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MICHIGAN CITY, Ind. - Senior Chief Petty Officer Colleen McCarthy, (left), officer-in-charge of Coast Guard Station Kenosha, Wis., and Senior Chief Petty Officer Michael Beatty, officer-in-charge of Coast Guard Station Frankfort, Mich., pin new rank insignias on the collar of Rebecca Polzin, officer-in-charge of Coast Guard Station Michigan City during her advancement to senior chief petty officer, Feb. 2, 2012. As officer-in-charge, Polzin ensures the 19 enlisted active duty members and 7 enlisted Coast Guard reservists at Station Michigan City carry out their missions of search and rescue; maritime law enforcement; ports, waterways, and coastal security; and marine environmental protection. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Seaman Kody Felthoff.

May 18, 2021

June reserve enlisted advancement

Congratulations to all advancing.

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May 18, 2021

CVR users: How to prepare for June 15

CVR will be decommissioned June 15. Here's what you need to do now.

U. S. Coast Guard Maritime Engagement Team and the Lebanese Armed Forces conduct subject matter exchanges Sunday, June 17, 2018 while participating in exercise Resolute Response 2018 in Lebanon. U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy of Coast Guard Patrol Forces Southwest Asia

May 17, 2021

How to prepare for a special assignment in 2022

Enlisted Personnel Management outlines how to build your best application package  

May 14, 2021

Coast Guard updates mask guidance for vaccinated personnel

It is recommended you get vaccinated as soon as possible.

Rear Adm. Melissa Bert gives a keynote speech on National Vietnam War Veterans Day.

May 14, 2021

Podcast: Becoming a Rear Admiral in the Coast Guard

Rear Adm. Melissa Bert attended the Coast Guard Academy when only 10% of cadets were female.

Posed photograph of Filipino Steward’s Mate 1st Class Modesto Magbanoa, who served in both world wars. (Ancestry.com)

May 14, 2021

The Long Blue Line: Asian cuttermen--the first 100 years of unique service history

Here's a bit of history of Asian and Pacific Islanders serving in the Coast Guard

Coast Guard officer cover insignia

May 13, 2021

Here are some guidelines for the officer evaluation system season

Here are some OER tips

Coast Guard Exchange at Centerville, Virginia.

May 13, 2021

Your Coast Guard Exchange benefit working for you: improved services, expanded patronage

Shop your local Coast Guard Exchange

Capt. Zeita Merchant relieved Capt. Jason Tama as the commanding officer of Coast Guard Sector New York during a change-of-command ceremony at Sector New York, May 7, 2021. A change-of-command ceremony is a time-honored tradition conducted before the assembled crew, as well as honored guests and dignitaries to formally demonstrate the continuity of the authority within a command. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Ryan Schultz)

May 13, 2021

Frontline Focus Column

Sector New York holds change-of-command ceremony, and 13th District Pacific Northwest rescues three people from boat fire

Petty Officer 2nd Class Noah Colburn, an aviation survival technician stationed at Air Station San Francisco, tends to a simulated individual during cliff rescue training Pacifica, Calif., March 30, 2021. Cliff rescue training is one of many exercise crews use to stay proficient in all mission capabilities. (U.S. Coast Guard Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Taylor Bacon)

May 12, 2021

Chaplain’s Corner: Understanding how your spiritual fitness contributes to your successful military service 

Chaplains column