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Coast Guard rescues man who was stranded for 3 days on an island
The U.S. Coast Guard says it rescued a 64-year-old man whose sailboat became disabled and who spent three days stranded on an island in the Bahamas.
US Coast Guard decommissions storied cutter in Alaska
The cutter Douglas Munro was decommissioned in a ceremony in Kodiak on Saturday.
Top US general in Afghanistan says military begins closing down operations
The U.S. military and NATO would be shipping some military equipment out of Afghanistan while deciding what would remain behind with the Afghan Defense and Security Force, said Gen. Austin Miller.
Earlier withdrawal for international troops from Afghanistan under consideration
Discussions are underway among military planners with the NATO-led Resolute Support Mission in Kabul for a possible withdrawal of international troops from Afghanistan as early as July 4, Germany's Defense Ministry said Wednesday.
Afghanistan withdrawal plan could involve small troop surge
There may be more troops in Afghanistan this summer, as the drawdown gets underway.
Best pics of the week: Feb. 7, 2021
Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star in the Bering Strait, 83-year vigil of the Tomb of the Unknown, and B-52 refueled over Central Command area, and more in this week's Frontline Photos.
Navy, Coast Guard seized $211 million worth of drugs from Pacific smugglers
The 11,400 pounds of cocaine and 9,000 pounds of marijuana was offloaded from the USS Gabrielle Giffords on Monday, a Coast Guard statement said.
Afghanistan troop withdrawal should be tied with peace talk progress, says German foreign minister
Germany is the second-biggest contributor to NATO’s Resolute Support training and assistance mission in Afghanistan, after the United States.
Taliban attacks increased in Afghan capital, report says
The report comes as the Biden administration plans to take a new look at the peace agreement between the U.S. and the Taliban signed last February under President Donald Trump.
NATO mulls its future in Afghanistan as US draws down troops
President Donald Trump’s decision to pull almost half the U.S. troops out of Afghanistan by mid-January leaves NATO in a bind.
Check out these otherworldly photos from a Coast Guard cutter’s trip into the Arctic
The crew patrolled a total of more than 10,000 nautical miles and reached as far north as the 72nd parallel.
By Jon Simkins