In just 3 days, I was thrown into the intense world of Coast Guard Rescue Swimmer School—a program known as one of the toughest in the military. From underwater escapes and survival drills to full-on ...

A U.S. Coast Guard rescue swimmer assists in the rescue of four survivors of a capsized vessel approximately 30 miles north of Key West, Florida, Dec. 31, 2025. (U.S. Coast Guard photo) A Coast Guard ...

When they returned to home base, the crew received another rescue call to recover two people from a sailboat. That was a harrowing rescue. The Coast Guard swimmer battled 30-knot winds and 10-to ...

In a year marked by disaster and devastation, it was quiet bravery, from Coast Guard rescue swimmers to local firefighters, emergency crews and everyday citizens, that turned moments of crisis into ...

The US Coast Guard rescued four people from a flooded home in Sumas, Washington, on Wednesday after rising waters forced them into their attic during record flooding in Washington. Video released by ...

An MH-65 Dolphin aircrew from Coast Guard Air Station Port Angeles hoists two people from the roof of a flooded home in Sumas, Washington. The crew responded to catastrophic flooding in northwestern ...

Members of the United States Coast Guard rescued four boaters after their vessel capsized about 30 miles north of Key West. Coast Guard officials said an Air Station Miami HC-144 Ocean Sentry aircrew ...