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Honor, Respect, Devotion to Duty: DC3 Nicholas Basso

Honor, Respect, Devotion to Duty: DC3 Nicholas Basso

A ship operating away from home can seem like its own tiny, self-contained universe. There’s no calling a paramedic, a po...

General Messages Weekly Roundup

General Messages Weekly Roundup

All Hands selects several messages to publish in a weekly post to help raise awareness about specific messages and useful...

The Long Blue Line: Police Week–Coast Guard law enforcers lost in the line of duty

The Long Blue Line: Police Week–Coast Guard law enforcers lost in the line of duty

In October 1962, President John F. Kennedy signed Public Law 87-726 designating May 15 of each year as Peace Officers Mem...

🚢Building for the future. Through nearly $11M in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, @USCG is expanding and modernizing Pier 1 at the Coast Guard Yard. As the Service’s only organic shipbuilding and repair facility, this investment at the Yard is a critical step in restoring https://t.co/hQdrYzQj7C

RT @USCGNorCal: USCG Cutter David Duren interdicted 21 aliens aboard a 30-ft vessel approx. 26 miles west of La Jolla, CA, Sunday. All 21 w…

🚨Big news for mariners! @USCG just awarded a contract to modernize the Mariner Credentialing Program, upgrading the system to streamline and support the growth of the U.S. Merchant Marine. Thanks to funding from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, we are improving service deliver

RT @DeptofWar: The @USCG's Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron has achieved a significant milestone in its counter-drug mission, comp…

Four children saved on Lake Superior. @USCG Air Station Traverse City: vigilant on our northernmost borders, exemplifying our lifesaving role as the Nation’s maritime first responder. Read more about this dramatic rescue: https://t.co/w4j9vvcGBS #USCG #Rescue #SAR https://t.co/BXMRVQMqkZ

The @USCG is the Nation’s frontline maritime interdiction force — deterring unlawful migration & defending sovereignty. This week, USCGC Heriberto Hernandez interdicted an unlawful voyage & repatriated 66 Illegal aliens. Always vigilant, the Coast Guard is on watch across https://t.co/SwpxC7r7d0

RT @USCGSoutheast: #NewNews @USCG Cutter Heriberto Hernandez repatriated 66 aliens to the San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic, Thursda…

The U.S. Coast Guard is aware of inappropriate personal social media activity made by a member regarding recent political violence. That social media activity is contrary to our core values. With the support of DHS, we are actively investigating this activity and will take

1,000 interdictions. For over 20 years, @USCG HITRON has delivered decisive results at sea—stopping narco-terrorists and preventing billions of dollars in illicit drugs from reaching American shores. Recently, HITRON completed its 1,000th interdiction of a narco-trafficking https://t.co/PEe0iqESwq

Fast Response Cutters have proven their value — interdicting drugs, saving lives, securing borders and maritime approaches. Now, 10 more FRCs are joining the fleet through $1B in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. This growing cutter fleet continues our modernization under Force https://t.co/AQqHzwvqRg

RT @DHSgov: ASMR: @USCG captures, burns, and sinks a drug boat. Over the weekend, as part of Operation Pacific Viper, the @USCG Cutter Sto…

RT @USCGSoutheast: 🚨 @USCG Cutter Winslow Griesser’s crew transferred 30 aliens to The Bahamas, Fri., following an interdiction approximate…

🚨 Immigration Enforcement This week, Coast Guard crews interdicted 30+ aliens off California & USCGC Spencer repatriated 191 Haitians. The Coast Guard remains vigilant across the Nation’s 31,000 miles of maritime borders. Continuing our immigration enforcement mission, we are https://t.co/RNiJTSL17S

RT @DeptofDefense: Teamwork makes the dream work! @USCG cutter Mohawk returns to Key West, Fla., after a 75-day patrol securing our marit…

RT @USCGSoCal: Tuesday afternoon, a @USCG sector LA-LB boat crew interdicted 11 suspected aliens near Church Rock. Baywatch Avalon stabiliz…

RT @DeptofDefense: .@USCG Spencer intercepted an overloaded vessel carrying 191 Haitians 40 miles off Haiti’s coast. All aboard the vessel…

Leading America's drug interdictions, owning the sea! Since launching Operation Pacific Viper, @USCG has interdicted 40K+ pounds of cocaine and apprehended 36 suspected smugglers. Alongside partners and allies, our maritime fighting force is surging to the Eastern Pacific, https://t.co/jXDaXm60Yc

RT @USCGArctic: #BREAKING USCG responded to 2 Chinese research vessels in the Arctic ~230-265 mi from Utqiagvik, AK, between Sunday and Tue…

The Coast Guard is innovating for the future. On Sept. 2, 2025, we established the Futures Development and Integration (FD&I) directorate to drive our transformation to a more agile, capable, and responsive force through Force Design 2028. FD&I unites strategy, wargaming, https://t.co/86QcXChJUN

@USCG has announced its first expenditure of funds under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act to upgrade moorings at Base Charleston. This project will form a homeport cornerstone of the Coast Guard’s major cutter fleet, enhancing our ability to establish U.S. maritime dominance and https://t.co/MjYOTSI773

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