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

Petty Officer 2nd Class John Thompson was recognized at the U.S. Coast Guard Base Los Angeles-Long Beach for his heroic actions during the devastating Lahaina wildfires in August 2023. "I was the ...

The Humanitarian Service Medal was recently approved for servicemembers, Coast Guardsmen, and members of the Reserve components (to include the National Guard) who were physically present during ...

Mr Dearn's ceremony was one in a series in which all British service personnel involved in the Arctic Convoys, which saw four million tons of crucial supplies and ammunition transported to Russia ...

Surrounded by a U.S. Coast Guard crew from Maui, Mitchell Pauole Lani (center, seated) holds up the Coast Guard Commendation Medal he received ... of the lifesaving service,” Lunday said.

US Coast Guard icebreaker Polar Star has ... by traversing farther into the harsh, dark winter Arctic environment than any cutter crew in our service's history," Capt. Bill Woitrya, Polar Star's ...

For the first time ever, China sent three icebreakers to the Arctic ... Chris Butters/U.S. Coast Guard USCGC Polar Star, the only other U.S. Coast Guard icebreaker in service, returned to Seattle ...

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 ...

“In the years ahead, we will see entire batches of military-grade vessels being put into coast guard service,” said one ... Sea Route through melting Arctic ice to accompany Chinese commercial ...

A veteran who served in the Navy during Second World War has received the Ushakov medal after his ... series in which all British service personnel involved in the Arctic Convoys, which saw ...