The service branch recently responded to Typhoon Halong in Western Alaska.
Secretary Kristi Noem announced that the Department of Homeland Security found an innovative way to pay U.S. Coast Guard personnel this week during the government shutdown.
Secretary Noem stated, “Thanks to President Trump’s leadership and the One Big Beautiful Bill, the brave men and women of the U.S. Coast Guard will not miss a paycheck this week as they continue to carry out their critical homeland security and military missions.”
Coast Guard crews recently conducted hours of search and rescue missions from flooding in Western Alaska caused by Typhoon Halong.
“The quick, lifesaving work of the men and women of the U.S. Coast Guard during these floods is a testament to the Service’s motto: Semper Paratus, always ready,” said DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin.
“Our Coast Guard members are heroes who work around the clock, around the country, and around the world to save lives and protect our homeland,“ she continued. “It is shameful that [the] government shutdown would have forced them to go without pay this week if President Trump and Secretary Noem had not worked out an innovative way around it. Our hearts go out to those impacted by the horrible flooding in Alaska.”
As the Lord Leads, Pray with Us…
- For President Trump and OMB Director Vought as they determine which federal agencies are essential during the shutdown.
- For Secretary Noem as she oversees Homeland Security, its agencies, and efforts to enforce federal immigration and customs laws.
Sources: Roll Call, The Hill, Department of Homeland Security
