The Department of Homeland Security is using discretionary funding to continue paying active-duty U.S. Coast Guard personnel during the department's ongoing shutdown, even as civilian employees remain unpaid.

The Coast Guard is set to reopen the Pipe Island Passage, West Neebish Channel and the waters between St. Ignace and Mackinac Island on March 19.

He was also awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross — one of the nation’s highest awards for heroism in aerial flight — by the Commandant of the Coast Guard.

A second recruit training facility was needed because the Coast Guard is planning to add 15,000 new service members by 2028, DHS said.

Synergy has been awarded a $32 million task order from the U.S. Coast Guard to provide sustainment and support services for the Coast Guard’s CG-C5I information technology systems and applications.

This annual report details the number, and the causes, of boating accidents and boating fatalities. The post US Coast Guard Recreational Boating Statistics appeared first on Boating Mag.

Update: Coast Guard rescue swimmer from Oregon dies a week after ‘tragic’ rescue gone wrong A U.S. Coast Guard rescue swimmer based in Astoria is on life support after a medical evacuation off the Washington coast.

A Coast Guard commander was found in 2018 to have violated the Military Whistleblower Protection Act but may still get a title bump.