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FILE - In this June 27, 2006, file photo, attorney Merle Smith talks to reporters at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in New London, Conn. Smith, the first Black cadet to graduate from the Coast Guard Academy, died of complications from Parkinson's disease and COVID-19 on Wednesday, June 16, 2021, his family said. He was 76. (AP Photo/Jack Sauer, File)
Merle Smith, 1st Black graduate of Coast Guard Academy, dies

Jun. 23, 2021 12:50 PM EDT

U.S. Coast Guard suspends search for 10 missing Cubans

May. 30, 2021 12:44 PM EDT
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended its search for 10 Cuban migrants who went missing last week after their boat capsized 16 miles...

In this image released by the U.S. Coast Guard, a Coast Guard crew rescues eight people from the water approximately 16 miles south of Key West, Florida, on Thursday, May 27, 2021. A search for 10 Cubans missing from a boat capsize continued Friday, a day after the U.S. Coast Guard rescued other passengers and pulled two bodies from the water. (U.S. Coast Guard via AP)
US Coast Guard continues search for 10 Cubans missing at sea

By Adriana Gomez Licon May. 28, 2021 02:09 PM EDT

Cadets stand during the commencement for the United States Coast Guard Academy in New London, Conn., Wednesday, May 19, 2021. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Biden celebrates Coast Guard, stresses role on world stage

By Alexandra Jaffe And Jonathan Lemire May. 19, 2021 01:49 PM EDT

In this image provided by the U.S. Marine Corps, then-Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Gary L. Thomas, deputy on Aug. 8, 2016. Thomas, now the assistant commandant of the Marine Corps, has tested positive for the coronavirus, days after he and members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff were in a Pentagon meeting with a Coast Guard leader who was infected with the virus. (Lance Cpl. Paul A. Ochoa/Marine Corps via AP)
Marine general has COVID after Pentagon meeting

By Lolita C. Baldor Oct. 07, 2020 08:33 PM EDT

Peter Matlon, a resident of Washington, holds up a protest sign for commuters to see on Pennsylvania Avenue near the Trump International Hotel in Washington, Wednesday morning, Oct. 7, 2020. The Vietnam War veteran normally likes canvass door-to-door during elections but was forced change his tactics because of the COVID-19 pandemic. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite
Trump hails experimental treatment for his virus recovery

By Aamer Madhani, Jill Colvin And Matthew Perrone Oct. 07, 2020 12:24 AM EDT

FILE - In this Sept. 22, 2020, file photo Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Mark Milley listens before a meeting with Secretary of Defense Mark Esper and Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz, at the Pentagon in Washington. The nation's top military leaders were under self-quarantine Tuesday, Oct. 6, after a senior Coast Guard official tested positive for the coronavirus, the Pentagon said. Milley, and the vice chairman, Gen. John Hyten, were among those affected, U.S. officials said. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
Military leaders quarantined after official tests positive

By Lolita C. Baldor Oct. 06, 2020 01:21 PM EDT

FILE - This Feb 23, 2019, file photo shows the inside of a computer in Jersey City, N.J. Foreign hackers are taking advantage of the coronavirus pandemic to undermine institutions and threaten critical infrastructure, a top U.S. military cyber official said Thursday, June 25, 2020. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)
US Cybercom virtual war game girds against increased threats

By Frank Bajak Jun. 25, 2020 04:06 PM EDT

Alaska lighthouse run using technology to social distance

Apr. 10, 2020 10:00 AM EDT
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A fundraising run for Alaska’s oldest original lighthouse will use technology to allow participants to raise money while social...