On July 3, the Coast Guard announced that all of its operation districts were being renamed to represent the geographic areas ...

The Coast Guard plans to buy 84 new ships and aircraft by 2035 with an injection of $25 billion in supplemental funding ...

Contained in the new federal spending law formerly known as the "Big Beautiful Bill" is funding for 17 icebreakers, 21 ...

The Coast Guard (including its heritage services) have employed boats since the beginning. Boats are just as important, if ...

The U.S. Coast Guard's elite surfmen are trusted to drive lifeboats on the most challenging rescue missions. They train in ...

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Republicans and Democrats unite in praising Scott Ruskan, who risked his life to save 165 people amid the Texas floods.

Scott Ruskan, a 26-year-old rescue swimmer with the U.S. Coast Guard, is being applauded as an "American hero" after his ...

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Coast Guard Petty Officer Scott Ruskan rescued nearly 200 people including children from Camp Mystic during catastrophic ...

A crew with the United States Coast Guard San Diego sector intercepted a boat carrying three people near Imperial Beach on ...

Scott Ruskan, a Rider University graduate and Coast Guard rescue swimmer, is credited with rescuing 165 people, mostly kids ...