Coast Guard Cutter Healy (WAGB 20) crewmembers conduct ice rescue training before establishing an ice station while operating in the Arctic Ocean, Sept. 18, 2019. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Ens.

The Coast Guard has commissioned a converted oil drilling support ship as its third icebreaker in what some officials said is a move to increase U.S. presence in the Arctic region while the service ...

Climate change is opening up a new front in the ongoing cold war between the United States and China, and President Donald Trump is gearing up with new icebreakers to help patrol the Northwest Passage ...

The Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star returned to its home port of Seattle on Tuesday after spending nearly a year away from the city, a service news release said. The cutter’s 308 days away from home ...