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Coast Guard Releases Report on Death of Suspected Drug Smuggler

The 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

US 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

Commanding 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)

The 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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HITRON: Hunting drug dealers from helicopters with the USCG (VIDEO)

America 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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