U.S. COAST GUARD

The Coast Guard Festival has long been a cherished and honored event for Grand Haven residents and visitors alike. Here is a list of activities and highlights that can be enjoyed by the whole family.

If the rescue is difficult, the Coast Guard will send a helicopter crew and rescue swimmer,

Serving in the Coast Guard almost 40 yrs ago was a completely different experience from what is expected today.

The Associated Press reported Saturday, June 12, that Coast Guard Rear Adm. James A. Watson fired off a letter to British Petroleum (BP) officials wanting the company to expend every effort to "speed up the process" of containing and cleaning...

Coast Guard Rear Admiral Mary Landry briefed press and bloggers on the current situation in the Gulf of Mexico with respect to the crude oil leak from the BP / Transocean vessel Deepwater Horizon.

She is set to make history as the first African American Coast Guard helicopter pilot. La'Shanda Holmes has set her flying goals high.

Yet another untold story in women's history. About 10,000 women served in the U.S. Coast Guard Reserves to enable men to participate in the naval effort of World War II.

An overview of the Coast Guard's criminal investigations and protection unit.

For 219 years the US Coast Guard has been on duty doing everything from helping with navigation to securing ports and our coasts to search and rescue.

The U.S. Coast Guard is well on its way to meeting the energy-saving and earth friendly objectives of two recent Presidential directives.

A cool set with a lot of design options, cool accessories, stenciled control panels and six figures.

I had no idea the Coast Guard had personnel overseas, this wasn't part of my plan.

In two separate and unrelated events, the United States Coast Guard was either directly responsible for or assisted in the location and rescue of five individuals between the hours of midnight Sunday and 6:00 a.m. Monday.

According to Pier System, the U.S. Coast Guard announced that a C-130 left Barrow, Alaska today on a trip to fly 1,183 miles. It was headed to the North Pole. The flight is part of an overall task to increase Arctic orientation flights.

US Coast Guard on the island of Kauai are preparing for the Hawaii Superferry's return

The B model of the Fairchild C-123 was used by the Coast Guard through the 1960's and early 70's.

Students attending the U. S. Coast Guard Academy, New London, CT. come here for a reason. Most are committed and dedicated students, that's what is demanded at this U.S. Service Academy.