Coast Guard Awards $9.8 Million Contract for New Family Housing in Alaska
The U.S. Coast Guard has awarded a new contract for the construction of housing and maintenance support buildings. The USCG awarded the contract, worth $9.8 million, to Orion Construction Inc. of Wasilla, Alaska, to build six housing units and one maintenance support building in Seward, Alaska. These buildings will house Coast Guard personnel and their […]
Army Cuts Free Legal Help for Guard and Reserve Soldiers Facing Medical Discharge
You get a letter telling you that you are unfit to keep serving. It arrives with a deadline, too, sometimes less than a week, and it sets in motion a process that will decide whether you keep your career or not. Whether you get a severance check, a retirement, health care for your family, or […]
3 Badass Women in the Coast Guard
The Coast Guard is about more than just boats and rescues. It’s a force of dedication, skill and resilience. And some of the most badass people wearing the uniform, pushing boundaries, break barriers and redefining what it means to serve. From search-and-rescue operations to commanding ships and leading critical missions, these Coasties embody courage and […]
$3.3 Billion Coast Guard Contract Boosts Fleet With Six New Cutters
The U.S. Coast Guard has finalized two contracts to construct six new icebreaker ships. The ships, called Artic Security Cutters (ASCs), will be worth a combined $3.3 billion and will expand the Coast Guard’s polar-capable fleet. ASCs are used to protect key shipping lanes, protect energy and mineral resources, and defend Alaskan borders. They will […]
Democratic-Led States Face Backlash over National Guard Deployments in Washington
WASHINGTON (AP) — A National Guard deployment to Washington, D.C., has ballooned during the celebrations of the country’s 250th anniversary of independence, bolstered in part by contingents from Democratic-led states. That participation has sparked anger among some in the nation’s capital who argue the troops are not just there to assist in securing the festivities […]
Coast Guard Battles Typhoon Bavi's Aftermath: Ports in Guam and CNMI on Lockdown
U.S. Coast Guard crews are still assessing ports and waterways across Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands following Super Typhoon Bavi, as commercial traffic remains shut down while officials check for damaged navigation markers, hazardous seas and debris. U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia/Sector Guam said Tuesday that the ports of the Marianas remain under Port […]
National Guard Members on Patrol in Memphis Fatally Shoot Man During Pursuit, Police Say
Two Tennessee National Guard members assigned to a crime-fighting patrol in Memphis fatally shot a man Sunday who turned toward the soldiers with a gun during a downtown pursuit, authorities said. The Guard members were part of a troop deployment the Trump administration launched in Tennessee’s second-largest city last fall. The soldiers were responding with […]
Oil Tankers Navigate the Strait of Hormuz Despite Threats from Iran's Revolutionary Guard
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A series of tankers made their way out of the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday despite threats to shipping from Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, using a new route close to Oman’s shore that has been promoted by a U.N. maritime agency. The development comes as tensions rise between Iran […]
New Hampshire Air Guard Airmen's Secret Role in Operation Epic Fury Revealed
Airmen from the New Hampshire Air National Guard returned home this past weekend after deploying earlier this year to the Middle East in support of the United States’ military operation against Iran coined “Operation Epic Fury.” The airmen, assigned to the 157th Air Refueling Wing, deployed in late February to the U.S. Central Command area […]
Coast Guard Seizes Sailboat of American Woman Who Vanished in Bahamas
The U.S. Coast Guard has reportedly seized the sailboat at the center of a Bahamas mystery after a Michigan woman vanished more than a month ago. The boat, named “Soulmate,” had been docked in the Bahamas since a Michigan woman, Lynette Hooker, disappeared April 4 near Hope Town and Elbow Cay, ABC News reported Monday, […]