NOTICE: Due to lapse in federal funding, this website will only be updated to provide lapse in appropriations information and resources. Click here for more information and FAQs.
My Coast Guard
Sexual Assault Prevention, Response, and Recovery logo

July 22, 2021

New administrative support for victims of sexual assault

Commands now have authority to grant administrative support for victims of sexual assault

The crew of the Coast Guard Joseph Tezanos offloads nearly $15 million in cocaine and transfers custody of two suspected smugglers at Coast Guard Base San Juan July 12, 2021. Cutter Joseph Tezanos, with the assistance of a Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Air and Marine Operations (AMO) Multi-Role Enforcement Aircraft (MEA) aircraft, interdicted a go-fast vessel in Mona Passage waters July 10, 2021, which resulted in the apprehension of the smugglers and seizure of 502 kilograms of cocaine. The interdiction resulted from multi-agency efforts in support of U.S. Southern Command's enhanced counter-narcotics operations in the Western Hemisphere and coordination with the Caribbean Corridor Strike Force (CCSF). (U.S. Coast Guard photo).

July 22, 2021

Frontline Focus: Sector Delaware Bay hoists three from grounded vessel near Cape May, N.J., and more

Frontline Focus: The U.S. Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay hoists three mariners from grounded vessel near Cape May, New Jersey,Coast Guard offloads $15 million in seized cocaine, transfers custody of two smugglers in San Juan, Puerto Rico, U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Liberty crew holds change-of-command ceremony, DHS Science and Technology Directorate and USCG solicit innovative tech solutions to respond to mass-casualty events at sea

Lt. Cmdr. Stephanie Woods accepts 2020 DHS Chief Readiness Support Office Supervisor of the Year award, presented by Capt. Joshua P. Miller, commanding officer, Base National Capital Region, July 7, 2021. U.S. Coast Guard photo taken by Noelle Slager.

July 22, 2021

BZ: DHS Chief Readiness Support Office names Supervisor of the Year, and more

BZ: DHS Chief Readiness Support Office names Supervisor of the Year; 2020 Fireman First Class Paul Clark Boat Forces Engineer Award winner announced; Nominations for the 2021 Naval Engineering Awards sought; Solicitation for the Swarigen Award for Outstanding Mentorship in Human Performance Technology;

Members of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stone conduct a regular workout while at sea in the South Atlantic on Jan. 19, 2021. Maintaining physical fitness is key to performing operations safely. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class John Hightower)

July 21, 2021

Body Composition Program resumes

Weigh-ins, taping, and PFTs standards will be in effect in October 

The Coast Guard's Commandant's Ball, 2014

July 19, 2021

Event: 2021 Coast Guard Ball

After more than a year of social distancing and cancelled events, the Coast Guard Ball is back! Please consider volunteering or helping design the event's challenge coin.

July 19, 2021

Coast Guard introduces new electronic travel system

Hear about the new electronic travel system coming in October.

A 1957 aerial photograph of Sangley Point Naval Air Station, home of air station detachment Sangley Point, located not far from Manila in Manila Bay. (Wikipedia)

July 16, 2021

The Long Blue Line: Coast Guard’s mission to the tropics--LORAN aviation in the Philippines

Keeping the signal strong around the globe

USCG now allows braids, ponytails.

July 15, 2021

NEW: Coast Guard allows braids, ponytails for women

“First and foremost, my hope is that women around the Coast Guard will consider this a load off their minds,” said Rear Admiral Joanna Nunan.

Volunteers gather at Bread for the City on June 29 to support the needy during Feds Feed Families. This year's annual government-wide campaign highlights a summer of giving to local food banks and pantries like Bread for the City. Photo by Kyah Campbell, volunteer coordinator, Bread for the City, SE.

July 15, 2021

Bravo Zulu: Coast Guard employees demonstrated a spirit of giving through the Feds Feed Families program, and more

Feds Feed Families, Coast Guard Lady selected for the Spirit of Hope Award, CG Foundation new shipmate fund

The Coast Guard Cutter Thetis’ crewmembers deploy the cutter’s small boat to rescue people in the water approximately 32 miles southeast of Key West, Florida, July 7, 2021. The Coast Guard and a good Samaritan rescued 13 people from the water. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Coast Guard Cutter Thetis crew)

July 15, 2021

Frontline Focus: Coast Guard and Good Samaritan rescue 13 from water off Key West

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Thetis, good Samaritan rescue 13 from water off Key West, and more