Category Archives: U.S. Coast Guard

Navy Underwater Robots, Divers Searching for Remains of Chinese Spy Balloon; Salvage Ship Set to Deploy from Little Creek for Recovery

By: Sam LaGrone

February 6, 2023 4:42 PM

Cmdr. Brad Fancher, commanding officer of the dock landing ship USS Carter Hall (LSD-50), observes the debris field of a high-altitude surveillance balloon on Feb. 4, 2023. US Navy Photo

A U.S. amphibious warship, explosive and ordnance divers and underwater robots are off the coast of South Carolina surveying about a square mile off the Atlantic Ocean for the remains of a high-altitude Chinese spy balloon a U.S. fighter shot down on Saturday, defense officials told reporters on Monday.
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USS Nimitz Back in the South China Sea After Singapore Port Visit

By: Dzirhan Mahadzir

January 27, 2023 4:23 PM

The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) steams through the South China Sea. Nimitz in U.S. 7th Fleet conducting routine operations on Jan. 13, 2022. U.S. Navy Photo

The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group departed Singapore on Thursday after a port visit and is now back in the South China Sea, the Navy announced on Friday. Read More →

Carrier USS George H. W. Bush in Eastern Mediterranean in Joint U.S.-Israel Exercise Juniper Oak

By: Mallory Shelbourne

January 25, 2023 4:59 PM

The George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group sails in formation with the Israeli Navy during exercise Juniper Oak 2023-2, Jan. 24, 2023 in the Mediterranean Sea. U.S. Navy Photo

Aircraft carrier USS George H. W. Bush (CVN-77) is participating in the Juniper Oak, joint drills between Israel and the United States in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea. Read More →

Coast Guard Opens Up Senior Enlisted Positions to More Candidates in Pilot Program

By: Heather Mongilio

January 23, 2023 5:29 PM

U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Brian Engelmann, a boatswain’s mate assigned to USCGC Vigorous (WMEC 627), drives the cutter’s small boat during an at-sea personnel transfer in the Windward Pass, Dec. 2, 2022. US Coast Guard Photo

The Coast Guard introduced a new advancement pilot program meant to help fill critical, vacant positions, while also allowing service members to develop professionally, the service announced Thursday. Read More →

Coast Guard: Illegal Fishing Has Surpassed Piracy as a Global Threat

By: John Grady

January 19, 2023 6:22 PM

Japanese fishing enforcement interdicts an illegal Chinese fishing boat in 2013.

Illegal fishing has surpassed piracy as a Coast Guard global concern in the maritime domain, the service’s top officer overseeing response policy said Wednesday.
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VIDEO: Coast Guard Tracking Russian Intelligence Ship Off Hawaii

By: Heather Mongilio

January 19, 2023 5:00 PM

Vishnya-class intelligence ship Kareliya (535). US Coast Guard Image

The U.S. Coast Guard monitored a Russian intelligence ship that sailed near the coast of Hawaii last week, the service announced Wednesday night. Read More →

USNI News Interview: Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Linda Fagan

By: Sam LaGrone

January 9, 2023 9:04 PM

Adm. Linda Fagan in front of the Coast Guard Cutter Eagle in New London, Conn., Aug 19, 2022. US Coast Guard Photo

WASHINGTON, D.C., – The Coast Guard commandant has a message for the country – she’s hiring. Read More →

U.S. Defense Primer: Procurement

January 6, 2023 8:48 AM

The following is the Jan. 5, 2023, Congressional Research Service report, Defense Primer: Procurement. Read More →

Report to Congress on Coast Guard Cutter Procurement

December 26, 2022 7:56 AM

The following is the Dec. 22, 2022 Congressional Research Service report, Coast Guard Cutter Procurement: Background and Issues for Congress. Read More →

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