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Dec. 8, 2025

We Must Be Joint – Not Disjointed: Strengthening the force through JPME

Discover how Joint Professional Military Education (JPME) prepares you to operate effectively across the joint force and interagency.

Dec. 5, 2025

150 years of Arctic operations and the Polar Security Cutter

For over 150 years, the Coast Guard and its ancestor agencies have played a major role in that Arctic region.

Dec. 3, 2025

Drug Smuggler Thomas E and the Service’s first “Use of Disabling Fire” since Prohibition

In 1980, a dramatic high-seas pursuit ended a 47-year-old precedent.

Dec. 2, 2025

Upgrading Coast Guard Medical Services through Force Design 2028

The Coast Guard is taking bold steps to enhance medical care, readiness, and support for its members.

Dec. 1, 2025

Establishment of the Coast Guard Executive Secretariat

The move will take effect on December 3.

Dec. 1, 2025

Echoes of boot camp: A Coast Guard journey

Two Coast Guard members reflect on 32 years of service—and how it all began.

Nov. 28, 2025

Alexander Hamilton and the Coast Guard as a U.S. Military Service

From humble beginnings as Hamilton's "cutters" enforcing tariffs, the U.S. Coast Guard has evolved into a vital military branch, safeguarding America's maritime interests since 1790.

Nov. 26, 2025

A historic inflection point: Modernizing the U.S. Coast Guard for 21st-Century challenges

The strategic landscape demands evolution, and the Coast Guard is rising to meet it.

Nov. 17, 2025

Say goodbye to CGBI, hello to Navigator

Learn how the Coast Guard’s new data advantage tool will improve your workflow and support mission success.

Nov. 14, 2025

Coast Guard updates harassing behavior policy

What you need to know.