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Chief Petty Officer George Soto, offload coordinator for the Coast Guard’s Seventh District, is shown with his 2022 Excellence in Service Award for the Coast Guard, along with nominating officers Master Chief Petty Officer Mike Hvozda, Sector San Juan command master chief, Capt. Robert Pirone, Sector San Juan deputy commander, and event guest Lt. Cmdr. Chuck Wilson, commanding officer of the Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Doyle at the 93rd League of United Latin American Citizens National Convention and Exposition in San Juan, Puerto Rico, July 28, 2022. Soto, a native from Bayamon, Puerto Rico, was honored at the event during the Defenders of Freedom Breakfast in the Puerto Rico Convention Center. (Courtesy photo by Jeanette Perez)

Aug. 1, 2022

Coast Guard chief petty officer recognized for contributions to under-represented communities

LULAC awarded Chief Petty Officer George Soto 2022 Excellence in Service Award 

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 

Four members of the Coast Guard Academy staff recently earned national recognition for their contributions toward supporting diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts to help make that goal a reality. (USCG graphic)

July 26, 2022

Honoring leaders for their diversity and inclusion efforts

Working to build a better Academy and Coast Guard for all

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 

oast Guard boot camp recruits shout a response to their company commander at Coast Guard Training Center Cape May, New Jersey, May 18, 2022. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Lisa Ferdinando)

July 25, 2022

Attracting talent in Puerto Rico

New recruitment opportunities are on the horizon in Puerto Rico

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.

Pvt. Thomas Glover, a financial management technician with Detachment B, 9th Financial Management Support Unit, Special Troops Battalion, 1st Infantry Division Sustainment Brigade, helps a customer during the unit’s certification exercise June 18 at Fort Riley, Kansas. The exercise simulated a deployed environment that gave Glover and his fellow Soldiers an example of what it is like overseas. (Sgt. Walter Carroll, 1st Inf. Div. Sust. Bde. Public Affairs)

July 20, 2022

Financial resources for Coast Guard families that can help you plan during tough economic times

Personal Financial Management Program share tools to support you during cost of living increases and economic down-turns. 

Last reviewed on: 10/05/2020