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Coast Guard families say they feel ‘forgotten’ amid government shutdown
For two months, Congress has failed to fund the Department of Homeland Security, which oversees the Coast Guard. The resulting partial government shutdown has caused fear and uncertainty for many...
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Coast Guard families are underreported victims of the Homeland Security shutdown
“Hurry up and wait.” We’ve all heard this phrase at one point or another, but at this exact moment in time, it really (and literally) hits home.
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National Guard mobilized for search and rescue operations amid Hawaii floods
Members of the National Guard and Coast Guard are carrying out extensive search and rescue efforts in Hawaii, as the state is hit by the largest and worst flooding in two decades.
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Why the Coast Guard is part of the Department of Homeland Security
The United States Coast Guard has been around since President George Washington signed the Tariff Act in 1790. In the nearly 2½ centuries since, the Coast Guard has pingponged between three federal...
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Coast Guard swimmer dies from injuries sustained in offshore rescue
A Coast Guard rescue swimmer died Thursday from injuries sustained during a rescue at sea late last month. Petty Officer 2nd Class Tyler Jaggers was a rescue swimmer, a rate known in the service as...
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The Coast Guard is now using ‘tactical’ jet skis
The Coast Guard has been busy in recent months, carrying out several major drug seizures in the waters near the U.S.-Mexico border.
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Q&A: How Did the U.S. Patrol the Caribbean for Drug Smuggling Before It Started Blowing Up Boats?
A small boat crew from Coast Guard cutter Donald Horsley pursues suspected drug smugglers in the Caribbean Sea, Oct. 3, 2018. (U.S.
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