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NEW LONDON, Conn. – U.S. Coast Guard Adm. Karl Schultz, Commandant of the Coast Guard speaks at the Eclipse 2021 Awards Presentation, April 10, 2021. The purpose of Eclipse is to foster an inclusive environment by stimulating a community dialog that promotes a culture of respect. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by First Class Cadet Jordan Park)

April 29, 2021

Bravo Zulu

Congratulations to multiple award winners across the Coast Guard, and Reenlistment eligibility for selective reenlistment bonus information is now available 

Seaman Apprentice George Duartes Alazar, left, 87th Security Forces Squadron master at arms, poses with family. Duartes Alazar is from Bensalem, Pennsylvania and is now stationed at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst. He is not far from home and surrounded by fellow service members within the 87th Security Forces Squadron, however he struggled with feelings of loneliness and the effects of depression. (Courtesy photo)

April 28, 2021

How to live a life without self-sabotage—a Wellness Wednesday discussion 

Join us for Wellness Wednesday today at 3 p.m.

Staff members of the Fort Lee Family Advocacy Program set up signage and their annual pinwheel garden display by the front entrance of the Army Community Service facility to mark the start of Child Abuse Prevention Month on April 1. Pictured from left are FAP Specialist LaKetia Jones and New Parent Support Program Specialists Georgette Nelson and Teresa Mitchell. (U.S. Army Photo by Patrick Buffett)

April 27, 2021

April is Child Abuse Prevention Month 

How the Coast Guard Workforce can be vigilant about child abuse prevention  

Petty Officer 2nd Class Kristin Matuska, a reservist machinery technician at Coast Guard Station New York, assists residents at a FEMA COVID-19 vaccination site in Brooklyn, New York, March 2, 2021. Coast Guard reservists have been deployed to assist with Community Vaccination Center operations organized by FEMA, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and state, local, tribal and territorial partners, to support national goals for COVID-19 health and safety and vaccine distribution. (Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Cory J. Mendenhall)

April 26, 2021

Coast Guard reservists support FEMA at vaccination sites around the nation

As the nation rushes to vaccinate the population and end the pandemic, Coast Guard members are making a difference in the response

Rear Adm. Dana Thomas is the Director of Health, Safety and Work-Life for the U.S. Coast Guard. Thomas is responsible for the Coast Guard's health care system of 41 clinics and 150 sick bays, as well as operational and off-duty mishap prevention, response and investigation. She oversees the Coast Guard's Child Development Services, Culinary Services ashore and afloat, Substance Abuse, Health Promotion and Sexual Assault Prevention, Response and Recovery programs.

April 23, 2021

Ask the CMO: A discussion on COVID-19

Ask the CMO: A discussion on COVID-19 with Chief Medical Officer, Rear Adm. Dana Thomas and Dr. Iman Martin, a lieutenant commander in the Coast Guard.

Let's get underway!

April 22, 2021

Let's get underway!

Join us for a guided tour of a 45-foot response boat.

April 22, 2021

Taking care of you by paying yourself first!

Here are some tips to become more financially stable.

Coast Guard Cutter James wins the Excellence in Safety Award: The Coast Guard Commandant, Adm. Karl Schultz, presented the crew of the Coast Guard Cutter James, a National Security Cutter, the Excellence in Safety Award March 18, 2021. The crew of the James was honored for its quick and innovative thinking during a counter-drug patrol. During the 74 days underway, the crew devised and implemented extensive operational and personal protective procedures to keep everyone free from infection and maintain its full mission effectiveness, despite interdicting three detainees that tested positive for COVID-19. Bravo Zulu to the crew of Cutter James!

April 22, 2021

Bravo Zulu

Congratulations to the 2020 Enlisted Persons of the Year: Seaman Theodore Noah Kirkbride and Petty Officer 2nd Class Cole Olvera

A team from the U.S. Coast Guard Academy participated in the National Security Agency’s 20th annual National Cyber Exercise (NCX), a three-day cyber competition that tests the offensive and defensive cybersecurity skills virtually, April 8-10, 2021. The Coast Guard Academy recently instituted a Cyber Systems degree to meet the needs of the services cyber security strategy of defending cyber space, enabling operations, and protecting infrastructure. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Hunter Medley)

April 22, 2021

Frontline Focus

Read about this week's operational highlights

Fly a Gulf Stream 550 over Washington DC

April 21, 2021

Fly a Gulf Stream 550 over Washington DC

Come join us for a personal tour of the Coast Guard's Gulf Stream, and go for a flight over Washington, D.C.!

Last reviewed on: 10/05/2020