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Cyclone-class patrol coastal USS Zephyr (PC 8) crew conducts ship-to-ship firefighting to extinguish a fire aboard a low-profile go-fast drug vessel suspected of smuggling in international waters of the Eastern Pacific Ocean.
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The Navy Seized A Half-Ton Of Drugs From A Burning Speedboat
Christopher Woody, Business Insider
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Code Red News
Russia Is Mopping The Floor With The US In The Arctic, And It’s Downright Embarrassing
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The True Story Of How The Coast Guard And Navy Took Down The Head Of The Cuban Mafia
David Minsky
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Rescued Sailors’ Dramatic Sea Story Raises Suspicions Among Experts
A Texas National Guardsman carries a woman through flooded residential streets in Houston, Texas, in the wake of Hurricane Harvey.
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Photos: Guardsmen, Coasties Brave Hurricane Harvey As Streets Become Violent Waterways
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How The US Military Responds To A Hurricane, In Photos
An aircrew aboard a Coast Guard HC-130 Hercules airplane from Air Station Barbers Point scans the waters off Oahu Aug. 18, 2017, for any sign of five missing aviators from an Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter. The aviators went missing the night of Aug. 15 during a training evolution.
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Army Identifies Missing Black Hawk Crew After Suspending Search
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Coasties Called In To Rescue A Bunch Of Bachelor Party Bros Stranded On A Sandbar
Crewmembers of the Coast Guard Cutter Hickory, homeported in Homer, Alaska, celebrate after winning the tug-o-war competition during the Buoy Tender Roundup Olympics at Coast Guard Station Juneau, Alaska, Aug. 17, 2016.
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15 Reasons The Coast Guard Is Completely Underrated
A U.S. Marine, with 1st Battalion 9th Marine Regiment, sits at the door of a bunker, at Range 401, at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California on July 25, 2013.
Humor
Here Are The Worst Military Installations For Each Branch, According To You
Media members get video of contraband during a drug offload press event in Port Everglades, Fla., May 18, 2017.
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Coast Guard Officials Say They’re Struggling To Keep Up With The Drugs Flowing To The US
Christopher Woody, Business Insider
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Navy, Coast Guard Call Off Search For Normandy Sailor Who Went Overboard
Kat Bouza, Stars and Stripes
“Wings over Solano” Air Show, Travis Air Force Base, Calif., May 5 & 6, 2017. The two-day event featured performances by the United States Air Force Thunderbirds aerial demonstration team, U.S. Army Golden Knights parachute team, flyovers, and static displays.
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Americans Think The Air Force Is The Most Important Branch For Some Reason
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How Did President Trump Do At His First Service Academy Commencement?
Donald Trump, tours the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima during Fleet Week New York City 2009.
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Trump Won’t Get The Tanks He Wanted For The Inaugural Parade
A parade of military vehicles through a nation’s capital isn’t just a Russian or North Korean thing anymore. Trump wants to add us to that list.
Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter was a guest on “Late Night With Seth Meyer” on Oct. 13 and gave the host a unique tour of the Pentagon.
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Seth Meyers And Ash Carter Spend A Day Doing ‘Pentagon Stuff’
In a special “Late Night With Seth Meyers” segment, Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter revealed what really goes on in the windowless halls of the Pentagon.
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History
Legendary Golfer Arnold Palmer Got His Start In The Coast Guard
Before he was a golfer, Arnold Palmer was a yeoman in the U.S. Coast Guard.