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Aug. 3, 2022

Coast Guard Day – Seeing the Completed Jigsaw Puzzle Picture

Here is part one of a two-part story of the beginnings for the United States Coast Guard as we celebrate 232 years.

The Head of Contracting Activity Awards for 2021 were presented to the year’s outstanding procurement and contracting professionals May 17 at Coast Guard Headquarters in Washington, DC. From left: Capt. Tad Wilson accepting for Gary Mallory of the Aviation Logistics Center (ALC), Bridge Builder of the Year; Tommy Fout accepting for Petal Donald of the Surface Forces Logistics Center, Rising Star of the Year; Tony Twiddy and Patrick Morris of ALC, members of the Innovative Contracting Team of the Year; Steven Powell with the Director of Operational Logistics – Office of Procurement and Contracting (DOL-9), Supervisor of the Year; Cynthia Clemons and Malita Smith of the Shore Infrastructure Logistics Center (SILC), members of the Outstanding Contracting Team of the Year; Tammy Kao of SILC, Outstanding Contracting Professional of the Year; and Jennifer Souza-Madura with DOL-9, Outstanding Procurement Professional of the Year. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Ronald Hodges. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Ronald Hodges.)

Aug. 3, 2022

Coast Guard recognizes outstanding contracting and procurement professionals  

2021 Head of Contracting Activity Annual Awards Presented  

Coast Guard members attend a ribbon-cutting ceremony for a renovated basketball court at Sector Long Island Sound, Connecticut, Oct. 20, 2021 (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Lt. j.g. Sarah Dupre).

Aug. 2, 2022

2021 Morale, Well-Being, and Recreation (MWR) awards and scholarships announced 

The International Military Community Executives’ Association (IMCEA) honors 3 for outstanding contributions to morale. 

The U.S. Coast Guard Academy held Eclipse 2021, an annual cadet-run tradition, April 8-10, 2021. Eclipse is designed to equip leaders with tools to lead in a diverse workforce and sessions embrace identity related topics encompassing race, gender, ethnicity, religion, and sexual orientation. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by First Class Cadet Jordan Park)

Aug. 2, 2022

Employees say Coast Guard performed well during the Covid pandemic

2021 Organizational Assessment Survey results released

Coast Guardsmen set up floating command post tied to a lamppost and dispatch personnel by dinghy to the flooded town. (U.S. Coast Guard)

July 29, 2022

The Long Blue Line: Ohio River, 1937—Coast Guard’s largest flood response 85 years ago! 

Rescue in the Heartland

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July 28, 2022

Attend upcoming webinars to help you plan your retirement 

Join CG SUPRT sessions to learn how to prepare and save. 

An HC-144 Ocean Sentry taxiis down the tarmac at Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod post tropical storm Henri on Monday, August 23, 2021. Tropical Storm Henri made landfall in the Northeast bringing heavy rainfall, storm surges, and heavy winds across the coast. (U.S. Coast Guard Photo by Petty Officer Third Class Ryan L. Noel)

July 28, 2022

 Coast Guard revamps the way it delivers new aviation assets to the field  

New Aviation Projects Acquisition Center offers smoother process, better-defined career track for procurement professionals 

Mentoring Program participants Ensign Ryan Huffman and YN3 Brooke Gould at the ceremony earlier this year where Huffman was recognized as the Reservist Person of the Year. Photo taken at Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach.

July 26, 2022

Coast Guard’s Mentoring Program celebrates 2,500 enrollees and 160 communities in first year

Hundreds of mentoring connections result in many success stories 

The 64-foot-tall Diamond Head Light shines a white light that can be seen for 17 nautical miles away and a red sector light that can be seen for 14 nautical miles away. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Matthew D. Rusich.

July 22, 2022

The Long Blue Line: Diamond Head Light guides mariners into Hawaii

Guiding mariners to Oahu's shores.

Coast Guard Art Program Award 2022

July 21, 2022

Artist Debra Keirce Wins the art program's 2022 George Gray Award

"Debris cleanup in Hawaii" painting depicts Coast Guard grit.

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Last reviewed on: 09/21/2023

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