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Never give up
—The Coast Guard officially welcomed its tenth Legend Class National Security Cutter, USCGC Calhoun WMSL 759, in a commissioning ceremony April 20, 2024, in Charleston, South Carolina.
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The only remnant of a sunken Coast Guard cutter
—The bronze placard is the only verified artifact from the Coast Guard Cutter Tampa, which sank in September 1918 off the coast of Wales, just before the end of World War I.
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Dobbins and Knapp—Frontier Mariners, Naval Officers, and Revenue Cutter Masters
—The worst place for an American to be in the spring of 1812 was anywhere along the Canadian border—it was like a winding stretch of gunpowder ignited on one end.
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“Get in the boat; we have a job to do!”—BOSN Wilson motors into the Great New England Hurricane
—Just before the storm’s arrival there was a surround-all, eerie feeling, which seemed to permeate everything. No one was sure of what was approaching—the conversations were hushed and speculative about the silence and the threatening sky.
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Joseph Napier—Heroic surfman, Gold Lifesaving Medal recipient and FRC namesake
—Napier’s gallantry was never more visible than on the day he risked his life and led his crew into gale-force winds to save six souls aboard a stranded vessel.
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Commandant delivers the 2024 State of the Coast Guard Address
Adm. Fagan highlighted operational accomplishments while focusing on workforce and mission readiness and strengthening Service culture.
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Bernard “Bernie” Webber and the greatest smallboat rescue in Coast Guard history
—Nearly 72 years ago, four men of Coast Guard Station Chatham on CG 36500 staged a rescue of 38 merchant seamen from two tankers during a winter-time hurricane of rare proportions.
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Edith Munro—leader, mentor, SPAR and Medal of Honor hero mother
—Edith Munro will always be remembered for raising one of the Coast Guard and Marine Corps’ greatest heroes…but few people know that Munro was also Lt. Munro, of the U.S. Coast Guard Women’s Corps—also known as SPARs.
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Dorothy Stratton—Wartime Coast Guard trailblazer and SPAR Leader
Coast Guard Capt. Dorothy M. Stratton held a life-long commitment to public service and was an inspirational leader during a very difficult time in the nation’s history.
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Master Chief McShan—leader, mentor, trailblazer and FRC namesake.
—A 20-year veteran of the service, the first African American woman to achieve the enlisted rank of master chief and distinguished role model for the Coast Guard’s core values.