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Dec. 11, 2025
Smart financial choices for a stress-free holiday season
Practical tips on responsible spending.
Dec. 10, 2025
The Long Blue Line: Iceberg Smith and the 1931 Graf Zeppelin Arctic Expedition
LCDR Edward “Iceberg” Smith's work during the 1931 Graf Zeppelin Arctic Expedition was a key influence in the modernization of iceberg surveillance.
Dec. 9, 2025
What you need to know about the new Robotics Mission Specialist (RMS) rate
The new Robotics Mission Specialist rate will allow specialists to focus exclusively on rapidly evolving technologies.
Dec. 8, 2025
Proceedings: Beyond the horizon
The Fall 2025 issue of Proceeding is here!
We Must Be Joint – Not Disjointed: Strengthening the force through JPME
Discover how Joint Professional Military Education (JPME) prepares you to operate effectively across the joint force and interagency.
Dec. 5, 2025
150 years of Arctic operations and the Polar Security Cutter
For over 150 years, the Coast Guard and its ancestor agencies have played a major role in that Arctic region.
Dec. 4, 2025
Storefront is now part of CGFIXIT
Request what you need directly through CGFIXIT.
Dec. 3, 2025
Drug Smuggler Thomas E and the Service’s first “Use of Disabling Fire” since Prohibition
In 1980, a dramatic high-seas pursuit ended a 47-year-old precedent.
Dec. 1, 2025
Establishment of the Coast Guard Executive Secretariat
The move will take effect on December 3.
Echoes of boot camp: A Coast Guard journey
Two Coast Guard members reflect on 32 years of service—and how it all began.
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