Coast Guard Begins Operation Spring Restore
The 9th Coast Guard District, headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, begins restoring the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Seaway aids to …
Homeland Security
The U.S. Coast Guard Year in Review
The U.S. Coast Guard is unique among federal agencies: Housed in the Department of Homeland Security since 2003, it combines …
An “Integrated” U.S./Canadian Border
On Feb. 4, U.S. President Barack Obama and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper issued a joint declaration describing a new …
U.S. Coast Guard District 7
Miami-based U.S. Coast Guard District 7 could be seen as coming close to a Hollywood view of fast and furious …
A New Code
When Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano announced on Jan. 27, 2011, that the Homeland Security Advisory System – the …
U.S. Coast Guard District 8: Guardians of the Heartland
For the U.S. Coast Guard District 8, headquartered out of New Orleans, La., the first half of 2010 brought demands …
U.S. Coast Guard District 11
The U.S. Coast Guard District 11 encompasses California, Nevada, Utah, and Arizona, and offshore areas extending as far south as …
U.S. Coast Guard District 1: From Maine to Shrewsbury River, N.J.
U.S. Coast Guard District 1 covers most of New England, from New York to Maine, an area that calls into …
U.S. Coast Guard District 17
For decades, Alaska has been nicknamed “the Last Frontier.” For the Coast Guard, Alaska is becoming the expanding frontier. As …
UAVs: The Future of Border Surveillance?
When the Department of Homeland Security announced on Jan. 14, 2011, that it would cancel funding for the ambitious Secure …