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Coast Guard to stand up special forces command
The U.S. Coast Guard is standing up a new Special Missions Command to consolidate its elite maritime response forces.
By Eve Sampson
Utility shutoffs, mounting debt — Coast Guard endures hardships in ongoing shutdown
Coast Guard members and civilian employees are wondering whether they will get paid as the partial government shutdown continues.
By Patricia Kime
‘Actively shrinking’: Guard generals push Congress for 100 new fighters a year
A total of 22 generals signed a letter to Congress this month calling for multiyear funding to buy between 72 and 100 new fighters per year.
By Michael Scanlon
Guardsman in DC saves life of same person on separate occasions
Guardsmen assigned to the JTF-DC have administered naloxone to more than 100 individuals experiencing drug-related emergencies since August.
By Brooke Griswold
US Coast Guard rescues family missing for 7 days in Micronesia
The family of three left Fananu Island on March 30 for a short trip to Murillo Island, but their skiff's engine failed at sea.
By Riley Ceder
Coast Guard operations, capabilities damaged by continued shutdown, says vice commandant
According to Adm. Thomas Allan, the service has incurred more than $200 million in unpaid bills since the partial shutdown began on Feb. 14.
By Patricia Kime
Guardsmen assigned to DC have administered Narcan 100 times since August
JTF-DC personnel have administered naloxone to more than 100 individuals experiencing drug-related emergencies, the National Guard said.
By Lillian Juarez
National Guard mobilized as Hawaii battles worst flooding in 20 years
Search-and-rescue teams from the National Guard are fanning out across Hawaii, where a powerful storm has destroyed hundreds of homes.
By Tanya Noury
Coast Guard relieves commander of Alaska-based cutter
The Coast Guard temporarily relieved the commander of the fast response cutter Douglas Denman, based in Ketchikan, Alaska, on Monday.
By Patricia Kime
Army ROTC instructor killed by ex-National Guard member in campus shooting
Lt. Col. Brandon Shah enlisted in the Army in 2003, commissioned in 2007 and led the ROTC program at Old Dominion University since 2022.
By Staff and wire reports
Old Dominion shooting suspect is ex-Army National Guard member with past terror conviction
The suspect pleaded guilty in 2016 to attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State.
By Jonathan Mattise, Olivia Diaz, Alanna Durkin Richer and Eric Tucker, AP