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Aug. 10, 2022

How you can help prevent suicide and support mental health

 Apply by Friday, Aug. 12 for important new trainings

Coast Guard patrol boats and cutters navigate towards the Old Bahamas Channel in the Caribbean Sea, Sept. 13, 2017. Coast Guard Patrol boats and cutters resumed patrol operations in the Florida Straits and Caribbean Sea after Hurricane Irma. U.S. Coast Guard photo.

Aug. 10, 2022

Reminder! Members may carry up to 75 days of leave for FY22

You don’t want to miss this important reminder.

Petty Officer 2nd Class Veronica Rzotkiewicz and Petty Officer 3rd Class Daniela Abreu, yeomen at the Coast Guard Base Honolulu Servicing Personnel Office, enter data into an online Coast Guard system for crew members, Aug. 26, 2014. Yeomen are typically responsible for payroll certification and delivery; preparing military travel orders and arranging transportation, including shipment of household goods; preparing correspondence; and maintaining files and administrative records. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Tara Molle)

Aug. 9, 2022

Update for the Coast Guard's electronic transition for the Military Human Resource Record

iPERMS will consolidate your records for increased access and support.

Petty Officer 2nd Class Jarrett Guerra, Petty Officer 3rd Class Corey Connolly and Petty Officer 2nd Class Jake Flores, members of Coast Guard Maritime Safety & Security Team Houston, pose for a photo in the unit’s boat shed in Houston, Texas, July 14, 2022. While deployed to the Rio Grande on June 2, 2022, Guerra, Connolly and Flores saved two adult females and a 1-year-old boy from drowning in the river. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Corinne Zilnicki)

Aug. 8, 2022

Coast Guard team saves lives at the border 

Multiple rescues on the Rio Grande. 

The Coast Guard wants your ideas for future research projects

Aug. 8, 2022

The Coast Guard wants your ideas for future research projects

Share your innovation with the service.

This iconic image from the Battle of Guam testifies to the strong bonds forged between the Marine Corps and the Coast Guard over the course of the Pacific War. (Courtesy of the Coast Guard)

Aug. 5, 2022

The Long Blue Line: The “Green Hell” of Guadalcanal 80 years ago!

Remembering the Battle of Guadalcanal from August 1942

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Aug. 4, 2022

The Coast Guard celebrates 232 years of service

Happy Birthday, U.S. Coast Guard!

The U.S. Steamboat Inspection was one of the predecessor services to the U.S. Coast Guard and merged with the U.S. Coast Guard in 1936.

Aug. 4, 2022

Coast Guard Day – Completing Jigsaw Puzzle Picture Part 2

Second part of the Coast Guard's origin story.

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Aug. 3, 2022

Coast Guard Day – Seeing the Completed Jigsaw Puzzle Picture

Here is part one of a two-part story of the beginnings for the United States Coast Guard as we celebrate 232 years.

The Head of Contracting Activity Awards for 2021 were presented to the year’s outstanding procurement and contracting professionals May 17 at Coast Guard Headquarters in Washington, DC. From left: Capt. Tad Wilson accepting for Gary Mallory of the Aviation Logistics Center (ALC), Bridge Builder of the Year; Tommy Fout accepting for Petal Donald of the Surface Forces Logistics Center, Rising Star of the Year; Tony Twiddy and Patrick Morris of ALC, members of the Innovative Contracting Team of the Year; Steven Powell with the Director of Operational Logistics – Office of Procurement and Contracting (DOL-9), Supervisor of the Year; Cynthia Clemons and Malita Smith of the Shore Infrastructure Logistics Center (SILC), members of the Outstanding Contracting Team of the Year; Tammy Kao of SILC, Outstanding Contracting Professional of the Year; and Jennifer Souza-Madura with DOL-9, Outstanding Procurement Professional of the Year. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Ronald Hodges. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Ronald Hodges.)

Aug. 3, 2022

Coast Guard recognizes outstanding contracting and procurement professionals  

2021 Head of Contracting Activity Annual Awards Presented