United States Coast Guard (USCG)

Coast Guard helicopter crew and cutter team receive White House Office of National Drug Control Policy’s Maritime Interdiction of the Year Award for stopping four go-fast vessels and eight smugglers carrying 4,936 kilograms of cocaine

Sep 02 2026

Four boats in 15 minutes: How HITRON and Coast...

Coast Guard helicopter crew and cutter team receive White House Office of National Drug Control Policy’s Maritime Interdiction of the Year Award for stopping four go-fast vessels and eight smugglers carrying 4,936 kilograms of cocaine
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Chief Petty Officer Jason Garrett of the Coast Guard Counter-UAS team sets up a drone interceptor to help safeguard the airspace at the FIFA World Cup match between the USA and Bosnia-Herzegovina on July 1, 2026, in Santa Clara, Calif. The device was designed to be the last line of defense if a malicious drone breached restricted airspace during the event.

Jul 30 2026

Building the invisible shield of the World Cup.

Chief Petty Officer Jason Garrett of the Coast Guard Counter-UAS team sets up a drone interceptor to help safeguard the airspace at the FIFA World Cup match between the USA and Bosnia-Herzegovina on July 1, 2026, in Santa Clara, Calif. The device...
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CS1 Derek Mazzocoli represents the United States in the 2026 Global Chef Challenge in Cardiff, Wales, July 2026. (Photo courtesy of the World Association of Chefs Societies)

Aug 24 2026

The accidental chef

CS1 Derek Mazzocoli’s journey from steakhouse busboy to international cooking championships
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U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Liam Martens, Petty Officer 2nd Class Cory Smith, Petty Officer 2nd Class Nick Coronado, three divers assigned to Coast Guard Regional Dive Locker Pacific in Honolulu, Hawaii, prepare to descend below the surface offshore Honolulu, Hawaii Sep. 26, 2025. Coast Guard Regional Dive Locker Pacific members and a Coast Guard Station Honolulu 45-foot Response Boat-Medium crew assisted the Coast Guard Cutter Juniper crew with replacing the anchor chain for a channel marker buoy in Honolulu harbor, Hawaii. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Tyler Robertson)

Jul 17 2026

Are you up for the challenge? Become a Coast...

If you’re looking for a tight-knit community and a job that keeps you active and challenged, then read on. The Coast Guard is looking for the next generation of divers, and active-duty E-2s through E-5s are eligible to apply for the Dive Candidate...
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Featured News

Sept. 10, 2026

MSST 91101: The Coast Guard unit that invented itself

Twenty-five years after 9/11, the first Maritime Safety and Security Team still offers a glimpse of how the Coast Guard learned to respond to a new kind of threat

Sept. 10, 2026

Coast Guard modernizes and consolidates officer personnel policy instructions

What you need to know about how this impacts you

Sept. 9, 2026

Retired Adm. Mike Day on 9/11: “When things were at their worst, the Coast Guard was at its best”

In a conversation with MyCG, Day reflects on the 9/11 boatlift, civilian mariners, and the leadership lessons he carried throughout his career

Sept. 8, 2026

A new era for enlisted leadership begins: First LAMS class graduates from Training Center Birmingham‑Southern 

First step to building a world-class Coast Guard Enlisted Leadership Center of Excellence

Sept. 4, 2026

The Long Blue Line: Maggie Norvell--Guardian of Lake Pontchartrain

“There isn’t anything unusual in a woman keeping a light in her window to guide men folk home. I just happen to a keep a bigger light than most…”