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Force Design 2028 focuses on infrastructure improvements, personalized learning pathways, and immersive technologies like VR and AR.

Jan. 14, 2026

Transforming Coast Guard training to meet future challenges

 Force Design 2028 focuses on infrastructure improvements, personalized learning pathways, and immersive technologies like VR and AR.

Coast Guard Cutter Robert Yered gets underway for a patrol.

Jan. 14, 2026

No ordinary hero—Silver Star recipient and FRC namesake Robert Yered

How Robert J. Yered's bravery in the Vietnam War led to being honored with a Coast Guard cutter in his name.

Coast Guard Academy cadets toss a seabag while disembarking the Coast Guard Cutter Eagle in Rockland, Maine, Aug. 3, 2024. The Eagle serves as a classroom at sea, giving all officers a foundation in seamanship and life underway. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Matt Thieme)

Jan. 13, 2026

Coast Guard pilot program to issue mobile devices to every active-duty member

Digital Seabag Initiative issues iPhones and iPads to five Boat Forces.

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Jan. 13, 2026

Retirees: don’t miss the Combat-Related Special Compensation tax benefit!

How to know if you’re eligible – and how to apply.

SN Oz Syla [previously known as Usman Rajkotwala, second from left] and his shipmates are sworn in as U.S. citizens during Rome-207’s graduation at Training Center (TRACEN) Cape May, October 2025 (U.S. Coast Guard Photo Courtesy of CWO Mike Lutz).

Jan. 12, 2026

A journey of service and citizenship

How SN Oz Syla found purpose and belonging through the Coast Guard Naturalization Program.

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Jan. 9, 2026

Coast Guard achieves historic operational success in 2025

Highlights include record drug busts, stepped-up border security, tactical tanker boardings, and Texas flood rescue efforts.

Engraving of Revenue Cutter Corwin trapped in ice floes in June 1880 off Cape Romanzof in the Bering Sea. [Report of the Cruise of the U.S. Revenue-Steamer Corwin in the Arctic Ocean (Washington, DC: GPO, 1880)

Jan. 9, 2026

Hooper— Arctic pioneer and founder of the Bering Sea Patrol—a son’s remembrance

Chronicling the remarkable journey of CAPT Calvin Leighton Hooper.

Crewmembers onboard the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Mohawk participate in a group workout while underway in the Atlantic Ocean, Aug. 4, 2022. While on deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Africa area of operations, the Crew of the Mohawk focus on personal physical readiness. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jessica Fontenette)

Jan. 8, 2026

Coast Guard launches CG Physical Readiness Program (PRP) to boost strength and readiness

Get ready for the first Physical Fitness Test in 2026!

Artwork created by Linda Cheek.

Jan. 7, 2026

Coast Guard’s International Ice Patrol—finding icebergs for over 100 years!

100 years of history navigating the North Atlantic's icy waters.

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy (WAGB 20) Healy and crew keep station alongside a multi-year ice floe for a science evolution in the Beaufort Sea, Aug. 9, 2023.

Jan. 6, 2026

A polar plunge: The Coast Guard bets on the burgeoning Arctic

How a historic funding bill is charting a new course for the U.S. in the Arctic region.

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