Members of the U.S. Coast Guard Advanced Interdiction Team 2 boarded the guided-missile destroyer USS Stockdale (DDG 106) to train with the ship’s visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) team. “Our primary mission aboard Stockdale is to be a force multiplier,” said Coast Guard Chief Maritime Enforcement Specialist Brook Bossen. “Our goal is to enhance [...]

The United States Coast Guard turned 221 on August 4, marking yet another year of continued dedication and service to protecting America by protecting its seas, and barring sea-originating threats from entering our country. On August 4, 1790, President Washington formalized the establishment of the Revenue Cutter Service, through the leadership of Alexander Hamilton, which [...]

The lives of a group of Coast Guardsmen in Alaska may soon be followed via television, through a reality show chronicling their daily life. A feature on the Navy Times shared that the show will be a seven-part series on the on- and off-duty lives of these Coast Guardsmen. The Coast Guard announced through its [...]