The crew was the first to receive the new medal, which was created last year for missions sailing under Arctic ice.

Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class John Thompson on Wednesday became the fifth Coast Guardsman to receive the service's highest honor ...

Federal watchdogs found that Coast Guard documents that are supposed to track items such as mission performance targets have been missing or incomplete since 2016. The U.S. Coast Guard is tasked ...

Petty Officer 2nd Class John Thompson was honored with the Coast Guard Medal for his heroic efforts during the Lahaina wildfires in August 2023, where he risked his life to rescue over 17 people and ...

(From U.S. Coast Guard) The U.S. Coast Guard icebreaker Healy is set to return to the Arctic next month. The news comes after ...

In a surprise move, the U.S. Coast Guard abruptly cut the service life of their MH-60T Jayhawk Medium Range Recovery Helicopters from 20,000 hours to 19,000. As a result, six high-hour aircraft ...

The award highlighted John Thompson’s rescue of five people while also assisting some 40 others during the Lahaina Wildfires ...

Additionally, a ceremony to signify the start of construction was held for the second Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ship, the CCGS Sermilik Glacier. The Canadian Coast Guard's new versatile and ...

The situation left the Coast Guard with no other choice but to seek aid of its own, prompting the service to request additional crews from the Navy. The next morning, a Coast Guard airplane crew ...

Juneau's busy waterfront will soon be home to big multipurpose Coast Guard homeport ... ready “presence” platforms into America’s Arctic and Antarctic waters. With Russia and China joining ...

congratulates Petty Officer 2nd Class John Thompson after presenting the Coast Guard Medal on Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024. Thompson, a boatswain’s mate on the Coast Guard Cutter Terrell Horne ...