U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Traverse City / Facebook screen shot Coast Guard Flies to 'Loneliest Place in the World' to Fix Remote Lighthouse While photos of the lighthouse illustrate its haunting beauty, it's a mercy the beacon no longer requires people on-site to operate it. By Amanda Thomason February 5, 2021
Zhang Bin / Ministry of National Defense of the People's Republic of ChinaCommentary China Is Building a Foothold Less Than 100 Miles from Continental US After scrambling the world order with a viral pandemic, China is taking full advantage of distracted nations to further its interests. By Jared Harris December 23, 2020
Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times via AP, File California Boat Captain Faces Federal Manslaughter Charges in Wake of Deadly Maritime Disaster The captain of a scuba diving boat that caught fire and sank in September 2019 was indicted on federal manslaughter charges. By The Associated Press December 1, 2020
Russian Defense Ministry Press Service / AP Photo Russia Conducts 'Massive' Military Maneuvers Near United States Russia has rebuilt and expanded facilities across the polar region in recent years, revamping runways and deploying air defense assets. By The Associated Press August 28, 2020
U.S. Coast Guard via AP 2 Bodies Recovered in Coast Guard Search After Explosion in Texas Port The Coast Guard recovered the bodies of two crew members who went missing after their vessel caused an explosion in Corpus Christi, Texas. By The Associated Press August 22, 2020
AP 6 Injured, 4 Missing After Explosion at Texas Port A dredging vessel hit a natural gas pipeline in Corpus Christi, Texas, sparking an explosion that injured six and left at least four missing. By The Associated Press August 21, 2020
U.S. Coast Guard via Associated Press / YouTube screen shot 3 Men Trapped on Desert Island Rescued After Writing Giant ‘SOS’ in Sand The men, who were headed to the Micronesian island of Pulap, had been missing since Friday after their boat ran out of fuel. By Andrew Trunsky August 4, 2020
David McKean / Facebook Body of 8-Year-Old Gideon, Robert F. Kennedy's Great-Grandson, Has Been Found 'After a five-day search that involved aviation and underwater imaging sonar technology, authorities recovered missing person, Gideon McKean.' By Jack Davis April 8, 2020
David McKean / Facebook Robert F. Kennedy’s Granddaughter and Her Son Presumed Dead After Accident A Coast Guard search for Maeve Kennedy Townsend McKean, 40, and Gideon McKean, 8, that began on Thursday 'has turned from rescue to recovery.' By Jack Davis April 4, 2020
Getty ImagesCommentary Coast Guard Responds After Armed Mob Forces Man into Quarantine: Reports The man was forced to hail the Coast Guard after residents in the island town allegedly dragged a tree across his driveway, blocking his exit. By C. Douglas Golden March 30, 2020