Latest "Coast Guard Academy" stories

This photo shows the United States Coast Guard Academy, Sept. 14, 2020, in New London, Conn.

Lawmakers want to protect Coast Guard cadets who report sexual assault

Bipartisan legislation introduced on Tuesday would put the Coast Guard Academy in line with policies at Department of Defense military academies.

5 weeks ago

Opinion

Shame on those who failed to take Coast Guard sexual assault seriously

Why were these allegations not investigated? Coast Guard, Homeland Security and Transportation Department lawyers have a lot to answer for.

By K. Denise Rucker Krepp

3 months ago

Expelled Coast Guard cadet sues over policy banning parents

The ban was introduced in the late 1970s, just after the academy began admitting women.

22 months ago

‘We just feel it’: Racism plagues US military academies

Some students of color have spotlighted what they see as systemic racism and discrimination at the academies by creating Instagram accounts to relate their personal experiences.

By Aaron Morrison, Helen Wieffering and Noreen Nasir

22 months ago

Biden celebrates Coast Guard in commencement address, stresses role on world stage

The president used the speech to position the United States as a defender of global rules, trade and marine law, specifically in the South China Sea and the Arctic.

By Jonathan Lemire, The Associated Press

2 years ago

Coast Guard Academy alters training for incoming class due to COVID-19

COVID-19 has forced big changes to the Coast Guard Academy.

3 years ago