When training for any military rescue swimmer course or diving school, you will need to add pool skills to your swim workouts. In fact, use your warmup and cooldown every time you go to the pool to ...

ABOARD USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN -- You never know the path a swing-dancing injury will lead you on. For Mariah Barton, an aviation warfare systems operator third class, it helped her make a little history ...

Editor’s note: During President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address on Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026, Trump honored Scott Ruskan for his efforts to help during the Camp Mystic flash floods in 2025.

Coast Guard rescue swimmer Scott Ruskan was presented the Legion of Merit during the State of the Union address on Tuesday for his role in the service’s response to deadly floods in Texas last July.

If you saw a bunch of red helicopters circling around the Estuary last week and wondered what it was all about, breathe easy. It was the Alameda Fire Department (AFD) and the United States Coast Guard ...