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Dec. 29, 2021

The Coast Guard plans to soon begin migrating the Coast Guard Portal (CG Portal) to a secure cloud-based environment that users will eventually be able to access from mobile and personal devices. The C5I Service Center (Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Cyber and Intelligence) estimates it will take at least a year to relocate the CG

Petty Officer 2nd Class Shanice Brooks hands a student a winter jacket at Anita J. Turner Elementary School in Washington D.C., Dec. 21, 2021. As part of the St. Elizabeth's Campus Holiday Gift Drive, Coast Guard and Department of Homeland Security personnel donated 175 gift bags and 215 winter jackets. Volunteers then distributed the items to students and families of Turner Elementary to support the D.C. community. (Coast Guard photo by Patrick Ferraris)

Dec. 28, 2021

Members of the Coast Guard and Department of Homeland Security spread holiday cheer to over 200 children

Coast Guard and DHS partners hold successful holiday gift drive delivering 215 winter jackets to local community

Martin Army Community Hospital’s Department of Behavioral Health Intensive Outpatient Program Chief, Lt. Karnisha Harvey, and linguist Hameed helped 10,000 Afghan refugees during Operation Allies Welcome near Fort Bliss, Texas.

U.S. Public Health Services photo courtesy of Lt. Karnisha Harvey

Martin Army Community Hospital’s Department of Behavioral Health Intensive Outpatient Program Chief, Lt. Karnisha Harvey, and linguist Hameed helped 10,000 Afghan refugees during Operation Allies Welcome near Fort Bliss, Texas.

U.S. Public Health Services photo courtesy of Lt. Karnisha Harvey

Dec. 28, 2021

Spotlight Joint Duty Assignment Opportunities

Operation Allies Welcome (OAW) assignments are nine-month assignments with Department of Homeland Security, Office of the Secretary & Executive Management (OSEM), Operation Allies Welcome (OAW). The OAW, Unified Coordination Group (UCG) has been leading the whole-of-nation effort to welcome our Afghan allies and care for them while we help them

A recruiter uses a 2-in-1 device with a prospective recruit.

Dec. 27, 2021

2-in-1 devices aid recruitment efforts

In an effort to improve recruiting initiatives, the Coast Guard recently supplied 56 recruiting offices with 2-in-1 devices that will provide greater mobility to 380 recruiters throughout the service. The 2-in-1 devices are handheld computers that can easily switch from a laptop to a tablet and have the same functionality as a traditional Coast

Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw moors at Chicago's Navy Pier Dec. 4, 2021, in preparation for unloading a cargo of 1,200 Christmas trees bound for Chicago families that otherwise wouldn't have one. The ship was participating in the 22nd annual Chicago's Christmas Ship celebration. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Bradley Couch, U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary.

Dec. 24, 2021

Chicago's Christmas Ship delivers 1,200 trees to at-risk youth and families

Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw docks at Navy Pier as part of annual event bringing trees to families.

Coast Guard Cutter Victory in heavy surf.

Dec. 24, 2021

The Long Blue Line: Lest we forget—the Triumph-Mermaid tragedy 60 years ago

At approximately 4:15 p.m., on Thursday, Jan. 12, 1961, Coast Guard Station Cape Disappointment, at the mouth of the Columbia River, received a radio call from Roy Gunnari, skipper of the fishing vessel Jana Jo. Gunnari advised that he was relaying a mayday call from the fishing vessel Mermaid, a 34-foot crab-fishing boat from Ilwaco, Wash., owned

Crewmembers aboard a 32-foot Transportable Port Security Boat from Coast Guard Port Security Unit 312 patrol waterways near Port Hueneme, California, in support of Exercise Pacific Blitz 2019 (PacBlitz19), March 4, 2019. The San Francisco-based Port Security Unit deployed for PacBlitz19 which tested interoperability between the armed services and increased maritime readiness preparing service members for real-world crisis situations and global responses. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Matthew S. Masaschi).

Dec. 23, 2021

Reservists: Apply for the Coast Guard Emergency Management Credential

Throughout our history, the Coast Guard has served the nation during a multitude of natural disasters, security threats, and border crises, as well as a global pandemic. These incidents have reaffirmed the need for qualified emergency managers and incident management professionals. One such way to ensure qualification is through professional

U.S. Coast Guard Lt. j.g. Todd Pagel, Task Force Liberty education director, briefs Afghan guests during teacher orientation in Liberty Village, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, Dec. 16, 2021. The Department of Defense, through U.S. Northern Command, and in support of the Department of Homeland Security, is providing transportation, temporary housing, medical screening, and general support for at least 11,000 Afghan evacuees at Liberty Village, in permanent or temporary structures, as quickly as possible. This initiative provides Afghan personnel essential support at secure locations outside Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Matthew B. Fredericks)

Dec. 21, 2021

Coast Guard supports Operation Allies Welcome

Coast Guard active duty and reserve members continue to play an integral role in the planning and operations associated with Operations Allies Welcome. In August, President Biden designated the Department of Homeland Security as the lead federal agency for Operation Allies Welcome, to lead and coordinate the effort to support vulnerable Afghans

Computer network centers are just one of many jobs civilians perform within the Coast Guard. There are some 8,000 civilian members -2,000 of whom are paid with non-appropriated funds -located in 100 different geographical locations and representing more than 280 different occupations. Their contributions are essential in supporting the Coast Guard mission. U.S. COAST GUARD PHOTO

Dec. 20, 2021

New Workstations coming to the Coast Guard

If you’re still struggling to do your job on a clunky old workstation, here’s a gift for the holidays: Modern laptops are on the way. The Coast Guard has ordered 20,460 new laptop computers which it hopes to have in workers’ hands as early as January 2022, the C5I Service Center announced recently. It’s the beginning of a four-year, service-wide

Dec. 17, 2021

New: Access DoD365 on your personal computer

All you need is a standard CAC reader and the Microsoft Edge browser.