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Company commanders present the senior recruit company with their Coast Guard Emblem at Coast Guard Training Center Cape May, N.J., July 29, 2013. The presentation of the Emblem signifies another step in the recruits' progress to earning the title "Coast Guardsman." (Coast Guard photo by Chief Warrant Officer Donnie Brzuska)

April 19, 2024

Coast Guard starts a Delayed Decision Program for initial enlistments

Many high school seniors have a paid, part-time job. Why not have that job be with the Coast Guard?!

A graphic empowering readers to engage with the Financial Capability Month information.

April 18, 2024

Let’s focus on personal finances

National Financial Capability month reminds us to invest in ourselves.

A graphic for National Child Abuse Prevention Month, with a blue ribbon.

April 17, 2024

How being a trusted adult can change a child’s life

Tips for child abuse prevention during Child Abuse Prevention Month.

Operation Homefront selected seven recipients for the Military Child of the Year Award, and the Coast Guard congratulates 18-year-old Charlotte Tama as this year’s winner for our Service.

April 10, 2024

Congratulations to our 2024 Military Child of the Year Award Winner!

Operation Homefront selected seven recipients for the Military Child of the Year Award, and the Coast Guard congratulates 18-year-old Charlotte Tama as this year’s winner for our Service.

A photo of a coast guard member holding up their child and the text enticing readers to visit militarychildcare.com to facilitate getting child care.

April 10, 2024

Finding childcare just got easier

Coast Guard childcare is now offered through militarychildcare.com.

April 9, 2024

CDC updates guidance for respiratory viral illnesses to include COVID

If you’re feeling unwell, stay home and social distance. For severe cases, contact your clinic or doctor.

Cmdr. Andre Douglas joins the Coast Guard Reserve during a commissioning ceremony presided over by Adm. Linda L. Fagan, commandant of the Coast Guard, at Coast Guard Headquarters in Washington, D.C., March 19, 2024. Douglas, a Coast Guard Academy Class of 2008 graduate, reported to NASA in January, 2022, and completed astronaut training March 5, 2024. (U. S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Brandon Giles)

April 2, 2024

Meet the Newest Coast Guard Astronaut

Commander Andre Douglas to boldly go where few have gone before.

The 2024 cohort of U.S. Senate Youth Program military mentors (U.S. Senate Youth Program photo courtesy of Jakob Mosur).

March 28, 2024

Coast Guard officers mentor leaders of tomorrow in the U.S. Senate Youth Program

The U.S. Senate Youth Program “is a unique educational experience for outstanding high school students interested in pursuing careers in public service.”

Capt. Dietrich-Holm and her husband at the change of command ceremony in 2022.

March 27, 2024

Captain Joyce Dietrich-Holm: Celebrating Women’s History Month in the Intelligence Community

A sit down Q&A with Captain Joyce Dietrich-Holm, the first woman to hold the commanding officer position at the Coast Guard Intelligence Coordination Center (ICC) in Suitland, Maryland.

U.S. Coast Guard and United States Naval Community College officials pose for a photograph with the first-ever USNCC graduate. Shown from left to right: Coast Guard Senior Chief Petty Officer Ryan Erpelding; Navy Command Master Chief Jordan Rosado; Randi Cosentino, president of USNCC; Petty Officer 2nd Class Merrill Magowan; and Capt. Taylor Lam, commander of Sector San Francisco.

March 27, 2024

U.S. Naval Community College propels Coast Guard member to reach goals

OS2 Magowan is the first servicemember to earn a degree from USNCC; now he’s off to Officer Candidate School.

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