Coast Guard helicopter crew and cutter team receive White House Office of National Drug Control Policy’s Maritime Interdiction of the Year Award for stopping four go-fast vessels and eight smugglers carrying 4,936 kilograms of cocaine
Sep 02 2026
Four boats in 15 minutes: How HITRON and Coast...
Coast Guard helicopter crew and cutter team receive White House Office of National Drug Control Policy’s Maritime Interdiction of the Year Award for stopping four go-fast vessels and eight smugglers carrying 4,936 kilograms of cocaine
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Chief Petty Officer Jason Garrett of the Coast Guard Counter-UAS team sets up a drone interceptor to help safeguard the airspace at the FIFA World Cup match between the USA and Bosnia-Herzegovina on July 1, 2026, in Santa Clara, Calif. The device was designed to be the last line of defense if a malicious drone breached restricted airspace during the event.
Jul 30 2026
Building the invisible shield of the World Cup.
Chief Petty Officer Jason Garrett of the Coast Guard Counter-UAS team sets up a drone interceptor to help safeguard the airspace at the FIFA World Cup match between the USA and Bosnia-Herzegovina on July 1, 2026, in Santa Clara, Calif. The device...
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CS1 Derek Mazzocoli represents the United States in the 2026 Global Chef Challenge in Cardiff, Wales, July 2026. (Photo courtesy of the World Association of Chefs Societies)
Aug 24 2026
The accidental chef
CS1 Derek Mazzocoli’s journey from steakhouse busboy to international cooking championships
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U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Liam Martens, Petty Officer 2nd Class Cory Smith, Petty Officer 2nd Class Nick Coronado, three divers assigned to Coast Guard Regional Dive Locker Pacific in Honolulu, Hawaii, prepare to descend below the surface offshore Honolulu, Hawaii Sep. 26, 2025. Coast Guard Regional Dive Locker Pacific members and a Coast Guard Station Honolulu 45-foot Response Boat-Medium crew assisted the Coast Guard Cutter Juniper crew with replacing the anchor chain for a channel marker buoy in Honolulu harbor, Hawaii. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Tyler Robertson)
Jul 17 2026
Are you up for the challenge? Become a Coast...
If you’re looking for a tight-knit community and a job that keeps you active and challenged, then read on. The Coast Guard is looking for the next generation of divers, and active-duty E-2s through E-5s are eligible to apply for the Dive Candidate...
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RADM Mike Day; Portraits and personal stories in commemoration of the 20th anniversary of 9/11. VIRIN: 210910-G-JB169-053 Date: 09.10.2021
Sept. 9, 2026
Retired Adm. Mike Day on 9/11: “When things were at their worst, the Coast Guard was at its best”
In a conversation with MyCG, Day reflects on the 9/11 boatlift, civilian mariners, and the leadership lessons he carried throughout his career
Training Center Birmingham-Southern First LAMS class
Sept. 8, 2026
A new era for enlisted leadership begins: First LAMS class graduates from Training Center Birmingham‑Southern 
First step to building a world-class Coast Guard Enlisted Leadership Center of Excellence
LBL Margaret Norvell Title Card
Sept. 4, 2026
The Long Blue Line: Maggie Norvell--Guardian of Lake Pontchartrain
“There isn’t anything unusual in a woman keeping a light in her window to guide men folk home. I just happen to a keep a bigger light than most…”
Coast Guard enlisted members who attended the Computer Aided Drawing (CAD) course hold up schematics and models of parts they designed at the Coast Guard Academy, in New London, Conn., July 2026.
Sept. 3, 2026
New CAD course helps enlisted technicians turn problems into parts
Five-day course teaches the digital design skills needed to create solutions for the field
Coast Guard Sector San Diego boarding team members terminate an illegal charter operating in the vicinity of the USS Midway in the San Diego bay, on Oct. 6, 2023. U.S Coast Guard photo.
Sept. 3, 2026
Not my job! Why saving lives from illegal charters is everyone's lane
Everyone can recognize and report suspected illegal charters.
Maritime Interdiction of the Year Award
Sept. 2, 2026
Four boats in 15 minutes: How HITRON and Coast Guard Cutter Stone pulled off an unprecedented interdiction
Coast Guard helicopter crew and cutter team receive White House Office of National Drug Control Policy’s Maritime Interdiction of the Year Award for stopping four go-fast vessels and eight smugglers carrying 4,936 kilograms of cocaine.
BCS Update
Sept. 1, 2026
Coast Guard reinstates standard Body Composition Screenings for all members
The PFT is no longer a primary path to compliance for BCS.
Cyberspace insignia
Aug. 31, 2026
New Coast Guard Cyberspace Qualification Insignia unveiled
Insignia to be available by the end of October
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