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Coast Guard cutter that served in Vietnam transferred to…Vietnam
by Chris EgerA recently decommissioned Coast Guard Cutter who fired her guns in anger during the Vietnam war 46 years ago, was handed over this week to her new owners
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Coast Guard Releases Report on Death of Suspected Drug Smuggler
by Chris EgerThe U.S. Coast Guard on Monday announced the fatal shooting of an Ecuadorian man was in accordance with U.S. and international law and fully complied with the agency's tactics and procedures.
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Coast Guard Academy freshman take top pistol honors
by Eve FlaniganUS Coast Guard Academy freshmen cadets Brian Kim and Helen Oh won national championships at the 2016 National Rifle Association Intercollegiate Pistol Championships in Fort Benning in March.
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Coast Guard finds over $141 million in illegal narcotics
by Jennifer CruzCommanding officer of the Valiant, Cmdr. Adam Chamie, said the massive haul breaks the record for the most seizures in a single deployment.
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Coast Guard 76mm rocks out with a hattip to ‘Fury’ (VIDEO)
by Chris EgerThe Coast Guard Cutter USCGC Boutwell (WHEC-719) got a chance to try out her armament in a recent exercise and you can spot a little WWII-inspired imagery on her main gun.
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Push begins to allow Coast Guard Auxiliary members to carry concealed
by Chris EgerFollowing a terrorist attack on U.S. service members this month, a petition has begun to allow members of the Coast Guard Auxiliary to carry firearms while in uniform
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HITRON: Hunting drug dealers from helicopters with the USCG (VIDEO)
by Chris EgerAmerica has been looking for ways to stop a seemingly endless wave of drugs from washing up on our shores for about 100 years now and since 1999, the men and women of the United States Coast Guard's HITRON have had beautifully simple answer: shoot at them from helicopters.
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