The Coast Guard is taking bold steps to enhance medical care, readiness, and support for its members.
Dec 02 2025
FD28: Upgrading Coast Guard Medical Services
The Coast Guard is taking bold steps to enhance medical care, readiness, and support for its members.
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The 52-foot fishing vessel Thomas E after capture by Point Francis. (Courtesy of Eric Heestand)
Dec. 3, 2025
Drug Smuggler Thomas E and the Service’s first “Use of Disabling Fire” since Prohibition
In 1980, a dramatic high-seas pursuit ended a 47-year-old precedent.
Petty Officer 1st Class Kina Thayer, a Health Services Technician at U.S. Coast Guard Yard Clinic, administers a routine blood withdrawal on a patient in Baltimore, Maryland, August 8, 2024. Health Services Technicians (HS) deliver vital medical care across a spectrum of operational environments, from clinics to sickbays ashore & afloat. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Olinda Romero)
Dec. 2, 2025
Upgrading Coast Guard Medical Services through Force Design 2028
The Coast Guard is taking bold steps to enhance medical care, readiness, and support for its members.
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Dec. 1, 2025
DEOC Survey extended through January 31, 2026
Deadline to complete workplace culture survey extended due to recent government shutdown.
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Dec. 1, 2025
Establishment of the Coast Guard Executive Secretariat
The move will take effect on December 3.
(left) Coast Guard Chief Warrant Officer 4 Michael Popelars, commanding officer of Cutter Frank Drew, pilots the buoy tender on the James River in Newport News, Virginia, Feb. 22, 2018. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Corinne Zilnicki/Released) (right) Coast Guard Chief Food Service Specialist Justin Reed slices peppers during the Master Chef competition of the 32nd annual U.S. Army Culinary Arts Competition at Fort Lee, Va., March 5, 2007. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Kip Wadlow)
Dec. 1, 2025
Echoes of boot camp: A Coast Guard journey
Two Coast Guard members reflect on 32 years of service—and how it all began.
Revenue cutter Vigilant firing on British privateer Dart prior to boarding and capturing the enemy vessel. (Coast Guard Collection)
Nov. 28, 2025
Alexander Hamilton and the Coast Guard as a U.S. Military Service
From humble beginnings as Hamilton's "cutters" enforcing tariffs, the U.S. Coast Guard has evolved into a vital military branch, safeguarding America's maritime interests since 1790.
The crew of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Earl Cunningham (WPC 1159) arrives to their homeport in Kodiak, Alaska, May 31, 2025. This was the first time the cutter had arrived at its homeport following its construction in Lockport, Louisiana. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Shannon Kearney)
Nov. 26, 2025
A historic inflection point: Modernizing the U.S. Coast Guard for 21st-Century challenges
The strategic landscape demands evolution, and the Coast Guard is rising to meet it.
Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, Finland’s Minister of Economic Affairs Sakari Puisto and Canadian Ambassador to the U.S. Kirsten Hillman participate in the ICE Pact signing ceremony at Coast Guard Headquarters in Washington, DC. on Nov. 18, 2025. Photo by: Tia Dufour, DHS
Nov. 25, 2025
DHS Secretary reaffirms commitment to Icebreaker Collaboration Effort (ICE) Pact
On the first anniversary of the ICE Pact, Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem announced plan to help rebuild American shipbuilding workforce.
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