Defending the rights we have today
The Coast Guard’s roots in America’s maritime history is a daily reminder to Coast Guard men and women of their service’s unique contributions to the nation. Arguably, nowhere is that more true than aboard Coast Guard Barque Eagle. Crewmembers aboard the current Eagle had a unique opportunity to reflect on the service’s storied past when they visited the site of an intense battle fought by their maritime forefathers nearly 200 years before.
Rising threat of drug subs in the Caribbean
Since 1890, anti-narcotic laws and smuggling threats have changed drastically, with transnational crime organizations using varying tactics and techniques including go-fast vessels and semisubmersible vessels to smuggle drugs into the United States.
Tensions leading to the War of 1812
Two hundred years ago, the United States, independent for less than 30 years, went to war with Great Britain to preserve its economy, its way of life and its independence. Beginning in 2012 and continuing through 2015, the U.S. Navy, [...]
History: General Order No. 1
Written by Scott Price, Coast Guard historian. For more than 220 years, the U.S. Coast Guard, and its legacy services, has been part of the fabric of our nation. The service has gone by many names before being called the [...]
Then and Now Part 1 – From Sails to Turbines
Post written by LTJG Ryan White Let’s wander back in time to a day in March, 1791, when the first U.S. cutter was launched. That cutter was the Revenue Cutter Vigilant, rigged as a schooner. Revenue Cutter Vigilant, first in [...]
