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Oct. 27, 2021

Sound Bodies and Sound Minds

How the Coast Guard is investing in the mental health of its cadets and workforce

Contestants prep buoys on Season 3, Episode 4 of Tough as Nails on CBS/Paramount

Oct. 26, 2021

WATCH: USCGC George Cobb, Station Los Angeles on TV's "Tough as Nails"

12 contestants square off against four buoys, oscars, and gumby suits

Various units and organizations across Fort Bragg came together in friendly competition to gather the most food donations during the Base Wide Food Drive. Members from the Five N Two Pantry in Sanford, N.C., stand next to donated food items provided by Fort Bragg to help the local community during a time of need.

Oct. 26, 2021

Do you know a military family without enough to eat regularly? Listen in.

Guests from the Military Advisory Network offer advice on food insecurity

Petty Officer 2nd Class Kelly Badal, a crew member of Coast Guard Communication Command, works on a computer inside a Coast Guard enhanced mobile incident command post (EMICP) in Bayonne, N.J., Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2015. The EMICP provided a spacious and climate-controlled environment, voice and data connectivity as well as acted as the security command post during the papal visit and United Nations General Assembly in New York. (Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Frank Iannazzo-Simmons)

Oct. 26, 2021

New D&I Foundations course

Diversity and Inclusion Foundations now available on the Coast Guard Learning Management System

The Coast Guard and the New York City Police and Fire Departments provide a security escort for the USNS Comfort’s arrival into New York Harbor. The Navy vessel was sent to assist in responding to the COVID-19 virus. Coast Guard crew from Cutters Shrike and Sitkinak, Maritime Safety and Security Team New York, Station New York and Air Station Cope Cod participated in the escort. (U.S. Coast Guard illustration by Emily Waldman)

Oct. 25, 2021

International Artist Day

Recognizing those who tell the Coast Guard story through fine art

Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office Cpl. Jeramy Manis speaks to the media about Operation Dry Water and boater safety, Tampa, Florida, July 1, 2021. Operation Dry Water is a national campaign that warns boaters of the dangers of boating under the influence. The Coast Guard and interagency partners Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office held the press event as part of efforts to keep the public safe on the water for the Fourth of July holiday, stressing the importance of wearing a life vest, knowing how to safely operate a vessel, and never boating under the influence. (DoD photo by Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Lisa Ferdinando)

Oct. 25, 2021

Coast Guard units to be honored for role in successful Operation Dry Water

Annual campaign promotes boating safety

Oct. 22, 2021

Vice Adm. Manson Brown to speak at U.S. Coast Guard National Mentoring Day Oct 27

Join us for National Mentoring Day!

Posed professional photograph of Tampa’s captain, Charles Satterlee, taken in London in April 1918, just a few months before the loss of the Tampa. (U.S. Coast Guard)

Oct. 22, 2021

The Long Blue Line: Satterlee—the last full measure of devotion

Captain Satterlee was a particularly competent and efficient officer and made a record of which the

SAN DIEGO - U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Matthew Fritchey, a marine science technician assigned to Sector San Diego, does pushups on the parade field at the sector, Monday, Feb. 7, 2010. Fritchey is building up points, which will be converted to miles in hopes of his team winning the D11 Admiral's physical fitness challenge. U. S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jetta H. Disco.

Oct. 22, 2021

Military workout planning for beginners

Use the Resistance Training Pyramid as a guide to your beginner workout plan

A Coast Guard Station Freeport 45-foot Response Boat–Medium crew recovers their gear from the water after rescuing five people whose 20-foot pleasure craft starting sinking 1 mile off Freeport, Texas, Oct. 17, 2021. When the boaters called for help, all five were standing on the swamped vessel, wearing life jackets and preparing to enter the water. (U.S. Coast Guard photo, courtesy Station Freeport)

Oct. 21, 2021

Frontline Focus: Coast Guard rescues five from water offshore Freeport, Texas, and more.

Coast Guard rescues five from water offshore Freeport, Texas; Coast Guard, good Samaritan crew rescue three from fishing vessel taking on water near Cape Flattery, Wash; Coast Guard medevacs man 80 miles off Montauk, N.Y.; Coast Guard rescues man from disabled vessel near Sitka, Alaska; the Costa Rican national guard service (SNG), working with the Drug Enforcement Agency and the Joint Interagency Task Force – South located and escorted a suspicious commercial fishing vessel in their waters to a local pier; Mobile Training Branch is providing training and support to foreign coastal authorities; and Coast Guard TRACEN Yorktown’s International Division