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Honored with 2022 Capt. Niels P. Thomsen Innovation Awards in a ceremony May 4, 2023, were, from left: Dr. James McCriskin of the USCG Academy ECG Screening Evolution 2022 team, which won in the Auxiliary Achievement category; Jody Carman and Senior Chief Petty Officer Jason Neth of the D17 “Return to Ready” Pilot Program, which won in the Culture Change category; Capt. Chad Brick of the Financial Management Wolfpack, which won in the Administration, Training or Support category; Lt. Cmdr. Andrew Armstrong of the SFLC Additive Manufacturing Working Group, which won in the Science or Technology category; and Lt. Steve Kidwell of the MIT – Research Laboratory of Electronics Graduate Students, which won in the Operations or Readiness category. Not pictured: A team from the Research and Development Center, Defense Innovation Unit and C5I Service Center won the Cmdr. Joel Magnussen Innovation Award for Management.

May 18, 2023

Congratulations to the 2022 Captain Niels P. Thomsen Innovation Award Winners

Recipients pioneered solutions that improve Coast Guard operations and service readiness – just like the legendary Coast Guard innovator whose “chain stopper” dramatically improved the safety of buoy tending operations and for whom these awards are named.

Assignment priority breakdown by rate

May 18, 2023

Coast Guard improves assignment priority for Indo-Pacific and hard-to-fill areas

AP panel retains six priorities as part of its triennial review.

Cmdr. Lee Petty, commanding officer of Coast Guard Cutter Dependable, stands in front of his aging cutter. Petty relies on Pier 3 as a maintenance and repair platform for his ship, which is due for a major pier-side maintenance period in the Summer of 2012 (Coast Guard photo/CWO Donnie Brzuska).

May 18, 2023

Officers: Join OPM’s virtual roadshow about prevention assignments

OPM-2 presents this road show May 24, at 2 p.m. EDT

Operation Dry Water graphic

May 16, 2023

Operation Dry Water: boost partnerships and reduce fatalities

Annual campaign designed to educate the public on boating safety. 

A snippet of a quote "Real talk about mental health for Coast Guard members."

May 16, 2023

Recognizing Mental Health Month

Now is the time for some 'real talk' about mental health.

A logo of the USCG Civil Rights team

May 15, 2023

Advancing leaders through opportunity

Coast Guard celebrates Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month.

Rear Adm. Wiemers honors the 2022 Deployable Special Forces (DSF) Award winners celebrated during the DSF Commanders Conference April 20, 2023.

May 15, 2023

Congratulations to the very first winners of the Deployable Specialized Forces Awards

The Coast Guard announces the winners of the 2022 Deployable Specialized Forces (DSF) Awards—the inaugural year of the award. 

Lillian Ward poses and smiles for a picture in front of a small body of water.

May 12, 2023

New policy makes it easier for green card holders to enlist

Here’s how YOU can use the change to earn a $1,000 STAR recruiting bonus. 

Members of the Coast Guard aircrew that responded to the Gander crash. (U.S. Coast Guard)

May 12, 2023

The Long Blue Line: Gander—the most famous aviation rescue that you’ve never heard of

This is the story of the Coast Guard's first civilian helicopter rescue.

Cmdr. Mike Smith, center, at the 2013 Coast Guard Festival in Grand Haven, MI., Thurs. Aug. 2, 2013.

May 11, 2023

Honoring CDR Mike Smith (Ret), the Grand Haven Coast Guard Festivals original 'hype man'

The service’s original “hype man,” CDR Smith’s passion for the Coast Guard was unequalled.