The Coast Guard’s new commercial icebreaker is enroute to the West Coast ahead of its August commissioning in Alaska, marking a milestone in the effort to rebuild U.S. defenses in the Arctic Region.

If the Coast Guard is primarily concerned with the local and defensive aspects of the oceanic sphere, then the international and offensive aspects are the territory of the U.S. Navy.

The Coast Guard released its executive report detailing Force Design 2028, an initiative to reorganize the service, address its workforce shortfalls and streamline the purchase of vessels and new ...

Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., raised questions about U.S. Coast Guard staffing after a Mexican naval ship crashed into New York City’s Brooklyn Bridge on May 17, killing two and injuring dozens.

A dramatic viral video from the Coast Guard shows service members completing a swift and precise drug interdiction against smugglers in the eastern Pacific Ocean. Members of the small-boat crew U ...

The U.S. Coast Guard doesn't have the Navy's heavily armed warships, but during the Cold War some Coast Guard ships were outfitted with missiles. Here's why.

The service unveiled its new Coast Guard Force Design 2028 this month to revamp the service’s organizational structure, personnel, acquisition and contracting, and technology.

On Monday the U.S. Coast Guard called off a search for five boaters missing since their boat capsized Saturday morning. Here's what we know.

PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. — The United States Coast Guard says it is pausing its search for a 32-year-old man who fell overboard on Wednesday. The agency stated that they had been searching an ...

The Coast Guard began its search Sunday after the fishing boat crew Wind Walker sent a mayday call at about 12:10 a.m. local time. The Wind Walker's crew reported that the 50-foot boat was ...

The US Coast Guard faces a $7 billion backlog in infrastructure improvements. Deferred maintenance and insufficient budgets have worsened the Coast Guard's infrastructure issues. Piers, airfields ...