Sept. 26, 1918. A convoy escort. A single torpedo. Each year, we gather to remember the crew of the USCGC Tampa. On Sept. 25, Commandant Adm. Kevin Lunday presented a Purple Heart to the family of Fireman Robert L. Agee, lost with his shipmates in the Coast Guard's largest single combat loss of life. We remember. We honor. We carry the watch forward. #USCG #PurpleHeart #Honor #WWI

Get ready for more eyes in the sky. Six new HC-130J aircraft are coming to @USCG. Flying higher, faster, and farther than legacy HC-130H aircraft, HC-130Js provide a platform for long-range surveillance for a variety of missions, from counter-drug operations to alien interdictions to search and rescue. They also give the Service an adaptable heavy lift capability. Funded by up to $735M in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, these state-of-the-art aircraft continue the modernization of our aviation fleet. Underscoring the Coast Guard's return on America's historic $25B investment, we've awarded approximately $19B for advanced assets, capabilities, and infrastructure. 🎥 ME1 Jackson Collins, HC-130J crew from Hawai'i supports Typhoon Bavi recovery in Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands, July 2026. Read more: news.uscg.mil/Press-Releases…

Elite capabilities. Coordinated enforcement. Unyielding resolve. @USCG concluded the successful interdiction of the Motor Vessel (M/V) Grace, following a coordinated international enforcement effort confirming the vessel’s illicit trafficking of fuel to Cuba. The coordinated actions of the Governments of the United States and Mexico prevented an unregulated fuel transfer in the Caribbean Sea, where deceptive shipping practices, unsafe vessel conditions, and concealed cargoes can increase the risk of oil spills and other pollution incidents that threaten coastal communities, fish stocks, and sensitive marine ecosystems. Read more: news.uscg.mil/Press-Releases…

Record recruiting is putting people back on the water. Six stations will return to full operations in 2027: Castle Hill, Milford Haven, Saginaw River, Vallejo, Golden Gate, Rio Vista. Read more: news.uscg.mil/Press-Releases…

#Final @USCG Sector San Juan suspended a four-day multiagency, international search at sea Thursday evening for missing aliens of a mass rescue case in Mona Passage waters off Puerto Rico pending new developments or information.  Read more: tinyurl.com/29ytprkh

The crews at Station Yaquina Bay answer the call in some of the country's most challenging waters. Now their families get housing to match: a $9.4M renovation of 16 1970s-era homes in Newport, Oregon, done in two phases to limit disruption. Through nearly $25B in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the Coast Guard is acquiring next-generation technology, restoring readiness, and revitalizing infrastructure to deliver national mission outcomes. Read more: news.uscg.mil/Press-Releases… #USCG #Reconsitution

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Adm. Kevin Lunday met Secretary General Awang Alik of the Malaysian Ministry of Home Affairs and Director General Admiral Rosli of the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency recently. MMEA officers trained aboard USCGC Munro (WMSL 755) in 2023. USCGC Steadfast (WMEC 623) decommissioned after nearly six decades of U.S. service in 2024, and it is now MMEA's KM Bendahara. Different flags, same job: save lives, guard our waters, keep commerce moving. #USCG #Pacific

🏈 One Academy. One team. One mission. The pride runs deep at the Coast Guard Academy. From the stands to the field, Bears show up, stand together and represent something bigger than themselves.🐻⚓️ #USCGA #SecretariesCup #USCG

🇺🇸🤝🇬🇧 Strong partnerships are built through training. U.S. Coast Guard aircrews operated with Royal Navy HMS Trent (P224) in the Caribbean, practicing aviation operations, communications and maritime coordination. Together, we strengthen interoperability, readiness for maritime security, law enforcement and humanitarian missions. #USCG #RoyalNavy #Partnership

#Breaking @USCG crews rescued at least 40 people approx 10 miles off Mona Island, Mon., following the report of a capsized makeshift vessel. Two people were recovered deceased. Rescue efforts are still on going. Read more: tinyurl.com/n3hmn8hs

Honoring a legacy of heroism. @USCG Training Center Cape May officially dedicated the AST2 Tyler J. Jaggers Aquatic Training Facility in honor of Petty Officer 2nd Class Tyler Jaggers, a Coast Guard rescue swimmer who gave his life in service to others. Every Coast Guard enlisted member begins their journey in Cape May, and every recruit trains in this pool. Now, they will also learn Tyler’s story of courage, selflessness, and an unwavering commitment to save others. Read more: news.uscg.mil/Press-Releases…

Sept. 27, 1942: Signalman 1st Class Douglas A. Munro shielded 10 landing craft evacuating nearly 500 Marines from Point Cruz, Guadalcanal. He was killed at 22. Every Marine got off the beach. Commandant Adm. Kevin Lunday paid his respects earlier this month. Munro remains the only Coast Guardsman awarded the Medal of Honor. 84 years. We remember. #USCG @USMC

Ninth Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard Frank Welch was laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery with full military honors on Sept. 18. Following his passing on June 25, we honor his 26 years of service and visionary leadership during a pivotal era of Coast Guard transformation.    #USCG #Honor #Respect #DevotionToDuty #SemperParatus

OVER 260,000 TOTAL POUNDS OF COCAINE SEIZED IN OPERATION PACIFIC VIPER. Over the course of six days in the Eastern Pacific, the @USCG Cutter Tampa seized more than 25,000 pounds of cocaine in three interdictions, bringing the total amount of cocaine seized in Operation Pacific Viper to more than 260,000 pounds. Under the leadership of President Trump and @SecMullinDHS, we will continue to defeat the narco-terrorists and stop the flow of deadly drugs into our country.

Over 25,000 pounds of cocaine. Four vessels in international waters off Central America. USCGC Tampa’s (WMEC 902) boarding team and embarked aircrew interdicted a go-fast vessel hauling 6,800 pounds of cocaine. Four days later, they interdicted two more vessels carrying a combined 15,000 pounds of cocaine. The next day: Another go-fast vessel. Another 3,400+ pounds of cocaine seized. Approximately 9.5 million potentially deadly doses never reached American communities. A new milestone for Operation Pacific Viper: over 262,000 pounds of cocaine seized in the Eastern Pacific. #PacificViper

We’re modernizing for a safer, more resilient Alaska. @USCG awarded a $315M contract to Tutor Petrini Corp. for a new fuel pier and major cutter mooring at Base Kodiak. This infrastructure will better support the Coast Guard’s largest operational facility and gateway to the Arctic. The project also includes unexploded ordinance removal, waterfront improvements, and site amenities. Read more: news.uscg.mil/Press-Releases… #USCG #Arctic #Readiness

#SAR: @USCG Southeast watchstanders coordinated the rescue of 2 mariners in the water with a #goodSam approx. 75 miles off of Brunswick, GA, Mon. M/V American Phoenix rescued them clinging to a bean bag after their fishing vessel sank. #USCG For more: shorturl.at/LochR

🚨@USCG Cutter Escanaba’s crew offloaded approx. 7,250 lbs of cocaine and 2,082 lbs of marijuana, worth an estimated $57 million at @PortEverglades, Mon. Read more here: tinyurl.com/2nuzw3f8 #DrugOffload #AlwaysReady