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Our deckplate leader of the week is Chief Petty Officer Christopher Valdes, a boatswains mate aboard the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Mohawk.

May 5, 2021

Deckplate Leader of the Week: Chief Petty Officer Christopher Valdes

Our deckplate leader of the week is Chief Petty Officer Christopher Valdes, a boatswains mate aboard the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Mohawk.

Graduates of aviation maintenance technician school class 166-21, gather to celebrate completing their initial schooling in the Coast Guard, Dec. 22, 2020 at Elizabeth City, North Carolina. Shown are (back row left to right) Petty Officers 3rd Class Reece A. Williams, Hunter G. Morris, Christopher J. Pavlik, Darien T. Neely, Shea C. Erickson, Herbert A. Pitts, and Patrick R. Brown, and (front row, left to right), Petty Officers 3rd Class Hadi Yaagoubi, Jordan E. Sanchez, Ryley K. Smith, Christian D. Mirenda, Kayle W. Bosley, and James T. Carabin. The first class to graduate using the RAP program.

May 3, 2021

Insights from first generation of Aviation Rating Apprentice Program graduates 

The Coast Guard ATTC Elizabeth City recently graduated the first generation of aviation technician; here is what they have to say about the program

Official photograph of Harry Hamlet during his term as commandant. (U.S. Coast Guard)

April 30, 2021

The Long Blue Line: Hamlet—Revenue Cutterman, Hero, Coast Guard Commandant, author of “The Creed”

Coast Guardsman’s Creed was one of Harry Hamlet’s many contributions to a Coast Guard he loved and served.

Coast Guard officer cover insignia

April 30, 2021

Reserve OERs in a nutshell

Here are some tips regarding the officer evaluation system

Family members of the Maritime Safety and Security Team (MSST) Los Angeles-Long Beach 91103 hold 'welcome home' signs as they wait to embrace their loved ones as they return from a six-month deployment May 22, 2010. . The unit was deployed to provide maritime force protection to the Joint Task Force aboard the Naval Station Guantanamo Bay. U.S. Coast Guard photo.

April 29, 2021

You are invited to a Yellow Ribbon event

Join us May 7

Cmdr. Benjamin Goff relieved Cmdr. Dorothy Hernaez as commanding officer of the USCGC Harriet Lane (WMEC 903) in a change of command ceremony at Coast Guard Base Portsmouth, Virginia, April 21, 2021. Vice Admiral Steven Poulin, the Atlantic Area commander presided over the event. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Seaman Katy Kilroy/Released)

April 29, 2021

Frontline Focus

USCG Cutter Tampa offloads $94.6M in cocaine, USCG Cutter Harriet Lane welcomes new commanding officer

A Coast Guard maritime enforcement specialist conducts ID checks maintaining base security.

April 29, 2021

Integrating Reserve MEs into Coast Guard police departments, security forces

Reserve MEs assist with safety and security operations

Petty Officer 2nd Class Andrew Guthrie, an information systems technician at the Base Seattle Electronic Support Detachment, works at his desk at Coast Guard Base Seattle, March 3, 2015. Guthrie was one of three Coast Guard members presented with the Copernicus Award in 2015, for his work in fiscal year 2014. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Amanda Norcross)

April 29, 2021

Here is a new means of accessing your TSP

Use your .mil or personal email to authenticate TSP

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 

In December, the Coast Guard unveiled a Command Center for Reserve management. Long term, eReserve is designed to be a tool for reservists to manage their own careers, and for administrators to more easily solve problems when they arise.

April 28, 2021

e-Reserve: The Coast Guard unveils new tool for one-stop reservist admin

Information on Reserve-related processes has always been a hot commodity.