ranger—the historic Bering Sea rescue that defied the odds and saved 42 souls!

A once in a career rescue, all in the cold waters of the Bering Sea.

A 45-foot response boat from Station Key West, Fla., is alongside a rustic vessel approximately 15 miles south of Key West, March 9, 2022. Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations flight crew reported the rustic vessel with people aboard to U.S. Coast Guard Sector Key West watchstanders. U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Kathleen Moore’s crew repatriated 74 people to Cuba, March 12, 2022, following four interdictions of undocumented migrants due to safety of life at sea concerns. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

March 17, 2022

Coast Guard repatriates more than 200 undocumented migrants and more

Coast Guard repatriates more than 200 undocumented migrants; Coast Guard rescues 5 from capsized vessel in Port O'Connor, Texas; Coast Guard cutters return home following patrol in Oceania; and Coast Guard Cutter Midgett returns to homeport after 3-month Alaskan Patrol.

Coast Guard Cutter Blue Shark transits the waters of the Salish Sea alongside HMCS Saskatoon and HMCS Yellowknife during a joint exercise on Feb. 17, 2022. The exercise was conducted to train and prepare Royal Canadian navy crews for deployments to support United States counter-narcotics operations. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Steve Strohmaier)

March 3, 2022

Frontline Focus: U.S. Coast Guard, Navy host international exercise with Royal Canadian navy, and more.  

Coast Guard, Navy host international exercise with Royal Canadian navy; Coast Guard Cutter Reliance returns to homeport following 52-day patrol; Coast Guard discovers illegal halibut catch near Kodiak, Alaska; Coast Guard repatriates 42 Cubans to Cuba; and Coast Guard commissions 46th Sentinel-class cutter. 

Petty Officer 1st Class Christopher Houvener inspects a fuel storage facility on Little Diomede Island, Alaska, October 23, 2021. In 2021, Marine Safety Task Force team members like Houvener visited 95 remote communities, completed 128 fuel storage facility inspections, 470 commercial fishing vessel exams, five gold dredge exams, and monitored six fuel-to-shore transfers. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Dane Grulkey)

Jan. 13, 2022

Frontline Focus: Coast Guard wraps up 2021 task force initiative in Arctic, Western Alaska and more. 

Coast Guard wraps up 2021 task force initiative in Arctic, Western Alaska; Coast Guard takes delivery of sixth Bahrain-based Fast Response Cutter; and Coast Guard rescues two from disabled craft off Maui, Hawaii.

Part of a panoramic photograph of Nome, with the small white Nome Boat Station located in the center. Note the proximity of the boathouse to the open beach and the degree of exposure to high seas. (Library of Congress)

Dec. 31, 2021

The Long Blue Line: Station Nome—saving lives near the top of the world!

Of all the lifesaving stations in Coast Guard history, by far the most remote station was located at Nome, Alaska, on the northern Bering Sea coastline. The Life-Saving Service station at Nome was in operation from 1905 to 1947 and its isolation resulted in a unique history.Established in the summer of 1899, the coastal town of Nome was the

Narcotics, interdicted by the crew of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Legare, lie next to the ship at Coast Guard Base Miami Beach in Miami Beach, Florida, Oct. 15, 2021. The vessel's crew conducted an eight-week counter-narcotics patrol in the Eastern Pacific in support of Joint Interagency Task Force South and the Coast Guard 11th District. (U.S Coast Guard photo by Chief Petty Officer Charly Tautfest)

Oct. 28, 2021

Frontline Focus: The first Coast Guard Reserve Aviators have ‘landed’ at Coast Guard Aviation Training Center Mobile and more. 

Frontline Focus: The first Coast Guard reserve aviators have ‘landed’ at Coast Guard Aviation Training Center, Mobile; Coast Guard Cutter Legare returns home from 61-day counter-narcotic deployment; Coast Guard medevacs man from fishing vessel, 200 miles southwest of Dutch Harbor, Alaska; and Coast Guard holds Arctic discussions in Boston aboard Coast Guard Cutter Healy.

A Coast Guard Station Freeport 45-foot Response Boat–Medium crew recovers their gear from the water after rescuing five people whose 20-foot pleasure craft starting sinking 1 mile off Freeport, Texas, Oct. 17, 2021. When the boaters called for help, all five were standing on the swamped vessel, wearing life jackets and preparing to enter the water. (U.S. Coast Guard photo, courtesy Station Freeport)

Oct. 21, 2021

Frontline Focus: Coast Guard rescues five from water offshore Freeport, Texas, and more. 

Coast Guard rescues five  from  water  offshore Freeport, Texas; Coast Guard, good Samaritan crew rescue three from fishing vessel taking on water near Cape Flattery, Wash; Coast Guard medevacs man 80 miles off Montauk, N.Y.; Coast Guard rescues man from disabled vessel near Sitka, Alaska; the Costa Rican national guard service (SNG), working with the Drug Enforcement Agency and the Joint Interagency Task Force – South located and escorted a suspicious commercial fishing vessel in their waters to a local pier; Mobile Training Branch is providing training and support to foreign coastal authorities; and Coast Guard TRACEN Yorktown’s International Division

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Oct. 20, 2021

Best Places to Work: Coast Guard District 17

Here's why the 17th District is one of the best places to work

The crew of a Coast Guard Air Station Borinquen MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter rescued a swimmer in distress just off Rompe Olas Beach near downtown Aguadilla Sept. 13, 2021. The Coast Guard aircrew deployed their rescue swimmer and a rescue basket to recover the survivor, a woman in her mid thirties, who was flown to Air Station Borinquen, where Emergency Medical Service personnel evaluated her condition before being released after not presenting an injury or medical concern. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

Sept. 23, 2021

Frontline Focus: Coast Guard Air Station Borinquen aircrew rescues swimmer in distress in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, and more. 

Frontline Focus: Coast Guard Air Station Borinquen aircrew rescues swimmer in distress in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico; Coast Guard, partner agencies conduct mass rescue exercise off San Diego coast; Coast Guard rescues three as vessel sinks off Long Branch, New Jersey; Coast Guard cutter engages in maritime training with Royal Australian Navy; U.S., Canadian crews conduct joint training exercise during Coast Guard Cutter Healy's Northwest Passage transit; Coast Guard continues to support Hurricane Ida recovery efforts.

Chaplain Doyle Allen leading aircrews from around the CG (to include the Atlantic Area Commander and CMC) in a prayer for courage, strength, and protection – just moments before launching on recovery missions after Hurricane Ida passage.

Sept. 10, 2021

Frontline Focus: Coast Guard works to reopen ports, waterways throughout southeast Louisiana following Hurricane Ida, and more. 

Frontline Focus: Coast Guard works to reopen ports, waterways throughout southeast Louisiana. following Hurricane Ida; Coast Guard continues to support Hurricane Ida recovery efforts; Coast Guard rescues two kayakers off Maui, Hawaii; Coast Guard implements underway safety initiative for small passenger vessels operating in California waters