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Here’s why the US military needs a seaplane
The United States military hasn’t operated a seaplane, or amphibious flying boat, since the Coast Guard retired the HU-16 Albatross in 1983.
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Risk of developing ALS varies by service, study finds
Veterans of the Air Force, Navy and Coast Guard may be at higher risk for developing amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) compared with veterans from other branches, according to research published on.
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Coast Guard shifts cutter squadron from Middle East to Pacific
Six Coast Guard fast-response cutters are now operating in the western Pacific after more than two decades in the Middle East, in the latest shift of forces to that theater.
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Astronaut and Coast Guard Reserve officer prepares for space on Artemis III
Astronaut Andre Douglas is living the life he dreamed of when he was only 7 years old, looking through the telescope and studying astronomy with his mother, a military nurse.
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A close look at the Coast Guard’s biggest rescue ever besides Hurricane Katrina
Along with the other passengers on board the Prinsendam on October 4, 1980, David Levin looked forward to a relaxing vacation.
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Coast Guard helicopter crashes in southern Alaska
A Coast Guard search and rescue helicopter crashed Monday morning during a training flight in Alaska. A Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter had four people onboard when it went down near Harbor...
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How the most incredible Coast Guard cold-water rescue ever unfolded
Wearing his survival suit, Ryan Shuck floated in the icy water of the Bering Sea, doing whatever he could to survive. It wasn’t easy.
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How the Navy and Coast Guard frantically searched for Amelia Earhart
Barely into her 20s, Amelia Earhart was working as a nurse’s aide in Canada when she attended a flying show in 1918. That display of flight energized Earhart in a way that few other things could.
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Coast Guard wants more fast boats and boarding parties as demand soars
The Coast Guard plans to grow its fleet of interdiction teams who hop onto fast-moving cocaine submarines and fast-rope onto oil tankers to make mid-ocean seizures, according to service officials and.
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Wreck of Coast Guard cutter sunk in World War I found after 108 years
The Coast Guard cutter Tampa was sailing alone on the night of Sept. 26, 1918, on its way back to southern Wales to resupply.
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Congress restores Coast Guard funding after 76-day partial shutdown
Congress has cleared the way for the Coast Guard to be funded again after the House of Representatives approved a spending bill on Thursday for most of the Department of Homeland Security.
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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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