Facing backlash over recent policy wording, the Coast Guard moved Thursday to make one thing clear: "hate symbols" such as swastikas and nooses remain forbidden in the service. The Coast Guard ...

The Coast Guard is pushing back on reports that it will no longer classify swastikas and nooses as hate symbols -- with a categorical denial. A Coast Guard document dated Nov. 2 appears to suggest ...

In November 2025, a claim (archived) circulated online that, according to a new policy, the U.S. Coast Guard would no longer classify swastikas and nooses as hate symbols starting in December 2025.

The Coast Guard is pushing back forcefully against reports suggesting it changed how it classifies hate symbols like swastikas and nooses, issuing what officials describe as a categorical denial amid ...