NOVEMBER 9, 2024 - The USCGC Smilax (WLIC 315) celebrated its 80th anniversary on Nov. 7, 2024, during a ceremony attended by current and former crewmembers in Atlantic Beach, North Carolina. Commissioned Nov. 1, 1944 during World War II, Smilax is the oldest active Coast Guard cutter. It has been recognized as the "Queen of the Fleet" since 2011 when the USCGC Acushnet … [Read more...]

Bathymetric data of volcano-like feature discovered on the continental slope along the north slope of Alaska during the USCGC Healy October 2024 mapping mission. The feature rises from the seabed approximately 585 meters, residing approximately 1600 meters below the surface at its shallowest depth. (Image courtesy of NOAA) NOVEMBER 8, 2024 — U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy … [Read more...]

A foreign fishing vessel crew conducting shark finning operations on deck in the North Pacific, May 12, 2024. Regional Fisheries Management Organizations regulate the process of shark finning through Conservation and Management Measures. These measures require fully utilizing retained catches of sharks and limits on amounts of fins onboard in relation to those sharks. (U.S. … [Read more...]

Cadets stand in formation during the commissioning ceremony of the Coast Guard JROTC unit at Barnstable High School. The program aims to instill values of citizenship, personal responsibility, and service in students. OCTOBER 28, 2024 — The Coast Guard and Barnstable High School conducted a commissioning ceremony for the first Coast Guard Junior Reserve Officer Training … [Read more...]

Crew members from Coast Guard Cutter Florence Finch (WPC 1157) stand at attention during the commissioning for the cutter held in Seattle, Oct. 24, 2024. The cutters namesake, Florence Ebersole Smith Finch, was a Filipino-American and a member of the World War II resistance against the Japanese occupation of the Philippines. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer Steve … [Read more...]