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Sharpening the saw: Women in technology panel
Sharpening the Saw: Women in technology panel
March 18, 2024
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Edith Munro in her dress blue uniform strolling the grounds at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy. (U.S. Coast Guard)
Edith Munro — leader, mentor, SPAR and Medal of Honor hero mother
March 15, 2024
Edith Munro took the oath to join the SPARS two hours after accepting the Medal of Honor for her son Douglas Munro.

Any member who commits sexual assault or sexual harassment will be processed for separation.
Coast Guard sets clear expectations regarding sexual assault, sexual harassment in the Service
March 15, 2024
Any member who commits sexual assault or sexual harassment will be processed for separation.

The bonze placard is the only verified artifact from the Coast Guard Cutter Tampa, which sank in September 1918 off the coast of Wales, just before the end of World War I.
The only remnant of a sunken Coast Guard cutter
March 14, 2024
The bonze placard is the only verified artifact from the Coast Guard Cutter Tampa, which sank in September 1918 off the coast of Wales, just before the end of World War I.

Watch Admiral Linda Fagan’s second State of the Coast Guard address March 20th
Stay Tuned! State of the Coast Guard Address 2024
March 13, 2024
Watch Admiral Linda Fagan’s second State of the Coast Guard address March 20th

Image from 2023 Coast Guard Marathon
Ready, set, mark your calendars for this year’s CG Marathon Weekend!
March 11, 2024
Spring into action! This Marathon kicks off Apr. 5-7. Register your place now!

An official portrait photograph of Dorothy C. Stratton seated in her office at Coast Guard Headquarters shortly before her retirement in 1946. (U.S. Coast Guard)

A World War II photo of Stratton meets with members of the Coast Guard’s Women’s Reserve of SPARs. (U.S. Coast Guard)
Dorothy Stratton — Wartime Coast Guard trailblazer and SPAR Leader
March 8, 2024
Capt. Stratton had the unique distinction of serving her country through three of the women’s branches of U.S. Armed Forces and became the director of the newly formed Coast Guard Women's Reserve, SPARS.