Feb. 14, 2022

The Long Blue Line: MSSTs and MSRTs—forged in the crucible of 9/11

Maritime Security and Response Team members deployed in a special rigid-hull inflatable patrol boat. U.S. Coast Guard photo." data-image-description="Maritime Security and Response Team members deployed in a special rigid-hull inflatable patrol boat. U.S. Coast Guard photo."

Feb. 14, 2022

The Long Blue Line: LEDETs – 35 years of law enforcement missions

In 2009, members of LEDET 409 detained suspected pirates in the Gulf of Aden as part of Combined Task Force 151. U.S. Coast Guard photo." data-image-description="In 2009, members of LEDET 409 detained suspected pirates in the Gulf of Aden as part of Combined Task Force 151. U.S. Coast Guard photo."

Feb. 14, 2022

The Long Blue Line: McCulloch — fighting cutter of Manila Bay

Painting commissioned of Revenue Cutter McCulloch when it first set sail in 1897. U.S. Coast Guard Academy collection." data-image-description="Painting commissioned of Revenue Cutter McCulloch when it first set sail in 1897. U.S. Coast Guard Academy collection."

Feb. 14, 2022

The Long Blue Line: local enforcer to global responder—nearly 230 years of Coast Guard evolution!

“You can kick this old service around, tear it to pieces, scream from the house-tops that it is worthless, ought to be abolished or transferred to the Navy, have the people in it fighting among themselves and working at cross purposes and it bobs up serenely bigger and stronger than ever.”Cmdr. Russell R. Waesche, Sr., 1935Photograph of World War

Feb. 14, 2022

The Long Blue Line: Coast Guard combat operations in Operation Iraqi Freedom

Petty Officer Second Class Paul F. Floge, a Coast Guard reservist with Coast Guard Port Security Unit 311 out of San Pedro, Calif., provides security with a .50 caliber machine gun on the Khawr al Amaya oil terminal off the coast of Iraq. Flodge, who works full time for the Los Angeles Police Department, is one of many reservists called to active

Feb. 14, 2022

The Long Blue Line: 327-foot Secretary Class Cutters “the ships that wouldn’t die”

 The June 1936 simultaneous commissioning of Campbell, Duane, Ingham and Taney at the Philadelphia Navy Yard. U.S. Coast Guard photo." data-image-description="The June 1936 simultaneous commissioning of Campbell, Duane, Ingham and Taney at the Philadelphia Navy Yard. U.S. Coast Guard photo."

Feb. 14, 2022

The Long Blue Line: Tulagi’s coxswains – the service’s 1st Silver Star recipients

Photograph of USS McKean (APD-5) in camouflage paint scheme. Photo courtesy of the U.S. Navy." data-image-description="Photograph of USS McKean (APD-5) in camouflage paint scheme. Photo courtesy of the U.S. Navy."

Feb. 14, 2022

The Long Blue Line: Mirlo Rescue—the Coast Guard’s baptism of fire!

The Life-Saving Service crew that manned the Chicamacomico Station in 1918 when the famous Mirlo rescue took place. U.S. Coast Guard photo." data-image-description="The Life-Saving Service crew that manned the Chicamacomico Station in 1918 when the famous Mirlo rescue took place. U.S. Coast Guard photo."

Feb. 14, 2022

The Long Blue Line: Lighthouse tender and warship with the heart of a lion

 Illustration of the Potomac Flotilla attacking Confederate fortifications at Aquia Creek, south of Washington on the Potomac in 1861. Courtesy of Naval History and Heritage Command." data-image-description="Illustration of the Potomac Flotilla attacking Confederate fortifications at Aquia Creek, south of Washington on the Potomac in 1861. Courtesy

Feb. 14, 2022

The Long Blue Line: Coast Guard small boat ops in Vietnam

Small boat showing the minimal protection for boat and crew of flak vests and battle helmets. Photo courtesy of Gordon M. Gillies." data-image-description="Small boat showing the minimal protection for boat and crew of flak vests and battle helmets. Photo courtesy of Gordon M. Gillies." data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"Nikon