CSS Shenandoah and the Last Shot of the Civil War
It is a matter of odd historical fact that the last shot of the American Civil War was a blank …
Conflicts & Operations
Legendary Coast Guard Cutters
Almost from the day the Coast Guard’s predecessor agency, the U.S. Revenue Marine, was created by law in 1790, its …
Battlefield Medicine in the Korean War
Though the Korean War came to be regarded as a failure by many because of its unsettled conclusion, in one …
Coast Guard, Navy High Seas Oceania Maritime Security Initiative Patrol Continues
The U.S. Coast Guard and U.S. Navy continue their joint mission in the Western and Central Pacific aboard USS Charleston …
Unsafe and Unprofessional Interaction with Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy in Strait of Hormuz
Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN) fast in-shore attack craft (FIAC), a type of speedboat armed with machine guns, …
World War II Armor Training in Color l Photos
While these photos were presumably made to demonstrate American armored might six months after the nation’s entry into World War …
Canada Renews its Military Contribution to Support Stability in the Middle East
The Honourable Harjit S. Sajjan, Minister of National Defence, announced that the Government of Canada is extending Operation IMPACT until …
Asia Trip by State, Defense Secretaries Highlights Importance of Indo-Pacific
By Jim Garamone, DOD News
Secretary of State Anthony J. Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III emphasized …
Erosion of U.S. Strength in Indo-Pacific Is Dangerous to All, Commander Says
By Jim Garamone, DOD News
The greatest danger facing the United States in the Indo-Pacific region is the erosion of…
With Operation Urgent Fury, America Took a Stand Against Soviet and Cuban Influence in the Caribbean
It has been nearly 40 years since Operation Urgent Fury, one of the biggest military operations in the Western Hemisphere …