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Adm. Charles W. Ray has been named the next Tyler Chair in Leadership Studies at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, which facilitates leadership development across all programs at the Academy. Ray is expected to begin his duties later this year after relieving Adm. Thad Allen, who served as the 23rd Commandant of the Coast Guard from 2006 to 2010 and has held the chair since 2014. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Aux. David Lau)

Aug. 19, 2021

Admiral Ray named next Tyler Chair in Leadership Studies at CGA

Adm. Charles W. Ray has been named the next Tyler Chair in Leadership Studies at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy.Ray, who retired as the vice commandant of the Coast Guard earlier this year, previously served as the Pacific Area commander and has held flag assignments as the Deputy Pacific Area commander, and commander of the Fourteenth Coast Guard

The Coast Guard Cutter Winslow Griesser rescues 48 Haitian migrants stranded on Monito Cay, Puerto Rico in the Mona Passage Aug. 12, 2021. The migrants were transported to Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, where they transferred to U.S. Border Patrol custody and assisted by Emergency Medical Service personnel. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

Aug. 19, 2021

Frontline Focus: Coast Guard rescues 48 Haitian migrants abandoned by smugglers and stranded on Monito Island, Puerto Rico, and more.

Frontline Focus: Coast Guard rescues 48 Haitian migrants abandoned by smugglers and stranded on Monito Island, Puerto Rico; Coast Guard medevacs man from vessel near Cold Bay, Alaska; Coast Guard Cutter Finback shifts homeport to Portland, Maine; Coast Guard Cutter Midgett holds change of command ceremony; Coast Guard, County of Kauai partners complete successful search and rescue exercise off Kauai, Honolulu

Petty Officer 3rd Class Stephanie Williams and Seaman Thadeus Shudark, both operations specialists, are hard at work in the Sector Hampton Roads Command Center, July 7, 2015. Every day communications watchstanders stand ready for any event.

Aug. 18, 2021

How to use clear communication strategies while at work—a Wellness Wednesday conversation

This Wellness Wednesday, learn about resources for effective interpersonal and professional communication

The Coast Guard Leadership Development Center Pilots Inaugural Senior Leader Transition Course (SLTC) Class Photo, June 2021. (Coast Guard photo)

Aug. 17, 2021

The Coast Guard Leadership Development Center completes first Senior Leader Transition Course

Lieutenant commanders and mid-level civilian equivalents have a new opportunity for professional development. The Coast Guard Leadership Development Center (LDC) in New London, Connecticut, has launched a Senior Leader Transition Course to prepare rising leadership within the workforce. The program is six weeks long consisting of a blended learning

Chief Petty Officer Paul Greenwood, Electronics Support Detachment Atlantic City, N.J., times Senior Airman Charles Zingrone, member of the 177th Fighter Wing New Jersey Air National Guard, during his motorcycle safety course at Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City June 8, 2011. Greenwood is one of four Coast Guard members trained to conduct the course for active duty members, their dependants and retirees. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Crystalynn A. Kneen.

Aug. 16, 2021

Get your motorcycle safety required class reimbursed

Aug. 30 deadline for fiscal year 2021 training reimbursement

: Master Chief Petty Officer Christopher Hinote wears the traditional Ancient Keeper’s hat, June 17, 2021. Hinote took over the position of Ancient Keeper June 17, 2021, at a change of watch ceremony at Station Grand Haven, Michigan, that was followed by the retirement of the former Ancient Keeper, Master Chief Petty Officer Kirk Mckay.

Aug. 16, 2021

The Coast Guard has a new Ancient Keeper

Master Chief Petty Officer Christopher Hinote is now upholding the tradition and legacy of overseeing boat operations

Aug. 13, 2021

Leased housing program offers choices in a tight housing market

When Petty Officer 3rd Class Brady Ashment started looking for a place to live in Rockland, Maine, a few months ago, the nationwide housing shortage became all too real for his soon-to-be family of six. Not only was military housing unavailable in the area, two-bedroom apartments were renting for more than $2,000 a month. This exceeded his basic

An official photograph showing Surfman Rasmus S. Midgett in uniform. (U.S. Coast Guard)

Aug. 13, 2021

The Long Blue Line: Rasmus gets the Gold for individual heroism in a hurricane rescue!

A heroic rescue adapted from the U.S. Life-Saving Service Annual Report of the U.S. Life-Saving Service, 1900, pp. 25-28.

A 47-foot rescue boatcrew from Coast Guard Station Destin makes preparations today for a basket hoist with an HH-65B Dolphin rescue aircrew from Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans. Coast Guard boatcrews are required to perform hoisting drills in order to prepare for search and rescue missions. U.S. Coast Guard photograph by Petty Officer 2nd Class NyxoLyno Cangemi

Aug. 12, 2021

BZ: The United States Coast Guard celebrates 231 years of outstanding service, and more!

BZ: The United States Coast Guard celebrates 231 years of outstanding service; The Women in Federal Law Enforcement (WIFLE) honors three outstanding Coast Guardswomen; 2021 Federally Employed Women (FEW) Military Meritorious Award winner named

Aug. 11, 2021

RAND completes URM study

Improving the Representation of Women and Racial/Ethnic Minorities Among United States Coast Guard Active-Duty Members (URM) Study