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A Health Services Technician administers the Influenza vaccine. USCG photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Bridget Hieronymus.

Oct. 25, 2022

It’s flu season! Make sure you are protected

Being aware of flu symptoms is important this year as we continue to battle the COVID-19 pandemic.

A married female Marine stands at the Position of Attention during an awards and promotion ceremony April 1 only days before the squadron headed home after a six-month deployment to Iraq. She works in a predominately male environment with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 774 based out of Richmond, Va. Deployments can have a heavy strain on marriages but communication between couples over distance can sometimes strengthen the relationship.

Oct. 24, 2022

Gain control over your emotions by understanding the core beliefs behind them

CHAMP shares tips on how to better manage your emotions with better understanding of core beliefs.

A Coast Guard 82-foot patrol boat underway in the brown water of South Vietnam’s waterways. (U.S. Coast Guard)

Oct. 21, 2022

The Long Blue Line: Captured in Wartime—Vietcong Flag from Vietnam

An artifact of war.

Petty Officer 1st Class Alex Alfonso, an information systems technician stationed at Electronic Systems Support Detachment Baltimore, competes on the Coast Guard Gaming Rocket League team, April 2, 2022, in Warminster, Pennsylvania. This tournament, held by Philly Esports and Metro Gaming, was the first Coast Guard-sponsored esports event. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jasmine Mieszala)

Oct. 21, 2022

Coast Guard to compete in Veterans Day gaming competition

Here's the team heading to the Veterans Day Valorant Invitational gaming competition

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Jason Dean, 377th Air Base Wing paralegal, poses for a photo for Domestic Violence Awareness Month at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, Oct. 13, 2020. Domestic violence can happen to anyone and can include intimate partner violence, violence between adults and violence from a parent figure to a child. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kiana Pearson and Airman 1st Class Ireland Summers)

Oct. 20, 2022

CGMA provides financial safety for victims of domestic violence

October is Domestic Violence Prevention Month, CGMA has assistance for survivors. 

Starting Oct. 24, about 15,000 independent pharmacies will no longer be in the TRICARE retail pharmacy network. Even with the departure of these community pharmacies, the network will still offer access to more than 40,000 pharmacies.

Oct. 19, 2022

TRICARE Pharmacy Network Changes May Affect Independent Pharmacy Customers

Starting Oct. 24, about 15,000 independent pharmacies will no longer be in the TRICARE retail pharmacy network.

TSA PreCheck

Oct. 19, 2022

DHS offers expedited airport screening free to Coast Guard members and civilian employees 

Getting through airport security may be a little easier with TSA PreCheck®.

Mina Sediqi, a refugee from Afghanistan, spoke to newly arrived Afghan women at the Safe Haven in Leesburg, Virginia, Sep. 27, 2022. She spoke about her resettlement experience since her evacuation to the United States from Afghanistan in August 2021.

Oct. 18, 2022

OAW Hosts Inspirational Speaker at Afghan Safe Haven in Leesburg, VA

Content from DHS Connect that initially published Sep. 29.

Oct. 17, 2022

Coast Guard mother and son reunite at LAX after three years apart 

A family reunited after three years apart.

A young Marvin Perrett in his dress blue uniform during his World War II service in the Coast Guard. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

Oct. 14, 2022

The Long Blue Line: The life and times of Marvin Perrett—Portrait of a World War II coxswain and FRC namesake

[Editor’s note: This article was first published in 2005 and has been modified to meet MyCG style.

Last reviewed on: 10/05/2020