The Coast Guard's acting commandant says Kodiak's 154-foot fast response cutters arriving this year can operate in the ...

The U.S. Coast Guard commissioned its first additional polar icebreaker in 25 years in Juneau on Sunday, marking what ...

The Storis is the first new polar icebreaker added to the U.S. Coast Guard fleet in more than 25 years. For Alaska, this is ...

The US and Canadian Coast Guards collaborated to complete an impressive airlift for two separate passengers onboard the Ruby ...

Federal officials have long seen Alaska as key to the nation's national security, with concerns rising as Russia and China ...

A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter spotted and rescued a stranded hiker after he fell off of a trail in Alaska and was unable to ...

Coast Guard teams suspended their search for at least five people 24 hours after a fishing ship overturned on Sunday off the coast of southeastern Alaska during gale-force winds and heavy snow.

Dean replaced Moore as commander of Coast Guard District 17, which covers all of Alaska. At left is Vice Adm. Andrew Tiongson, commander of the Pacific Area and Defense Force West.

Coast Guard officials are silhouetted by rescue aircraft during a change of command ceremony on June 9, 2023, in Juneau. (Photo by James Brooks/Alaska Beacon) As he handed off command of the Coast ...

JUNEAU, Alaska — A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter on a search and rescue mission crashed in southeast Alaska, seriously injuring two of the four crew members on board.

The downed Coast Guard helicopter was recovered Friday and an investigation was ongoing. The MH-60 Jayhawk crashed on Read Island, about 80 miles (130 kilometers) east of Sitka, on Nov. 13.

This year, the U.S. Coast Guard is celebrating the 150th anniversary of its presence in Alaska — or the territory that became the 49th state. The Revenue cutter Lincoln transported the first ...