The former Birmingham-Southern College (BSC) campus is becoming a new training center for the United States Coast Guard.

A second recruit training facility was needed because the Coast Guard is planning to add 15,000 new service members by 2028, DHS said.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. U.S. Coast Guard members patrol the Rio Grande near McAllen, Texas. (Petty Officer 3rd Class Perry Shirzad/U.S. Coast Guard) ...

Escambia County is urging the U.S. Coast Guard to select NAS Pensacola as the location for a new training facility as the federal agency seeks to expand by up to 15,000 military personnel The ...