The U.S. Coast Guard is a state-owned entity headquartered in the US, founded in 1790, and operates with approximately 27,900 employees as a branch of the armed forces.
On May 1, 2026, U.S. and Canadian maritime leadership, including Commander U.S. Second Fleet, Commander U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area, Maritime Forces Atlantic & Joint Task Force Atlantic, and Fleet and Maritime Security Canadian Coast Guard, convened to advance the Atlantic Maritime Security Coalition (AMSC). Earlier on the same day, Birmingham-Southern College finalized the $126.5 million sale of its 192-acre campus to the U.S. Coast Guard, which plans to convert the site into Training Center Birmingham-Southern, an annual host for several thousand enlisted personnel attending two- to twelve-week courses. Previously, on April 30, 2026, a Coast Guard MH-60T Jayhawk aircrew, U.S. Border Patrol agents, and local responders medevacked five migrant aliens from Survival Beach in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, after an unlawful migration voyage.
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