My Coast Guard
Coast Guard Auxiliarist Bob Emami and Lt. Gov. Josh Green of Hawaii load masks aboard a Coast Guard Auxiliary airplane at Daniel K. Inouye International Airport, Hawaii, May 28, 2020. Two Coast Guard Auxiliary airplanes transported 60,000 masks to Maui as part of the state of Hawaii's COVID-19 pandemic response. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Matthew West/Released)

May 11, 2021

Bravo Zulu to Randel McCormick, 2020 Auxiliary Diversity Award winner

Promoting Diversity and Inclusion within the Auxiliary

U.S. Coast Guard Master Chief Petty Officer Laurie A Kennedy, the gunner’s mate rating force master chief, stands in front of a decommissioned canon after being pinned master chief at the Coast Guard Yard in Baltimore, July 21, 2020. Kennedy was the first female gunner’s mate to be pinned master chief in Coast Guard history. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Ronald Hodges)

May 10, 2021

Solicitation: 2021 Women’s Leadership and Excellence in Diversity Awards

Calling for nominations for the 2021 Women’s Leadership and Excellence in Diversity Awards.

Leadership Competencies

May 6, 2021

Coast Guard advances inclusive leadership commitment to its workforce with updates to Leadership Competencies  

 Changes reflect Coast Guard’s commitment to positive workplace culture 

Chart showing location of District 5 within Atlantic Area and the states within its boundaries. (U.S. Coast Guard)

May 6, 2021

New travel system coming soon

Learn about the new travel system 

Petty Officer 3rd Class Samantha Waialae, a culinary specialist, poses for an environmental portrait in the galley of Coast Guard Station Cape Charles in Cape Charles, Virginia, March 21, 2019. Culinary specialist is one of four critical ratings for Coast Guard recruiting efforts. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Matt Sprague.

May 6, 2021

A culinary career worth serving

Coast Guard culinary specialist: the keeper of a cutter's soul

U.S. Coast Guard Vice Commandant, Adm. Charles Ray, speaks to Coast Guardsmen and women at Base LA/LB about the value of it service members and the Coast Guard leadership's commitment to the Sexual Assault Prevention, Response and Recovery program in San Pedro, California, May 2, 2019. April is designated Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Seaman Ian Gray)

May 6, 2021

Bravo Zulu Column

Recognizing those who go above and beyond in the sexual assault prevention and response, and solicitations for upcoming awards and scholarships

Coast Guard Cutter Eagle sails in Long Island Sound, July 30, 2020. The Eagle has served as a classroom at sea to future Coast Guard officers since 1946, offering an at-sea leadership and professional development experience. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Matthew Thieme)

May 6, 2021

Frontline Focus Column 

America’s Tall Ship set to depart New London for summer training, and other cutter news

May 5, 2021

VIDEO: In the ER: Coast Guard petty officer shares his experiences with COVID-19

Short video detailing Brown’s experiences with treating COVID-19 patients in the hospital.

Base Alameda medical clinic personnel draw a dosage of the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine from a vial to administer to base medical staff in Alameda, Calif., Dec. 16, 2020. Coast Guard efforts to vaccinate its workforce, in collaboration with DoD, will be complementary to a parallel effort by states, territories, and localities, as vaccine supply allows. U.S. Coast Guard photos by Chief Petty Officer Matt Masaschi.

May 5, 2021

Coast Guard clinics are now vaccinating military dependents

As of April 30, 2021, Coast Guard clinics are authorized to vaccinate Coast Guard dependents

Chip Switzer proposes to Fireman Stefanie Garret, a member of the engineering department aboard Coast Guard Cutter Midgett, at Coast Guard Base Seattle after the ship's crew returned from a 75-day counter-narcotics patrol, March 21, 2013. Garret was unaware that Switzer would propose upon her return home, and answered yes. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class George Degener)

May 5, 2021

Increase your personal readiness by finding the right relationship—Learn how this Wellness Wednesday

Join us for Wellness Wednesday

Last reviewed on: 09/21/2023