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Coast Guard to hold press briefing for Titan submersible response conclusion, Marine Board of Investigation

Rear Adm. John Mauger, the First Coast Guard District commander, Capt. Jason Neubauer, chief investigator, U.S. Coast Guard.


U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Blacktip holds change of command ceremony at sea

The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Blacktip held a change of command ceremony today while underway off the coast of Anacapa Island.


Coast Guard, local agencies suspend search in Chesapeake Bay after tractor-trailer goes off Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel

The Coast Guard and local agencies suspended their search Friday for the driver of a tractor-trailer truck after it went over the rail of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel Thursday roughly 1 mile from Chic’s Beach.


USCGC Vigorous holds change of command ceremony

U.S. Coast Guard Cmdr. Todd Batten relieved Cmdr. Ryan Waters as commanding officer of the USCGC Vigorous (WMEC 627) during a change of command ceremony, Friday, at Coast Guard Base Portsmouth.


Salmangundi Club to host U.S. Coast Guard’s 2023 Art Collection

The Coast Guard Art Program will display 38 works of art from its 2023 Art Collection at the Salmagundi Club from June 26 through July 28, 2023, in New York, New York.


Coast Guard 8th District holds change-of-command ceremony

Coast Guard 8th District personnel held a change-of-command ceremony Friday at the Port of New Orleans.


Coast Guard Force Readiness Command holds change-of-command ceremony in Yorktown

Coast Guard Rear Adm. Jeffrey K. Randall relieved Rear Adm. M. W. (Joe) Raymond as commander of Coast Guard Force Readiness Command (FORCECOM) during a change-of-command ceremony Wednesday at Coast Guard Training Center Yorktown.


Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak holds change of command ceremony

Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak and crew held a change of command ceremony, Thursday, in Kodiak.


Sector Sault Ste. Marie holds Change-of-Command Ceremony

Coast Guard Capt. James Bendle relieved Capt. Anthony Jones as commander, Coast Guard Sector Sault Ste. Marie during a change-of-command ceremony on Friday, June 23, here.


Coast Guard medevacs motor vessel crewmember near Grand Isle, La.

The Coast Guard medevaced a motor vessel crewmember Thursday approximately 20 miles southwest of Grand Isle, Louisiana.


Change of Command set for Coast Guard Sector Detroit

Coast Guard Sector Detroit will undergo a change of command June 30 as Capt. Brad W. Kelly passes the torch to Capt. Richard P. Armstrong in a formal ceremony at the Grosse


Coast Guard transfers 20 people to Bahamas

Coast Guard crews transferred 20 people to the Bahamas over four days, with these encounters coming from two separate voyages, originating from the Bahamas.


U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Blackfin holds change-of-command ceremony

Lt. j.g. James Morrison III relieved Lt. Christina Sandstedt as commanding officer of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Blackfin during a change-of-command ceremony Thursday in Santa Barbara, California.


Coast Guard transfers 14 migrants, one deceased person to Bahamas

The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Legare transferred 14 migrants and one deceased person to the Bahamas following the interdiction of a migrant venture in Bahamian waters, Tuesday.


Agenda Announced for CBP’s Inaugural Green Trade Innovation and Incentives Forum

U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced the agenda and speakers for the inaugural Green Trade Innovation and Incentives Forum being held July 11 at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in Alexandria, Virginia.


CBP Officers Prevent Live Parrots from Being Smuggled into US

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers assigned to the San Ysidro port of entry, seized thirteen live yellow-headed parrots concealed in duffel bags inside a vehicle.


Laredo Sector Border Patrol Intercepted a Human Smuggling Attempt Using a Portable Barn

Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents assigned to the Hebbronville Station intercepted a human smuggling attempt using a portable barn in Hebbronville, Texas.


Roberto Vaquero Takes Command as Director of CBP San Juan Field Operations

With the backdrop of the historic Castillo San Cristobal in Old San Juan, Roberto Vaquero assumed Command of the San Juan Office of Field Operations during a ceremony held Thursday morning.


CBP officers apprehend fugitive wanted for homicide at Hidalgo International Bridge

U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Hidalgo International Bridge apprehended Luis Angel Castillo Francisco, a male Mexican citizen from San Luis Acatlan, Guerrero, Mexico wanted on an outstanding felony warrant for homicide.


U.S. Candidate Ian Saunders Elected Secretary General of the World Customs Organization

Ian Saunders, the United States’ candidate and currently Deputy Assistant Secretary at the U.S. Department of Commerce’s International Trade Administration, was elected to become the next Secretary General of the World Customs Organization today in Brussels, Belgium.