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A Coast Guard aviator tows an Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter on the air station's tarmac in Kodiak, Alaska, Jan. 30, 2019. (U.S. Coast Guard photo/Ashley Wallace)

Coast Guard Service Members Face Drug Charges in Alaska

The Coast Guard says 31 service members have faced punishment as a result of the ongoing investigation.

Coast Guard Cutter Bear crew members inspect one of the interdicted vessels stopped during counter-narcotics operations. The Coast Guard Cutter Bear was responsible for two cases, seizing approximately 7,900 pounds of marijuana and 300 pounds of cocaine. The drugs were offloaded in Florida on April 17, 2019. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

Coast Guard Offloads Seized Drugs Worth $62.5 Million

The stash includes some 14,000 pounds (6,350 kilograms) of marijuana and 3,660 pounds (1,660 kilograms) of cocaine.

Air Force Academy Cadet Found Guilty of Cocaine Use

Cadet 2nd Class Daven D. Horne was sentenced to one month of confinement and forfeiture of all pay and allowances.

Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Mason R. Cram wraps a palette of cocaine in preparation for a drug offload, Mar. 22, 2019 at Coast Guard Base Miami Beach. (U.S. Coast Guard photo/Brandon Murray)

Coast Guard Offloads $360M Worth of Cocaine Seized in Eastern Pacific

The massive cocaine load was confiscated off the coasts of Mexico and other countries in Central and South America.

This Aug. 29, 2018 photo shows an arrangement of prescription Oxycodone pills in New York. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

Virginia and the Military Sharing Prescription Details to Prevent Opioid Abuse

Virginia doctors now can see whether their patients have gotten prescriptions filled at military hospitals and clinics.

FILE - In this Oct. 2, 2018, file photo, a clerk reaches for a container of marijuana buds for a customer at Utopia Gardens, a medical marijuana dispensary in Detroit. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)

Military Commanders Warn Troops About Investing in Marijuana Companies

The clarification comes after emails surfaced from local leaders telling service members to careful in what they invest in ....

A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter aircrew conducts inland search and rescue and mountain landing training in Kodiak, Alaska, Nov. 21, 2018. (U.S. Coast Guard photo/Jeff Mistrick)

12 Coast Guard Members Face Charges in Alaska Drug Probe

The U.S. Coast Guard has initiated criminal proceedings against 12 service members following an investigation.

Coast Guard Dismisses 4 in Kodiak for Illicit Drug Activity

Lt. Cmdr. Raymond Reichl says the four are subject to non-judicial punishment but not military criminal charges.

Texas National Guard Joint Counterdrug Task Force member, Staff Sgt. Quincy Tidwell adjusts a tourniquet during training in Florence, Texas, Oct. 15, 2018. Since 2017, Texas National Guard Counterdrug Task Force members have provided support for the Department of Public Safety’s Tactical Emergency Casualty Care training by implementing their first-hand military experience for roughly 500 recruits and several multi-agency classes across the state. (Nadine Wiley De Moura/Texas Joint Counterdrug Task Force)

Pentagon's Counterdrug Money May Be Soft Target for Border Wall Fund

National Guard counterdrug efforts lack an updated plan and oversight, the GAO recently found.

The U.S. Navy’s forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) returns to U.S. Fleet Activities (FLEACT) Yokosuka, July 24, 2018. (U.S. Navy photo/Ryo Isobe)

Fourth USS Ronald Reagan Sailor Pleads Guilty in Drug Operation

A fourth USS Ronald Reagan sailor pleaded guilty to charges related to a drug operation that involved 15 7th Fleet sailors.

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