On May 3, 2012, readers of Coast Guard Compass, the official blog of the U.S. Coast Guard, were greeted with a post that opened with: “Remember the East Coast’s ‘snowpocalypse’ …
Today marks 222 years of service by the U.S. Coast Guard. Since being founded as the Revenue Cutter Service on Aug. 4, 1790, the Coast Guard has undergone many changes, …
When the U.S. Coast Guard first planned the Sentinel class of patrol boats, the intent was to name them after concepts identified with the work the service does.
But all …
’Tis the season for deserving families in the Chicago, Ill., area, who will now have a Christmas tree thanks to crewmembers of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Alder.
The Alder …
In the first six months of 2003, at the outset of Operation Iraqi Freedom, the U.S. Coast Guard sent 11 cutters and four Port Security Units (PSUs) to Iraq in …
The U.S. Coast Guard has been a part – indeed, a leading innovator – in maritime aviation from early in the history of flight at sea. Although the official Coast …
When the United States declared war on England in 1812, the tiny U.S. maritime service, consisting of 16 naval vessels and about a dozen revenue cutters, was pitted against England’s …
