139K views · 620 shares | The Philippine Coast Guard welcomes United States Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf at Pier 15 in Manila on Wednesday. | via Edd Gumban | Philippine Star | Facebook

8.9K views · 226 reactions | U.S. Coast Guard Cutter SPAR is definitely getting closer to #USCG Ninth District, Great Lakes Region! The crew passed through some ice and snow in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Soon Spar and her crew will begin transiting across the #GreatLakes to homeport Duluth! | U.S. Coast Guard Great Lakes | Facebook

What’s it like to be part of a Coast Guard crew that surpassed the record for largest cocaine seizure? We asked Petty Officer Sophia Kopp, an operations specialist aboard USCGC Stone, about making history and why it matters. Last year, the Coast Guard celebrated Stone after the crew smashed the record for largest cocaine total seized by one cutter during a single patrol. On Nov. 19, the crew offloaded approximately 49,010 lbs of illicit narcotics worth more than $362 million at Port Everglades.

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Tampa in Port Tampa Bay In 1913, U.S. Revenue Cutter Miami and her crew participated in the city of Tampa’s Gasparilla Pirate Festival, a celebration of a mythical Spanish pirate. That tradition continued until the United States entered World War I in 1917. The cutter and crew enjoyed a close relationship with the city of Tampa, and was re­named in honor of the city in 1916. Media Availability: US Coast Guard Cutter Tampa to visit Port of Tampa Bay, offer media only tour