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Five Coast Guard members from five separate countries were sworn in as U.S. citizens at Cape May on Sept. 6 as part of the service’s naturalization program, Operation Sentinel to Citizen. From left to right: Petty Officer 3rd Class Liam Karlsrud, Petty Officer 2nd Class Justin Peapea, Seaman Rashaad Reid, Seaman Alinyeg Silva, and Seaman Frederick Asare.

Oct. 3, 2024

Coast Guard naturalization program helps 152 members become citizens in its first year

Operation Sentinel to Citizen boosts recruiting, helps non-naturalized members

The Coast Guard Cutter Munro sails during unusually calm waters on the Bering Sea.

Oct. 2, 2024

Coast Guard pioneers new pathway to readiness

Future Sentinel Preparatory Course helps recruits meet physical standards before boot camp.

Lt. Victoria Castleberry (left), Capt. Mark Kuperman (top), and Ms. Megan Johns Henry (bottom), are all photographed in a collage together. Each of them have recently finished a Naval Postgraduate School’s Center for Homeland Defense and Security (CHDS) program.

Oct. 1, 2024

Make innovative, impactful change while networking & growing your career

CHDS grads share how they transformed as leaders in and out of the classroom.

Sept. 30, 2024

Help Enhance Reserve Readiness: Make Submissions or Join the Coast Guard Reserve Policy Board

The Reserve Policy Board is accepting members through Oct. 31, 2024 and accepts submissions year-round.

Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer Jenna Coffey, a production recruiter at Recruiting Office D.C., talks about enlistment opportunities and incentives in Washington, D.C., September 19, 2024. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Zachary Hupp)

Sept. 25, 2024

Mission success! Coast Guard exceeds 2024 recruitment target

Your hard work has been critical, but the work isn’t done yet.

Emblem of the U.S. Coast Guard Office of Human Resources on a subdued blue background

Sept. 25, 2024

Thank your colleagues with a You Rock! Award today

A peer-to-peer award available for everyone in the Coast Guard.

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.

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.