U.S. Coast Guard Archives

Admiral Kevin Lunday prepares to testify during his confirmation hearing to be the commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard before the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee in the Russell Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on November 19, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Heather Diehl/Getty Images)

Senate approves Adm. Lunday as Coast Guard commandant after flap over hate symbol policy

Coast Guard Adm. Kevin Lunday's confirmation comes as the sea service is pursuing a far-reaching modernization effort.

Dec 19, 2025 By Jon Harper

U.S. Coast Guard fast response cutter USCGC Clarence Sutphin Jr. (WPC 1146) sails alongside a MARTAC T-38 Devil Ray unmanned surface vessel in the Arabian Gulf, June 1, 2023, during exercise Eagle Resolve 23. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. James Webster)

Coast Guard embraces new tech, but leaders say regulations need to keep up

As the Coast Guard embraces these new systems in what it has deemed historic drug hauls, leaders are also wary about how its expansive, but tech-reliant maritime…

Dec 17, 2025 By Drew F. Lawrence

U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Kimble Petersen, an aviation survival technician assigned to Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point in Kapolei, Hawaii, scans the scene below while being hoisted down from a Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopter during a training exercise in Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii Nov. 12, 2025. Cliff-side and vertical hoist missions often occur in remote or inaccessible terrain, requiring precise aircraft positioning and environmental awareness to avoid obstacles and wind shear. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Tyler Robertson)

Coast Guard envisions using AI to develop acquisition ‘superhighway’

The military service, which falls under DHS, published an RFI as it looks for new tech to improve the efficiency of its acquisition enterprise.

Nov 19, 2025 By Jon Harper

Adm. Kevin Lunday, acting Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard, claps during the 144th Commencement Exercises at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, May 21, 2025. (DHS photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Mikaela McGee.)

Trump nominates cyber expert for Coast Guard commandant

Although the Coast Guard falls under DHS, it is considered a U.S. military service and part of the joint force.

Oct 27, 2025 By Jon Harper

U.S. Cyber Command operators participate in Cyber Guard 25-2 exercise on June 3, 2025, at Fort George G. Meade, MD. The exercise, in coordination with the Joint Staff, simulates scenarios that test response protocols and defensive and offensive techniques across geographic areas of responsibility. (Photo credit: U.S. Cyber Command)

Cyber Command creates task force with Coast Guard for port defense exercise

As part of the scenario, the enemy was attacking multiple ports, forcing the participants to figure out the best way to defend them and exercise greater command…

Jun 26, 2025 By Mark Pomerleau

Colin Crosby of the U.S. Marine Corps speaks at the UiPath on Tour Public Sector event. (Scoop News Group)

Lack of understanding holding back military AI adoption, leaders say

"It's not that people are afraid of the technology — they just don't understand how the technology can work for them," said the Marine Corps' Colin Crosby.

Apr 29, 2025 By Billy Mitchell