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Chief Gus Jablonski—Enlisted pioneer of helicopter flight
Chief Gus Jablonski was a critical figure in the early days of helicopter development. His technical knowledge and hands-on skills helped helicopter turn Igor Sikorsky’s fragile machine into a tool that could do useful work for the military.
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Celebrating the Coast Guard’s role in liberating Rome during World War II
While many are familiar with the Allied landings in Normandy in June 1944, few know about the landings that took place several months prior in Italy.
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Native Americans in the Coast Guard — Semper Paratus since 1815
Native Americans have been members of the Coast Guard and its predecessor services for well over 200 years.
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The Coast Guard responds to ghostship Carroll A. Deering!
The mystery surrounding the disappearance of schooner Carroll A. Deering’s crew of 11 or 12 men has never been solved although the Department of Justice had been called in to investigate rumors of “piracy.”
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Standing a deadly watch—the final hours of Scotch Cap Lighthouse
In 1946, the Scotch Cap Lighthouse is destroyed by a tsunami wave estimated at well over 120 feet high that also impacted the greater Pacific.
"The National Coast Guard Museum remains the Service's top philanthropic priority. I am very excited about the forthcoming National Coast Guard Museum!"
ADM Linda Fagan - Commandant, United States Coast Guard