Rob Potter served his country in the US Coast Guard for 29 years from 1995 to 2024, retiring as a captain. He grew up in ...

An official, who was given anonymity to discuss military plans, told Military.com that a second destroyer will deploy from ...

Like any home or business, the federal government must pay its bills: Congress has little time to prevent a government ...

Rep. Jen Kiggans, R-Va., a former Navy helicopter pilot, reintroduced the Pay Our Troops Act, which aims to protect the ...

In the case of a government shutdown, those workers are put on leave because there isn't money budgeted for their job. The good news is that furloughed employees who are not allowed to work or who do ...

On Aug. 17, 2005, Brianna Lieneck, an 11-year-old Long Island girl, enjoyed a family tubing trip to Fire Island, the longest barrier island guarding the south shore of Long Island. Upon returning to ...

To make sure that freighter traffic will be able to make it through without issue, the U.S. Coast Guard will begin ice breaking on March 10. According to the Coast Guard, initial operations will ...

If lawmakers do not pass a new budget bill by March 14, funding for most federal programs and serives will run out.

Coast Guard infrastructure needs some serious improvements, a new watchdog report said. Fixing it all could demand billions ...

The Coast Guard's infrastructure repair and maintenance backlog has grown to at least $7 billion, a shortfall that government analysts say poses risks to personnel and operations. According to the ...

(The Center Square) – After a government report in 2019 cataloging needed repairs and improvements to the U.S. Coast Guard’s shore infrastructure, things have mostly continued to get worse ...

The report went on to say the Explorer of the Sea ship eventually continued with its planned route for The 80s Cruise while the U.S. Coast Guard continued a search operation for the overboard ...