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Florida airman missing after falling from C-130 into Gulf of Mexico

The airman, assigned to the 24th Special Operations Wing, "exited his aircraft during a jump training scenario over the Gulf...
By Nov 4, 2019
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How an Arizona aircraft graveyard saves taxpayers millions of dollars in spare parts ever year

As boneyards go, this place is pretty lively. Before many Tucsonans have even started their morning commute, a pair of...
By Oct 31, 2019
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He was the last Coast Guard POW of WWII. Now his remains are finally coming home

The commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard intends to be in Buffalo, New York for Saturday's funeral Mass and burial...
By Oct 16, 2019
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Florida owner of ‘Sea You Twerk’ charter boat no longer on a f*cking boat thanks to the Coast Guard

The U.S. Coast Guard had ordered the owner of an illegal 45-foot charter boat, named "Sea You Twerk," to stop...
By Oct 7, 2019
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Intense video shows a Coast Guard helo rescuing boaters during a raging storm on Lake Huron

A helicopter crew from the U.S. Coast Guard's Air Station Traverse City braved 35 mph winds and 15-foot-high waves and...
By Oct 3, 2019
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The Coast Guard is loosening its tattoo regs to bring in new recruits

"The Coast Guard increases the aperture to ensure we are able to recruit and retain the next generation of Coast...
By Sep 20, 2019
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Coast Guard commander charged with illegally importing narcotics

A United States Coast Guard commander was charged with illegal importation of controlled substances Wednesday, a U.S. Justice Department spokesman...
By Sep 10, 2019
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No, US service members aren’t hauling beer as part of their Hurricane Dorian relief mission

Hurricane relief work may be thirsty work, but the men and women of the United States's uniformed services aren't hauling...
By Aug 29, 2019
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Coast Guardsman charged with murder of shipmate in Alaska

Ethan W. Tucker was charged Wednesday with seven violations of the Uniform Code of Military Justice, including murder and involuntary...
By Aug 27, 2019
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The Coast Guard Academy wants to track cadets after graduation as part of a massive concussion study

The Coast Guard Academy, which is involved in the most comprehensive concussion study to date, is preparing to track cadets...
By Aug 26, 2019
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The Coast Guard just did 2 national security cutters at the same time

Hey, Coasties: What would you do if you had millions of dollars?
By Aug 16, 2019
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‘She’s an old beast’ — What it’s like to serve aboard the Polar Star, the Pentagon’s neglected 43-year-old stepchild

The United States spends $2 billion a day on the most advanced military ever assembled, with more aircraft carriers, fighter...
By Aug 9, 2019
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The Coast Guard’s newest cutter made a major cocaine bust before it even got to its home port

The Coast Guard accepted the Midgett in April, and it didn't leave the Mississippi shipyard where it was built until...
By Aug 9, 2019
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Here’s a look inside the narco sub from that viral Coast Guard video — and the mission to capture it

But the story of how Coasties took down the so-called "narco sub" began about 12 hours before the video took...
By Aug 9, 2019
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His father died in a WWII cargo ship explosion. Now a former CIA officer, he claims the Navy covered up the real cause

Packed with 600 tons of ammo and explosives, the USS Serpens died in a flash beneath a full moon at...
By Jul 25, 2019
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The badass Coastie who leapt aboard a moving narco sub will receive an award

"We will definitely recognize that person" with an appropriate award, the top enlisted Coast Guardsman said Wednesday
By Jul 11, 2019
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Watch a Coastie give zero f*cks as he leaps aboard a moving narco sub and pounds on the hatch

Here's what happens when the Coast Guard finds a drug-smuggling submarine.
By Jun 10, 2019
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The Navy is naming a warship after a World War II Coast Guard hero

Secretary of the Navy Richard V. Spencer named a future Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, the DDG 132, in honor of...
By Apr 25, 2019
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Judge orders release of white supremacist Coast Guard officer who stockpiled arms and compiled a hit list of politicians

A federal judge on Thursday ordered the release of the Coast Guard lieutenant accused of amassing an arsenal of illegal...
By Apr 24, 2019
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The Coast Guard is finally getting its first new heavy icebreaker in 4 decades

The U.S. Coast Guard on April 23, 2019 tapped VT Halter Marine, Inc. to build, for $750 million, the service's...
By Apr 18, 2019
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‘Remain strong and tough’ — how the Coast Guard wants to keep women in the service

A report from the nonprofit RAND Corporation held focus groups with more than 1,000 active-duty women, who cited perceived gender...
By Apr 16, 2019
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The Coast Guard officer who stockpiled arms and compiled a hit list of politicians isn’t facing domestic terrorism charges

The self-identified white supremacist Coast Guard lieutenant accused of amassing an arsenal of illegal firearms and plotting the murder of...
By Apr 5, 2019
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‘The night is ours’ — Inside the elite world of Coast Guard ship-boarding teams

The Coast Guard's little-known Maritime Security Response Teams is the closest the Department of Homeland Security-owned service gets to military...
By Mar 12, 2019
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Coast Guard lieutenant accused of planning domestic terror attack pleads not guilty to gun, drug charges

Christopher Hasson, the Coast Guard lieutenant called a "domestic terrorist" by the U.S. government, pleaded not guilty in court Monday
By Mar 11, 2019
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This Coast Guard pilot braved a hurricane — and made history in the process

Coast Guard Lt. Ronaqua Russell was one of eight Coast Guard pilots to be awarded the prestigious Coast Guard Air...