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Cabo Rojo Lighthouse seen from the front in 1895. (Library of Congress)

Sept. 20, 2024

Domingo Suarez y Rosa — Towerman of Puerto Rico

In 1898, the Spanish American War saw Puerto Rico’s sovereignty transferred from Spain to the U.S. and towermen serving in Spanish lighthouses transferring to the U.S. Lighthouse Service.

President Joe Biden greets White House Fellows Class of 2022-23 on August 29, 2023 in the Oval Office. (Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz)

Sept. 19, 2024

Applications are opening for the White House Fellows Program on Nov. 1

Join the info session on Sept. 23 to learn how you could represent the Coast Guard in the White House.

-Chief Boatswain’s Mate Pablo Valent shown later in his career in a service photograph in his dress uniform. (National Archives) -A Type “E” 36-foot motor surfboat similar to the one used by the Brazos Station crew to rescue the men aboard the schooner Cape Horn. (U.S. Coast Guard)

Sept. 13, 2024

Brazos Station’s Latino lifesavers and the catastrophic Florida Keys Hurricane

The Florida Keys Hurricane of 1919 was one of the deadliest storms in U.S. history. In its path sailed numerous unsuspecting vessels.

USCG Reserves Logo

Sept. 12, 2024

Coast Guard Reserve FY25 IDT Travel Reimbursement Program is open for enrollment

FY25 Reserve Inactive Duty Training - Travel Reimbursement Program (IDT-TRP) expands eligibility to over 1,000 members E6 & below that live 150 or more miles from their assigned IDT location.

A petty officer 2nd class is in a dress uniform to receive a "pinning" of a brand new rank insignia for Response Operations Ashore.

Sept. 11, 2024

Coast Guard issues new Response Operations Ashore Insignia

Sector Maryland-National Capital Region ceremony marks service’s first new insignia in over 20 years.

Secretary’s Awards – Celebrating Achievement – Duty, Excellence, Honor

Sept. 9, 2024

Celebrating Excellence: Honoring the annual DHS Secretary’s Awardees

These awards underscore the Coast Guard’s commitment to excellence and the remarkable efforts its members make to safeguard the nation.

Both Natalie and Jacob Haas photographed standing together after their OCS graduation.

Sept. 5, 2024

Married Coast Guard OCS grads talk about making dual careers work

Q&A with Ensign Natalie Haas and Ensign Jacob Haas at Sector Columbia River.

The Coast Guard recognizes September as National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month.

Sept. 4, 2024

It’s okay to ask for help: Connect to Protect

September is National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month

Coast Guard Sector Northern New England (SNNE) reserve members attached to SNNE including Station Rockland, Station South Portland and Station Portsmouth Harbor, participate in law enforcement training at the range as part of their Boarding Team College in Portland, Maine, May 19, 2023. Law enforcement members qualify or prequalify while practicing their marksmanship skills to maintain proficiency. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Amber Howie)

Sept. 3, 2024

Calling Reservists who want to be Boarding Officers!

The Boarding Officer Practical Course (BOPC) is for you!

Color photograph of a November 1991 Haitian migrant interdiction performed by the U.S. Coast Guard. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

Aug. 30, 2024

Maturing, making an impact — Coast Guard Intelligence in the 1980s and 1990s

The program’s development over the next two decades had the corollary effect of helping the service’s broader transformation into a more national security-centric and -relevant entity.

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