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The Coast Guard recognizes September as National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month.

Sept. 4, 2024

It’s okay to ask for help: Connect to Protect

September is National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month

Coast Guard Sector Northern New England (SNNE) reserve members attached to SNNE including Station Rockland, Station South Portland and Station Portsmouth Harbor, participate in law enforcement training at the range as part of their Boarding Team College in Portland, Maine, May 19, 2023. Law enforcement members qualify or prequalify while practicing their marksmanship skills to maintain proficiency. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Amber Howie)

Sept. 3, 2024

Calling Reservists who want to be Boarding Officers!

The Boarding Officer Practical Course (BOPC) is for you!

Color photograph of a November 1991 Haitian migrant interdiction performed by the U.S. Coast Guard. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

Aug. 30, 2024

Maturing, making an impact — Coast Guard Intelligence in the 1980s and 1990s

The program’s development over the next two decades had the corollary effect of helping the service’s broader transformation into a more national security-centric and -relevant entity.

FORCECOM enables mission success through leader development, training and assessment.

Aug. 28, 2024

Veteran Ventures Program empowers Coast Guard members for business success

Centenary University’s initiative offers comprehensive entrepreneurship training for veterans and their families. Fall 2024 applications are open now through Sept. 10, 2024!