On July 3, the Coast Guard announced that all of its operation districts were being renamed to represent the geographic areas that they cover and service instead of being numbered.

Contained in the new federal spending law formerly known as the "Big Beautiful Bill" is funding for 17 icebreakers, 21 cutters, more than 40 helicopters and six large patrol airplanes, Coast Guard officials said. It could take as long as 15 years to get the first of the large ships commissioned, according to government estimates.

The U.S. Coast Guard's elite surfmen are trusted to drive lifeboats on the most challenging rescue missions. They train in some of the worst weather and on the highest seas in America.

The U.S. Coast Guard’s Barque Eagle will be visiting Seattle and open for public tours on July 9 and 10, according to a release from the Coast Guard.

President Donald Trump's massive tax and spending bill earmarks more than $8.6 billion to increase the U.S. Coast Guard icebreaker fleet in the Arctic, where Washington hopes to counter rising Russian and Chinese dominance.

The US Coast Guard intercepted a suspicious motorboat with four individuals off Imperial Beach, using disabling fire to stop the vessel and detaining the occupants.

The United States Coast Guard took part in hoist training aboard the M/V James R. Barker on July 6 as it sailed on Lake Superior. The USCG said this exercise was part of an emergency preparedness initiative aimed at enhancing safety protocols for medical emergencies and necessary evacuations at sea.

United States Coast Guard Senior Chief Robert Scott Thompson, of Pasadena, is promoted to Master Chief, the highest enlisted rank, during a ceremony Thursday at Fort Smallwood Park. Master Chief