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As the world’s premiere maritime law enforcement agency, the Coast Guard is surging assets to increase presence in key areas and protect America’s maritime borders, territorial integrity, and sovereignty.

Together, in coordination with our Department of Homeland Security and Department of Defense teammates, the Coast Guard will detect, deter, and interdict illegal aliens, drug smuggling, and other terrorist or hostile activity before it reaches our border.

NEWSROOM

Coast Guard recognizes New York City as official Coast Guard City

LEADERSHIP

Photo of Graduates from recruit company India 198 graduate basic training from U.S. Coast Guard Training Center Cape May, Feb. 28, 2020.

OFFICIAL IMAGERY AND VIDEO

The Coast Gurad's only sail ship, the Barque Eagle, underway off the coast of Virginia.

Mariners

Petty Officer 1st Class Edgar Douglas, a marine science technician, shows his shipmate what to look for during an inspection aboard.

Recreational Boaters

Coast Guard Chief Warrant Officer Gregg Pescuma, on a 29-foot Response Boat – Small II from Coast Guard Station St. Petersburg, surveys the waterway during Tampa Bay Lightning’s Stanley Cup Championship Boat Parade, Tampa, Florida, July 12, 2021. The Coast Guard conducted the patrol in collaboration with its interagency partners to provide security, ensure the movement of vessels in the parade, and keep mariners safe during the celebration. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Lisa Ferdinando)

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Crew members of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Waesche (WMSL 751) stand at attention on the flight deck of the cutter in San Diego, December 6, 2023. The Waesche's crew will prepare to offload drugs interdicted in the Eastern Pacific during counter-narcotic patrols by Coast Guard cutters Active and Waesche, eliminating 8,264 Kilograms of cocaine worth an estimated $239.7 million in value. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Richard Uranga)

Coast Guard announces immediate action in support of Presidential Execut...

WASHINGTON – The Coast Guard announced immediate action on executive orders issued by the White House Tuesday.

RESOURCES

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