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Rescuers on the Rio Grande: Coast Guard team saves lives at the border
—Search and rescue cases typically have a clear beginning, middle and end. Search and rescue on the Rio Grande, however, is different. -
Construction Update – July 26, 2025
—Nothing like the shimmer of sunlight on freshly poured concrete! The foundation of your National Coast Guard Museum is curing to perfection in New London, CT. -
National Strike Force—the Coast Guard’s global responder for over 50 years!
—The United States Coast Guard has been a steward of the nation’s maritime environment for nearly 200 years. For 50 of those years, the National Strike Force has helped protect the American people and the environment from the impacts of dangerous chemical discharges and hazardous material releases, and other natural and manmade disasters. -
Construction Update – July 19, 2025
—Last week, TONS of rebar rolled into the National Coast Guard Museum construction site in New London, Connecticut! -
Lost at Sea—The origins of our SAR mission
—When Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton established the service in 1790, the stated purpose of the revenue cutters was law enforcement. However, after its founding, ships of the United States Revenue Cutter Service assisted vessels in distress as was the custom for mariners at sea. -
Construction Update – July 12, 2025
—The northwest corner of the National Coast Guard Museum foundation is now sealed with a moisture/vapor barrier—protecting it from harsh weather as we gear up for the next step: rebar installation! -
Local enforcer to global responder—235 years of Coast Guard transformation!
—In 1790, Alexander Hamilton established a small fleet of coastal law enforcement vessels to patrol off East Coast seaports. Over the next 235 years, the service experienced rapid growth in its responsibilities, missions, and organization. -
Commemorating Korean War 75th Anniversary—PBM-G5 #84738’s deadly water rescue
—Suddenly, flames erupted form the number one engine and left wing, while the verticle and horizontal stabilizers suffered additional damage. The crew lost control of the engine, and all emergency efforts to suppress the fire failed. As the blaze spread aft toward the rear fuselage, the situation grew critical. At 12:30 p.m. the crew transmitted an SOS and announced their intent to ditch the PV2V-5. -
Construction Update – June 28, 2025
—Concrete has officially been poured at the site of the National Coast Guard Museum in New London, Connecticut. -
Quentin Walsh—D-Day planner and Cherbourg liberator 80 years ago!
—Walsh’ s career spanned some of the most eventful years in Coast Guard history, including Prohibition, World War II and the post-war modernization of the service.