The term "cutter" has roots in maritime history, long before the modern Coast Guard even existed. In the 18th century, a cutter was a specific type of small, fast sailing ship, usually with a ...

The U.S. Coast Guard commissioned its newest cutter, the USCGC Calhoun (WMSL 759), on Saturday at Coast Guard Base Charleston, S.C. The Legend-class national security cutter is named for the first ...

A Coast Guard Ocean Sentry airplane spotted the rickety boat during a Saturday night patrol just 27 miles off the shore of Puerto Rico’s Mona Island and dispatched the Cutter Joseph Texano to ...

The Coast Guard already has been boosting its presence steadily in the Pacific. In 2021 the service added an unprecedented three fast-response cutters to its sector on Guam. The service also had ...

US Coast Guard The Seattle-based Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star sits at anchor in Taylor Bay, Alaska, on February 10, 2020, ahead of its scheduled logistics stop in Juneau, Alaska, near the end of ...

Now, she has just wrapped up a tour as the commanding officer of the U.S. Coast Guard cutter Charles Sexton out of Key West, Florida. Sheehy, the Military Times’ 2023 Coast Guardsman of the Year ...