The Coast Guard is the butt of countless jokes from the more prominent armed service branches—but is itself an armed service.

The U.S. Coast Guard intercepted a 15-foot panga boat carrying 10 suspected Mexican nationals entering the U.S. illegally off ...

The U.S. Coast Guard seized over five tons of narcotics, including 8,700 pounds of cocaine worth an estimated $64.5 million, in the Caribbean Sea, officials said.

A Pakistani smuggler was sentenced to 40 years for Iranian weapons trafficking to Houthis that led to two Navy SEALs' deaths ...