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Painting of Alexander Fraser showing his home town of New York and the cutter Harriet Lane in the background. (U.S. Coast Guard Collection)

Sept. 2, 2022

The Long Blue Line: Captain Fraser—Coast Guard’s forgotten visionary and first commandant

. . . [Captain] Fraser opposed an Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, and this official’s hostility proved fatal to the Captain’s long career: by an arbitrary abuse of power, the administration in 1856 revoked his commission summarily. Both indefensible and stupid, this action resulted wholly from personal animosity and cost the government one of

Aug. 23, 2022

Simplified printing coming to the Coast Guard

New app will help to reduce costs, enhance workforce mobility.

A view of Fort Jackson's on-post housing.

Aug. 18, 2022

Select Temporary Lodging Expense (TLE) extensions announced

Don’t miss this important reminder as you plan your permanent change of station (PCS)

The U.S. Steamboat Inspection was one of the predecessor services to the U.S. Coast Guard and merged with the U.S. Coast Guard in 1936.

Aug. 4, 2022

Coast Guard Day – Completing Jigsaw Puzzle Picture Part 2

Second part of the Coast Guard's origin story.

The 64-foot-tall Diamond Head Light shines a white light that can be seen for 17 nautical miles away and a red sector light that can be seen for 14 nautical miles away. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Matthew D. Rusich.

July 22, 2022

The Long Blue Line: Diamond Head Light guides mariners into Hawaii

Guiding mariners to Oahu's shores.

U.S. Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer Joanna Moran, assistant safety officer for the Hurricane Ida Morgan City, Louisiana Incident Command Post, identifies potential safety hazards in Port Fourchon, Louisiana, Sept. 14, 2021. The U.S. Coast Guard is working with interagency partners to identify and clear displaced vessels and hazards to navigation impacting vessel traffic in federal waterways. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Vincent Moreno)

July 18, 2022

The Shore Forces Reserve Management Plan

A new reserve capability framework

June 28, 2022

NAVCEN website upgrade streamlines access to navigation information

Updates puts information right at your fingertips.

Auxiliarist Tiffany Townsend at the helm of the Auxiliary vessel Silver Charm, conducting a pre-mission equipment check. Photo by Coast Guard Auxiliarist Roger Bazeley.

June 20, 2022

Top 5 reasons you should join the Coast Guard Auxiliary

The U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary will celebrate with its 83rd birthday June 23, and there has never been a better time to join America’s Volunteer Guardians. The Auxiliary encourages enthusiastic and motivated people help make an impact keeping America’s waterways and the boating public safe. As an integral force multiplier for Team Coast Guard, the