Though it was only open for less than 20 years, a U.S. Coast Guard Air Station in Biloxi played a pivotal yet often overlooked role in saving lives and defending the Mississippi Coast during World War II.
Despite its somewhat cloistered reputation, the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, with its military monuments, guarded gates and platoons of cadets marching on precision-trimmed lawns, isn’t immune from wider cultural shifts.
A May report from the GAO suggested the Coast Guard is around 4,800 members short, marking the fourth consecutive fiscal year the branch has missed its recruiting goals.
Concerns about environmental damage are looming a day after a large U.S. Navy plane overshot a runway and landed in a Hawaii bay.
The U.S. Coast Guard officially announced the establishment of U.S. Coast Guard Base Guam as the service continues to build its presence in the Pacific.
Polaroids of the couple wearing jackets that appear to be authentic KGB uniforms were introduced early on by prosecutors, who suggested the case was about more than just identity theft.
A Navy plane flying in rainy weather overshot a runway Monday at a military base in Hawaii and splashed into Kaneohe Bay, but all nine aboard were uninjured, authorities said.
The next step in the ongoing maritime investigation is forensic testing, the service said.
