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June 26, 2026

Coast Guard announces Emergency Management award winners

Congratulations to Sector New Orleans, Station Chicago, and LT Gil Dominguez!

Those familiar with Coast Guard history know that the service’s development has been shaped by the nation’s natural and man-made disasters. Many Coast Guard missions were written in blood. Nowhere is that clearer than the Marine Safety mission.

June 26, 2026

“Written in Blood”: Maritime disasters that shaped the Coast Guard’s Marine Safety Mission

Those familiar with Coast Guard history know that the service’s development has been shaped by the nation’s natural and man-made disasters. Many Coast Guard missions were written in blood. Nowhere is that clearer than the Marine Safety mission.

Lt.j.g. Samantha Cardoza and Petty Officer 1st Class Brian Moehler, members of the Atlantic Strike Team located in Fort Dix, New Jersey, inspect a row of displaced vessel on the shoreline of the Naval Air Stations Key West, Florida, Oct. 2, 2017. Assessed vessels are prioritized for removal based on their threat to the environment and their hazard to navigation. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class David Weydert.

June 26, 2026

Coast Guard releases FY25 Annual Safety Report

Newly established center increases safety services by 50 percent

Coast Guard civilian Ronette Rhoden stands with military members from her TRACEN Yorktown unit on the base pier in Yorktown, Virginia on June 17, 2026. Their support and dedication to the Coast Guard’s new Physical Readiness Program (PRP), she says, inspired her to get back into fitness. From left to right: SK1 Catherine Walker, SK3 Dominic Olivas, Rhoden, SK1 Roy Follman, Lt Cmdr. James Rizzo, Chief Warrant Officer Katie Underwood, SK3 Desteny Carranza-Velasquez. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Warrant Officer Chad McNeil

June 24, 2026

Civilians find motivation in Coast Guard fitness push

How the new Physical Readiness Program (PRP) is inspiring civilians to get moving and bringing coworkers together

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June 22, 2026

New Coast Guard Brand Portal provides instant access to mission-ready templates and logos

CG-OPA SharePoint site offers everything members need to keep communications consistent and professional

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June 19, 2026

The Long Blue Line: The Marion Expedition

The Coast Guard’s pioneering oceanographic expedition to Greenland

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June 18, 2026

Now Hiring: Coast Guard Investigative Service announces a hiring blitz!

CGIS is hiring over 40 Criminal Investigators.

Students and teachers aboard a 47-foot motor life boat from the Coast Guard’s National Motor Lifeboat School conduct surf training near the North Head Lighthouse outside of Ilwaco, Washington, Jan. 21, 2023. The school provides resident training for Coast Guard boatswain’s mates to become proficient operators in heavy weather conditions, as well as motor life boat knowledge and standardization assessments. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Steve Strohmaier)

June 16, 2026

Attention Coast Guard Vets: Understanding your Military Environmental Exposure Assessment (MEEA)

Separated and retired Coasties may be able to get a MEEA through the Veterans’ Affairs for an environmental exposure during service.

Enlistment photograph of Combat Artist Norman Millet Thomas. (U.S. Coast Guard)

June 12, 2026

The Long Blue Line: Norman Thomas—famed combat artist of World War II

Learn how his wartime work provided a unique visual record of the Coast Guard's contributions in the European and Arctic theaters.

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June 9, 2026

Operation Not Alone

Lessons from Training Center Yorktown on preventing suicide and supporting each other

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