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PIE Program volunteers from Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston a 2025 PIE Award winner at USCG STEM NOLA Buoyancy & Density Workshop at San Jacinto College Maritime Campus, LaPorte, TX. From left to right: AUX Glenn A. Colaco, LTJG Thomas D. Unger, MST1 (now ENS) Brandon R. Nidiffer, ENS (now LTJG) Catarina L. Goncalves, MCPO Jenell D. Kindregan, ENS (now LTJG) Zachary O. Broomfield, CDR Kelly M. Brown, and LT Phung P. Pham. Photo taken by STEM NOLA photographer.

Feb. 11, 2026

Increasing Awareness of the Coast Guard, its Missions, and Career Opportunities

 Partnerships in Education (PIE) Program recognizes winners of 2025 PIE Awards.

USS Serpens at anchor somewhere in the Pacific islands with derricks extended to take on cargo. (U.S. Navy)

Feb. 11, 2026

USS Serpens—Coast Guard’s worst loss of life over 80 years ago

A vital supply line in the Pacific, the USS Serpens was destroyed in one of the largest disasters in U.S. Coast Guard history.

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Feb. 10, 2026

Turn your business idea into a reality

Apply now for the Spring 2026 Veteran Ventures Program Cohort.

LT Gay lord Amores, with the U.S. Coast Guard, talks with Alan Nogy, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District chief of the locks and dams branch, while waiting for the first commercial towboat to navigate through the newly-opened channel at Monongahela River Locks and Dam 3 in Elizabeth, Pennsylvania, Sept. 5, 2024. (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District photo by Michel Sauret)

Feb. 9, 2026

From the Philippines to Pittsburgh: A Coast Guard journey

How a Capsized Vessel and Port State Control Vessel Exams changed LCDR select Gay lord Amores’s life.

U.S. Coast Guard Women’s Rugby 7s players gain possession during the 6th annual Armed Forces Women’s Rugby Championship in Chula Vista, California, Sept., 2025. The tournament brings together athletes from the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard for elite-level competition. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Annika Hirschler)

Feb. 9, 2026

Coast Guard expands sports grant program for 2026

 Active-duty members can now receive up to $200 for individual sports competitions to promote health and readiness.

Right: Photograph of U.S. Life-Saving Service head, Sumner Kimball, late in his career. (U.S. Coast Guard) Left: Official photograph of Treasury Secretary Franklin MacVeagh during his term in office. (Library of Congress)

Jan. 30, 2026

From near extinction to rebirth—Coast Guard’s first reorganization began 150 years ago!

A reorganization driven by the Progressive Movement transformed two 19th-century civilian agencies into the modern U.S. Coast Guard.

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Jan. 29, 2026

Payment delays reduced for USCG Military Childcare in Your Neighborhood (MCCYN) Fee Assistance (FA) program

Submitted claims will now see a significantly reduced processing time.

Black and white photo of Buoy Tender Blackthorn. At the time of its sinking, the tender was homeported at Galveston, Texas. (U.S. Coast Guard)

Jan. 29, 2026

“No greater love”—Billy Flores, hero of the Blackthorn lost over 45 years ago

The heroic story of FRC William Flores' namesake: Seaman Apprentice William R. Flores.

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Jan. 29, 2026

Friday, Jan. 30 is the last day to complete new mandated supervisory training

All supervisors of civilian employees (military & civilian) are required to complete the OPM “Performance Management Training for Federal Supervisors.”

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Jan. 28, 2026

Stay informed: Verify your contact details in CGPAAS

Be sure you are getting the latest updates through the Alert Warning System (AWS).

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