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 ...

The Chinese coast guard vessels also use these tactics against foreign warships and if the foreigners shoot back the Chinese can declare themselves the victims of an unprovoked attack and call in more ...

Homeland Secretary Kristi Noem addresses the class of 2025’s 262 graduates Wednesday, May 21, 2025, at the 144th Commencement Ceremony at the US Coast Guard Academy in New London, Connecticut.

Noem said she plans to increase the size of the service by 15,000 people and added that the Coast Guard already has recruited 4,700 new members this fiscal year -- 400 more than its 2025 goal.

Lunday, 60, has served in the Coast Guard for the last 38 years. He took over the acting command post after Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Linda Fagan was abruptly fired on Jan. 21, just one day ...

The Coast Guard competes for attention with more than a dozen components of the DHS, including U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services and the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

Lunday is the Coast Guard’s confirmed vice commandant and has served as the acting commandant since January, when the Trump administration fired Adm. Linda Fagan.

A graduate of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy walks past a protest outside of the graduation ceremony on May 21, 2025, where police estimated that approximately150 people protested Kristi Noem’s ...

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 ...

The United States has deployed a coast guard ship to the South China Sea, where China claims sovereignty over most of the waters, to conduct operations with its Philippine ally.