United States Coast Guard
Maritime law enforcement and rescue service branch of the U.S. military
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| 2025 | Heritage-class cutters planned to enter service, replacing the Famous-class and Reliance-class cutters. |
| 2025 | Delivery of the world's largest coast guard vessel under the Polar icebreaker program is expected. |
| 2024 | Coast Guard Air Station Ventura commenced operations as the first new Air Station in 25 years, located at Naval Air Station Point Mugu. Commander Amanda Sardone was its first Commanding Officer, overseeing a 4-bay hangar facility supporting an all MH-60T helicopter squadron. |
| 2024 | Mary Kirkwood became the first female National Commodore of the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary. |
| December 2024 | Coast Guard acquired the USCGC Storis, a 360-foot icebreaker previously used by Royal Dutch Shell. |
| July 2024 | CAPT Jennifer D. Bowden becomes Chaplain of the United States Coast Guard, currently serving as the incumbent |
| June 13 2024 | Admiral Kevin E. Lunday assumed the role of Vice Commandant of the United States Coast Guard. |
| May 25 2024 | Commandant ADML Lisa Fagan awarded the Coast Guard Unit Commendation to Coast Guard Auxiliary for 'exceptionally meritorious service from June 24, 2019, to June 23, 2024', recognizing extraordinary levels of public service and support to the United States Coast Guard. |
| April 24 2024 |
CAPT Daniel L. Mode's term as Chaplain of the United States Coast Guard ends
Father Daniel L. Mode, CHC (CAPT), USN, Assumes Watch as New Chaplain of the U.S. Coast Guard - Archdiocese for the Military, USA
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Father Daniel L. Mode, CHC, CAPT, USN, Reassigned from U.S. Coast Guard to Navy Chief of Chaplains Office - Archdiocese for the Military, USA
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| January 2024 | PTF-26 relocated as the first maritime training ship on the Ohio River. |
| December 2023 | House Committee on Oversight and Accountability and Subcommittee on National Security, the Border, and Foreign Affairs opened a probe into the Coast Guard's mishandling of serious misconduct at the academy. |
| August 2023 | Hawaii wildfires response: Coast Guard rescued 17 lives and assisted 40 survivors, with 157 Coast Guardsmen engaged in crisis response. |
| June 2023 | Rear Admiral Melissa Bert's tenure as Judge Advocate General of the Coast Guard ends, and Rear Admiral Richard E. Batson assumes the role. |
| June 22 2023 | Titan submersible implosion: The Coast Guard led search and rescue efforts and announced the discovery of the submersible's debris. |
| May 26 2023 | Michael J. Johnston becomes the 43rd superintendent of the United States Coast Guard Academy. |
| 2022 | Admiral Steven D. Poulin becomes Vice Commandant, serving from 2022 to 2024. |
| 2022 | The Coast Guard Reserve aviation program was expanded to include commissioned officers designated as Coast Guard Aviators, who could serve as flight instructors, standardization instruction pilots, or directly assigned to Coast Guard air stations and air facilities. |
| 2022 | Linda L. Fagan becomes the 27th Commandant of the United States Coast Guard and the first female service chief in the U.S. armed services. |
| April 20 2022 | CAPT Daniel L. Mode becomes Chaplain of the United States Coast Guard |
| April 20 2022 | CAPT Thomas J. Walcott's term as Chaplain of the United States Coast Guard ends |
| 2021 | The Coast Guard reached a total of four vice admirals on active duty, reflecting the growth of high-ranking leadership positions within the service. |
| 2021 | The Coast Guard initiated a Coast Guard Reserve aviation program, initially consisting of enlisted Naval Aircrewmen and Rescue Swimmers in pay grades E-4 through E-6 who would augment active duty counterparts at Coast Guard air stations and air facilities. |
| 2021 | The previously commissioned Douglas Munro cutter was decommissioned. |
| 2021 | Coast Guard Reserve commander Andre Douglas was selected to join NASA Astronaut Group 23. |
| 2021 | Coast Guard Station Shark River was established. |
| October 2021 | The National Center of Expertise for the Great Lakes was formally inaugurated as a new operational unit within the US Coast Guard, created in collaboration with Lake Superior State University and managed by NOAA's Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory. |
| June 2021 | Admiral Linda L. Fagan becomes the first woman to serve as Vice Commandant of the Coast Guard, serving from 2021 to 2022. |
| 2020 | All-female crew period for PTF-26 ended. |
| 2019 | The Coast Guard approved the 'Tropical Blue Long Sleeve' uniform, which includes a long sleeved shirt, necktie, and tie bar, and allows one breast badge while omitting ribbons. |
| 2019 | Coast Guard Uniform Board No. 48 announces development of a new working uniform called the 'Coast Guard Utility' uniform, based on the Navy Working Uniform Type III in solid blue color. |
| May 30 2019 | James E. Rendon completes his tenure as superintendent of the academy. |
| May 16 2019 | Commandant ADML Karl Schultz awarded a third Coast Guard Unit Commendation for 'exceptionally meritorious service from June 24, 2014 to June 23, 2019', highlighting extraordinary levels of public service and support. |
| 2018 | The Coast Guard Reserve issued its Reserve Policy Statement, formally defining its mission as a surge force capable of global deployment across multiple mission focus areas including Defense Operations, Ports, Waterways, Coastal Security, Incident Response and Mission Support. |
| 2018 | The academy emblem was redesigned by Nick Desjardins of the Biddeford Regional Center of Technology. |
| 2018 | Legislation was enacted to establish the National Center of Expertise for the Great Lakes, focusing on scientific research for freshwater oil spills. |
| December 2018 | Franklin LoBiondo Coast Guard Authorization Act: President Donald Trump signed a bill approving a $7.9 billion budget for operating expenses and authorizing 43,000 active-duty employees. |
| June 1 2018 | Karl L. Schultz becomes Commandant of the Coast Guard with the rank of admiral, serving until June 1, 2022. |
| April 12 2018 | CAPT Gregory N. Todd's term as Chaplain of the United States Coast Guard ends |
| April 12 2018 | CAPT Thomas J. Walcott becomes Chaplain of the United States Coast Guard |
| 2017 | Authorization period ends for $17.5 billion in appropriations for Coast Guard and FMC operations. |
| 2017 | A new Coast Guard cutter named after Douglas Munro was commissioned and is currently in active service. |
| 2017 | Nikole P. Barnes becomes USCGA's first Olympic Athlete, competing in the Tokyo Olympic Games in Women's 470 sailing. |
| 2016 | Elevation of Vice Commandant (VCG) to a four-star admiral position |
| 2016 | Authorization period begins for $17.5 billion in appropriations for Coast Guard and FMC operations. |
| 2016 | Release of 'Deepwater Horizon', depicting the Deepwater Horizon explosion and the Coast Guard's response. |
| 2016 | Release of 'The Finest Hours', portraying the rescue of SS Pendleton crew by Coast Guard coxswain Bernard C. Webber and three other crewmen. |
| 2016 | The U.S. Coast Guard submitted a fiscal year budget request of $9.96 billion. |
| September 2016 | Coast Guard Air Station Los Angeles closed after losing its lease at Los Angeles International Airport, with its units relocated to Naval Air Station Point Mugu. |
| 2015 | The Coast Guard Authorization Act elevated the statutory rank of the vice commandant position from vice admiral to admiral. |
| 2015 | Beginning of the fiscal period for which the Act authorized approximately $17.5 billion in appropriations, primarily for ongoing United States Coast Guard operations through 2016. |
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