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Rare photograph of Thetis at anchor in calm Hawaiian waters.

Jan. 6, 2023

The Long Blue Line: Thetis—Hawaii’s first cutter and Teddy Roosevelt’s guardian of endangered seabirds 

At the time of the visit of the party, in summer of 1911, heaps of the bodies of the slain still lay

Senior Chief Jason Burgos his wife Ashley Burgos and their son Kaysen, whom they adopted in 2022.

Jan. 5, 2023

Parental leave policy update for military members

12 weeks for all parents, plus additional convalescence leave for birth mothers

Vintage photograph of Capt. Carl Christian von Paulsen late in his Coast Guard career. (U.S. Coast Guard)

Dec. 30, 2022

The Long Blue Line: Capt. von Paulsen’s New Year’s Day aviation rescue near Miami

Before all was said and done, the rescue turned to survival for the rescuers.

The French 75, as prepared by MyCG writer Zach Shapiro, Dec. 15, 2022. MyCG published four cocktail recipes as part of a series featuring holiday recipes from culinary specialists (CSs) across the Coast Guard. (Photo courtesy of Zach Shapiro)

Dec. 30, 2022

Bonus recipe for the MyCG holiday menu

Try these cocktails this New Year’s Eve!

Oyster Leek Stew prepared by Senior Chief Petty Officer Joshua McBride and his family for Thanksgiving in Richmond Hill, Georgia, Nov. 24, 2022. (Photo courtesy of Senior Chief Petty Officer McBride)

Dec. 30, 2022

The Complete MyCG Holiday Menu

Here are all of this season’s published MyCG recipes in one place.

Petty Officer 2nd Class Benjamin Slappey of Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw (WLBB 30) prepares to present a symbolic Christmas tree at Chicago's Navy Pier during the 23rd annual Christmas Ship ceremony Dec. 3, 2022.

Dec. 29, 2022

Chicago's Christmas Ship returns

Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw delivered 1,200 trees to Chicago-area families in need.

Chief Petty Officer Matt Shaw’s signature Brownie Toffee Bars, Jan. 2022. MyCG featured five culinary specialists (CSs) as part of a holiday menu for the Coast Guard community. (U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy of Chief Petty Officer Troy Shaw)

Dec. 28, 2022

Rounding out the MyCG Holiday Menu

A dessert recipe you don’t want to miss.

Chief Petty Officer Sonata Haley’s signature Roasted Butternut Squash, Sausage, and Cranberry Stuffing, Washington, D.C., Dec. 15, 2022. The recipe was featured in MyCG as part of a collection of holiday recipes from five culinary specialists (CSs) across the Coast Guard. (Photo courtesy of Chief Petty Officer Sonata Haley)

Dec. 27, 2022

MyCG Holiday Menu: The second side dish

This stuffing recipe speaks for itself

Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Jake Flores, maritime enforcement specialist at Maritime Safety & Security Team Houston and 2022 USO Service Member of the Year honoree, beams during a ceremony in Houston, Texas, Dec. 1, 2022. Flores’s command nominated him for the award for jumping into the Rio Grande to save a drowning baby during a patrol on June 2, 2022. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Corinne Zilnicki)

Dec. 26, 2022

‘Heroic, humble’ Coast Guardsman selected as 2022 USO Service Member of the Year 

Putting others' lives before his own, a true Coast Guardsman

Flying Santa visiting Station Portsmouth Harbor (New Hampshire) in 2015. (Courtesy Friends of Flying Santa)

Dec. 23, 2022

The Long Blue Line: Lighthouses and the history of ‘The Flying Santa’

The Flying Santa, delivering gifts for more than 90 years.

Last reviewed on: 10/05/2020