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Portrait of Adm. James Gracey, USCG Retired

Sept. 13, 2021

Fair winds: Adm. James S. Gracey

As Coast Guard Commandant from 1982 to 1986 Adm. Gracey presided over, and drove, significant change in the service. He also led the armed forces in the integration of women, both officer and enlisted.  

160624-N-MZ309-365 PACIFIC OCEAN (June 24, 2016) Legend-class cutter USCGC Stratton (WMSL 752) and littoral combat ship USS Coronado (LCS 4) steam in formation while transiting to Rim of the Pacific 2016. Twenty-six nations, more than 40 ships and submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 30 to Aug. 10, in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The world’s largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique opportunity that helps participants foster and sustain the cooperative relationships that are critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world’s oceans. RIMPAC 2016 is the 25th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ryan Riley/Released)

Sept. 13, 2021

New division strengthens operational partnership with U.S. Navy 

Navy Type Navy Owned Combat Systems Management Division is established  

NEW YORK, New York (Sept. 15)--The World Trade Center complex continues to burn, while the Coast Guard Cutter Tahoma controls vessel traffic in New York harbor September 15. USCG photo by PAC Brandon Brewer

Sept. 10, 2021

The faces of September 11, 2001.

Remembering 20 years 

Chaplain Doyle Allen leading aircrews from around the CG (to include the Atlantic Area Commander and CMC) in a prayer for courage, strength, and protection – just moments before launching on recovery missions after Hurricane Ida passage.

Sept. 10, 2021

Frontline Focus: Coast Guard works to reopen ports, waterways throughout southeast Louisiana following Hurricane Ida, and more. 

Frontline Focus: Coast Guard works to reopen ports, waterways throughout southeast Louisiana. following Hurricane Ida; Coast Guard continues to support Hurricane Ida recovery efforts; Coast Guard rescues two kayakers off Maui, Hawaii; Coast Guard implements underway safety initiative for small passenger vessels operating in California waters

Official New York Police Department photograph of Officer Vincent G. Danz. (NYPD photo)

Sept. 10, 2021

The Long Blue Line: Vincent Danz—9/11 hero and FRC namesake

Others lived due to his heroic efforts. Here's the story of PS2 Vincent G. Danz.

The bridge crew takes a moment for a photo on the Coast Guard Cutter Richard Snyder in the Davis Strait on Aug. 9, 2021. Snyder worked alongside the Coast Guard Cutter Escanaba, the Royal Canadian Navy's HMCS Harry Dewolf , and HMCS Goose Bay in Operation Nanook to enhance collective abilities to respond to safety and security issues in the High North through air and maritime presence activities, maritime domain defense, and security exercises. Left to right: Petty Officers 2nd Class Gayle Buchanan, and Zachary Weber, Seaman Kenan Carter, Ensign JT Cox. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Coast Guard Cutter Richard Snyder)

Sept. 10, 2021

Faces of Snyder: The Navigation Team

Meet the navigation crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Richard Snyder

NEW YORK, New York (Sept. 15)--The World Trade Center complex continues to burn, while the Coast Guard Cutter Tahoma controls vessel traffic in New York harbor September 15. USCG photo by PAC Brandon Brewer

Sept. 10, 2021

The Long Blue Line: 20 years after 9/11—a day that changed the Coast Guard forever

How the Coast Guard has evolved over the past 20 year

Official Coast Guard photograph of Petty Officer 1st Class Jeffrey Palazzo early in his Coast Guard career. (U.S. Coast Guard)

Sept. 9, 2021

The Long Blue Line: Jeffrey Palazzo—a 9/11 Coast Guard hero’s story

After her husband perished saving lives on 9/11, Lisa Palazzo adopted a son who now carries his name - and continues his tradition of Coast Guard service.

Chaplain Andrew Hoyle (standing, back left), Coast Guard headquarters’ Partnership in Education (PIE) coordinator, along with Coast Guard and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) volunteers, pose in front of a table full of backpacks stuffed with school supplies at Anita J. Turner Elementary School during a back-to-school night event, August 26th. Hundreds of Coast Guard and DHS volunteers donated equipment or helped pack backpacks with schools supplies to support the D.C. community through St. Elizabeth’s Back-to-School backpack and supply drive (Coast Guard photo by Patrick Ferraris).

Sept. 9, 2021

BZ: USCG and DHS partners hold successful local back-to-school backpack drive helping nearly 300 children, and more

BZ: USCG and DHS partners hold successful local back-to-school backpack drive helping nearly 300 children, and more USCG and DHS partners hold successful local back-to-school backpack drive helping nearly 300 children; Summer joint service cyber event proves to be a success; Military to Mariner (M2M) program issued the first set of course completion certificates for Lifeboatman Limited and Able Seaman endorsed ratings in August; Labor Day offered an opportunity to remember the strength, resilience, and contributions of the Coast Guard workforce

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Sept. 8, 2021

Coast Guard piloting office of data and analytics to empower better decision making.

Office of Data and Analytics coming 2022

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