The U.S. Coast Guard on Thursday adamantly denied a “fabricated” Washington Post report that claimed the service was planning to stop classifying swastikas and nooses as “hate symbols” in upcoming internal guidelines.
Read More U.S. Coast Guard denies WaPo outlet’s claim of service dropping swastikas and nooses as hate symbols: ‘An absolute ludicrous lie and unequivocally false’
The U.S. Coast Guard reported its recent detection of a Russian military intelligence ship roughly 15 miles off the coast of Hawaii.
Read More U.S. Coast Guard detects Russian spy vessel 15 nautical miles off coast of Hawaii
Now-viral video footage captured the moment that U.S. Coast Guard security officers opened fire on a U-Haul truck late on Thursday, after the vehicle’s driver abruptly reversed toward officials at a security checkpoint gate at Coast Guard Island in Alameda.
Read More Calif: U.S. Coast Guard security officers fire on U-Haul truck driver reversing toward them at checkpoint gate
The U.S. Military carried out an airstrike on a suspected drug-smuggling vessel in the eastern Pacific Ocean off the coast of South America, according to U.S. officials. It destroyed the vessel and killed two “narco-terrorists” on board.
Read More U.S. Military carries out ‘lethal kinetic strike’ on narco-trafficking drug vessel in Pacific Ocean, killing both on board
The remnants of Typhoon Halong, a record-setting storm in western Alaska, have caused significant devastation — with over 1,500 residents displaced, at least one person confirmed dead, and two others still missing.
Read More Alaska: Typhoon Halong displaces over 1,500 locals, killing 1 woman
Finnish President Alexander Stubb and Prime Minister Petteri Orpo met with President Donald Trump at the White House on Thursday, culminating in a landmark $6.1 billion agreement aimed at strengthening U.S. Arctic capabilities.
Read More Trump and Finnish President Stubb seal $6.1B Arctic Security Deal: ‘Strengthening U.S. capabilities’