On Tuesday, the National Weather Service extended its red flag warning for Los Angeles and Ventura counties until Thursday evening. That warning was initially scheduled to expire at 10 p.m ...

The order outlines that, aside from the stars and stripes, the only flags which are permitted to fly are the Prisoner of War/Missing in Action, officially recognized as a national symbol by ...

The U.S. State Department has adopted a new policy under the Trump administration that effectively blocks U.S. embassies and outposts from flying Pride and Black Lives Matter flags, a report said ...

The Coast Guard will surge additional resources to the “Gulf of America” and several other locations, the service said in a statement Tuesday, after the Trump administration sacked its top ...

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The Defense Department, Coast Guard and National Security Council referred questions to the Department of Homeland Security. Fagan was the first female service chief of a U.S.military branch.

U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Adm ... Mark Milley from the National Infrastructure Advisory Council. Trump promised “many more” firings, and soon.

According to U.S. flag code, "all federal buildings, grounds and naval vessels" will fly at half-staff for 30 days after the death of a president Win McNamee/Getty; MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty ...

After Monday's presidential inauguration, flags fly back at half-staff in Texas ... unless that day is also Armed Forces Day. Patriot Day. National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day.

The Coast Guard commandant, Adm. Linda Fagan, has been removed from her position by the acting secretary of homeland security. Adm. Kevin Lunday, the vice commandant, is slated to fill the vacancy ...

The head of the United States Coast Guard has been removed from her position, as newly inaugurated President Donald Trump follows through with his pledges to fire top officials. On Tuesday ...

WASHINGTON, Jan 21 (Reuters) - The Trump administration has fired U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Admiral Linda Lee Fagan, the first female uniformed leader of an armed forces branch, the Department ...