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Kate began assisting her father with tasks around the station as a small child. By age 12, she had assumed all the duties her father could not accomplish due to his physical limitations and was, for all practical purposes, the lighthouse keeper.

Whiteouts, razor ice, and lurking U‑boats—inside the little-known Arctic campaign where sled patrols, convoys, and daring rescues kept a vital lifeline alive.

Here’s a sneak peek at where we are – and where we’re headed!

Since the late 1800s, the United States Coast Guard and its predecessor agencies have played an essential role in U.S. polar operations. A new kind of ship, the icebreaker, evolved to serve U.S. commercial and strategic interests spread in the Arctic.

Drewry’s Bluff put the Revenue Marine’s gunboat E.A. Stevens to the test, marking a leap from wood and sail to iron and steam.

The vision is steadily taking shape. Juxtaposing the current project status versus the end result in, one can see a great deal of progress in the past month.

What began as a routine interdiction became a lethal ambush: a ramming at sea, a split‑second shove that spared a shipmate and a sacrifice the Coast Guard will never forget.

Billard oversaw the largest and fastest peacetime expansion in Coast Guard history.

The Coast Guard established the Ancient Mariner Award in 1978 to honor the officer and enlisted cuttermen who personify the dedication and professionalism associated with long service at sea and have held the distinction of cutterman longer than any other officer or enlisted member.

The National Coast Guard Museum is on the rise! Fifth floor framing is almost complete. Next week? THE ROOF! Big news: the 5th floor is almost framed, and the next milestone is THE ROOF! Your National Coast Guard Museum is almost ready to top things off.