Why landlocked Birmingham? Coast Guard leader says service’s need for training campus is urgent

A training location away from the coast, such as the former Birmingham-Southern College campus, is not necessarily a ...
Stars and Stripes

Coast Guard rescue swimmer dies from injuries after answering distress call at sea

Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Tyler Jaggers, an aviation survival technician, died from injuries sustained during a ...

Bayou La Batre, Coast Guard celebrate milestone for new class of ships

Sparks flew Friday in Bayou La Batre as the city, a Birdon shipyard and the U.S. Coast Guard marked an early milestone for a ...
Task & Purpose

The Coast Guard is now using ‘tactical’ jet skis

The Coast Guard has been busy in recent months, carrying out several major drug seizures in the waters near the U.S.-Mexico border. And this past month service members were spotted training with a new ...
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Coast Guard selects Alabama as site of second recruit training center

The Coast Guard could start training new members at the site by the end of the year.