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Jan. 24, 2023

Unclaimed CGPortal sites are now read-only

Unclaimed CGPortal sites will go offline April 1. 

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Jan. 23, 2023

How to make your online meetings accessible

Microsoft Teams® makes it easy to comply with Section 508

Enlistment photograph of Forrest Rednour at the beginning of his brief but heroic Coast Guard career. (Courtesy of U.S. Coast Guard)

Jan. 20, 2023

The Long Blue Line: Forrest Rednour—World War II rescue swimmer and FRC namesake

. . . his courageous disregard for his own personal safety in a situation of grave peril was in

This charcoal drawing was executed by a Coast Guardsman in the Pacific Ocean during the heat of a World War II battle against Japan. (Photo by Martin Berman-Gorvine)

Jan. 18, 2023

Exhibit Center plays key role in telling Coast Guard’s story 

The little-known facility preserves irreplaceable artifacts.

Master Chief Petty Officer Aaron Turbett and then-recruit Jackson Midgett get ready for a running workout at the Coast Guard base in Elizabeth City, North Carolina in August 2022. Midgett spent eight weeks training with Turbett to meet boot camp fitness standards.

Jan. 18, 2023

How a Coast Guard recruiting liaison helped the service gain a new member  

When Jackson Midgett struggled to get fit for boot camp, Master Chief Petty Officer Aaron Turbett got creative and stepped in.

The 2022 Coast Guard Spouse of the Year, Abbi McCracken, (pictured fourth from the left) stands with other military spouses and friends at an Armed Forces Insurance Military Spouse of the Year event held in May 2022. Pictured from left to right are: Heba Abdelaal, Vincent Toth, Monica Bassett, Abbi McCracken, Sarah Streyder and Cindy Donivan Meili. (USCG photo)

Jan. 17, 2023

Get your nominations in now for Coast Guard Spouse of the Year 

Nominations are open for the 2023 Armed Forces Insurance Military Spouse of the Year until Jan. 27.

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Jan. 17, 2023

Coast Guard begins Anti-Retaliation Campaign from Jan. 17-March 1

Understanding what retaliation is 

Senior Chief Petty Officer Richard Dixon photographed in his dress blues in Oregon. (U.S. Coast Guard)

Jan. 13, 2023

The Long Blue Line: Senior Chief Richard Dixon—heavy-weather coxswain during powerful Fourth of July

Two notable rescues in the same weekend

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Jan. 12, 2023

Files on command drives must be transferred to DoD365

They will become read-only on Feb. 1 and go offline on May 1

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Jan. 11, 2023

Civilians getting significant 2023 pay raise

GS and SES employees will see the increase starting with their next paycheck.

NOTICE: A lapse in appropriations has occurred. Military members will continue to report for duty as per normal operations. Excepted and exempt civilian employees will report to work as usual. Managers and supervisors of non-exempt/non-excepted civilian employees must begin conducting orderly shutdown on the next scheduled workday. FAQs and resources regarding the lapse operations will continue to be posted here and the internal lapse site.