She also said firing a commander sets a bad precedent. “The complexity of the Coast Guard’s diverse missions require continuity to protect lives and American interests,” Cantwell said.

Rear Adm. Kevin Lunday, the acting Coast Guard commander, said the agency will work to focus more on operations to intercept immigrants trying to get to the US. Getty Images “Per the president ...

The Coast Guard will surge additional resources to the “Gulf of America” and several other locations, the service said in a statement Tuesday, after the Trump administration sacked its top ...

I have directed my operational commanders to immediately surge assets—cutters, aircraft, boats and deployable specialized forces—to increase Coast Guard presence and focus…" Key areas where ...

“Under Admiral Fagan, Coast Guard recruitment is up, not down, and drug interdictions too,” he wrote. “Trump’s fecklessness harms morale and confidence in the chain of command.” Ad ...

Although the Coast Guard is a military branch, it falls under the command of Homeland Security since it’s also a federal law enforcement agency. Adm. Kevin Lunday, acting commandant, released a ...

Homeland Security officials have removed Adm. Linda Fagan from her role as the Coast Guard’s commandant, according to a note sent to service members — the first firing of a top military ...