USCG Auxiliary Fort Pierce

01/29/2026

We here at A-Directorate U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Hope you are having a wonderful Thursday!

Please enjoy this wonderful photograph of coast guardsmen on parade in St. Augustine, Florida during World War two.

Photo credit: St. Augustine Light House and Maritime Museum.

01/29/2026

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01/26/2026

Watercraft operators to the rescue!

Adding a unique level of versatility to the Auxiliary, Personal Watercraft Operators can operate in any depth of water to achieve their local mission. Many PWO’s donate their own vessel for Auxiliary use, doubling their contribution to the Auxiliary between their watercraft and their time.

📸: John Saran, AUXPA1.

01/26/2026

01/26/2026

01/26/2026

This policy update gives mariners more flexibility to use past sea time toward their captain’s license, even if life took them away from the water.

https://marinerslearningsystem.com/blogs/captains-license-resources/uscg-recency-requirement

01/25/2026

01/20/2026

01/17/2026

in 1972...

The USCGC STORIS seized the Soviet fishing vessels LAMUT and KOLYVAN for fishing within the 12-mile U.S. contigous zone, protecting the natural resources of the Bering Sea.

📸: U.S. Coast Guard