The Coast Guard (including its heritage services) have employed boats since the beginning. Boats are just as important, if not more so, than ever. America’s first “boat force” came about in ...

In a Dec. 16 letter to Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Linda Fagan, committee Chairman Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., said the service failed to submit a Sexual Assault Incident Report form within 72 ...

The Coast Guard began issuing a newly revised U.S. STCW Endorsement, Form CG-5611 (Rev. 01-05), yesterday to qualified licensed and unlicensed merchant mariners. Over 59,000 U.S. merchant mariners ...

However, the Coast Guard still might require an original document rather than a scanned copy. In such a case, the applicant may obtain a Facts of Build Letter on the manufacturer’s letterhead signed ...