United States Coast Guard

Aug. 19, 2024

U.S. Coast Guard completes Operation Island Chief in Pacific region

HONOLULU – The U.S. Coast Guard has completed Island Chief, a 13-day operation to safeguard the invaluable marine resources of Pacific Island nations and the Western Central Pacific Ocean.

Aug. 16, 2024

Coast Guard, partner agencies to enforce security zones in Palm Beach

MIAMI – Coast Guard Sector Miami law enforcement and partner agency crews are scheduled to enforce temporary security zones in Palm Beach from Aug. 19 – Nov. 30.

Aug. 16, 2024

US Coast Guard, Arctic partner nations hold Operation Nanook pre-sail co...

HALIFAX, Nova Scotia — The U.S. Coast Guard, Royal Canadian and Royal Danish navies held a pre-sail conference in Nova Scotia’s capital city of Halifax, Monday, in preparation for Operation Nanook.Operation Nanook is the signature Canadian-led

Aug. 14, 2024

U.S. Coast Guard announces Juneau homeporting for future icebreaker

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Coast Guard announced Wednesday it will homeport a commercially procured icebreaker in Juneau.The Coast Guard is acquiring the Aiviq, a U.S. registered ship originally built to serve as an Arctic oil-exploration support vessel,

Aug. 10, 2024

Globally deployable Coast Guard units conclude participation in RIMPAC 2...

HONOLULU – Four Hawaii-based and two California-based Coast Guard units, all globally deployable, concluded operations at the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024 Exercise and returned to service of the residents of Hawaii and the Pacific region, Aug. 1.

MESSAGE FROM THE COMMANDANT

June 11, 2024

Today, I spoke to the Senate Subcommittee on Investigations about our Service’s efforts to combat sexual assault, sexual harassment, and other harmful behaviors.

Sexual assault and sexual harassment are crimes that harm our members, and it is not who we are.

I have had the privilege to meet with many victims to hear their stories firsthand. I know that some victims were in the hearing room today. I recognize the harm they experienced, the trust that was broken, and the difficult journeys they undertook to be heard...

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The Commandant's Initiatives page includes the Commandant’s Directed Actions, the current Accountability and Transparency Report as well as the Culture of Respect documents.