Community Stories
We create and celebrate our communal bonds so that our U.S. Coast Guard heroes and their families always feel supported.
Community Stories
Welcome to the Fleet, Cutter Melvin Bell
April 11, 2024
The Coast Guard Cutter Melvin Bell was commissioned as the 55th Sentinel-Class Fast Response Cutter at a ceremony on March 28 in New London, Conn. The cutter is the final of six fast response cutters stationed in Boston.
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Mayday Call, of the Wild
February 6, 2024
Dogs. We love them. The Coast Guard often brings them to safety with their owners.
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Two extraordinary U.S. Coast Guard rescues occur in one day
January 25, 2024
Coast Guard leads the rescue of 20 ice fishermen trapped on Lake Erie. Hours later, the service rescues 33 from a vessel sinking off Haiti's coast.
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Coast Guard Rescues Injured Dog Who Fell From Oregon Cliff
January 5, 2024
See a first-person view of Leo the golden retriever's rescue and the heartwarming reunion with his hoomans.
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Last Coast Guard Lighthouse Keeper Ends Historic Run
January 3, 2024
Sally Snowman retired as the keeper of Boston Light at the end of 2023. With all lighthouses now automated, she was the last Coast Guard lighthouse keeper in America.
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Coast Guard Celebrates K-9 Memorial at Base Alameda
March 31, 2023
The Coast Guard hosted a ribbon cutting and official dedication of a memorial to its miliary service dogs on K-9 Veterans Day.