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Several alumni of the Coast Guard Academy were inducted into the Hall of Heroes, here, Oct. 22, 2021. The Hall of Heroes, located on the quarterdeck of Chase Hall, is a place that honors the sacrifices Coast Guard officers have made while serving their country. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Matthew Abban)

Nov. 10, 2021

A Veterans Day Special: Stories from the Academy

Stories of heroes from the Coast Guard Academy

Thank you for your service. Thank you for your sacrifice. Thank you for protecting our freedom and our liberty. Thank you #veterans.

Nov. 5, 2021

More than 230 years of service: Veterans Day reminds us of the sacrifices of those who have remained Semper Paratus 

Take time to learn more in ‘The Long Blue Line’ 

Nov. 4, 2021

Frontline Focus: Coast Guard, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department urge safe practices for anglers along state waterways, coasts, and more. 

Coast Guard, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department urge safe practices for anglers along state waterways, coasts; Coast Guard medevacs man from Patricia Lee, 200 miles southwest of Dutch Harbor; and Coast Guard repatriates 32 Cubans to Cuba; one smuggler detained.

The last known photograph of the Bear taken from a Coast Guard aircraft before it sank in March 1963. (U.S. Coast Guard)

Nov. 2, 2021

Captain Healy’s Cutter Bear—once lost, now found! 

As with so many forgotten Coast Guard stories of heroism, bravery, and courage, the story of Michael Augustine Healy and his trusty cutter Bear is unknown to most Americans. Healy was born in 1839 on a plantation in Georgia to a plantation owner and a slave. His father sent Healy north with his siblings so they would escape enslavement in the South

SAN DIEGO - U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Matthew Fritchey, a marine science technician assigned to Sector San Diego, does pushups on the parade field at the sector, Monday, Feb. 7, 2010. Fritchey is building up points, which will be converted to miles in hopes of his team winning the D11 Admiral's physical fitness challenge. U. S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jetta H. Disco.

Oct. 22, 2021

Military workout planning for beginners

Use the Resistance Training Pyramid as a guide to your beginner workout plan

A Coast Guard Station Freeport 45-foot Response Boat–Medium crew recovers their gear from the water after rescuing five people whose 20-foot pleasure craft starting sinking 1 mile off Freeport, Texas, Oct. 17, 2021. When the boaters called for help, all five were standing on the swamped vessel, wearing life jackets and preparing to enter the water. (U.S. Coast Guard photo, courtesy Station Freeport)

Oct. 21, 2021

Frontline Focus: Coast Guard rescues five from water offshore Freeport, Texas, and more. 

Coast Guard rescues five  from  water  offshore Freeport, Texas; Coast Guard, good Samaritan crew rescue three from fishing vessel taking on water near Cape Flattery, Wash; Coast Guard medevacs man 80 miles off Montauk, N.Y.; Coast Guard rescues man from disabled vessel near Sitka, Alaska; the Costa Rican national guard service (SNG), working with the Drug Enforcement Agency and the Joint Interagency Task Force – South located and escorted a suspicious commercial fishing vessel in their waters to a local pier; Mobile Training Branch is providing training and support to foreign coastal authorities; and Coast Guard TRACEN Yorktown’s International Division

Coast Guard Salvage Engineering Response Team (SERT) provides technical analysis and assistance to salvors attempting to free grounded Genesis Marine barges on the Bonnet Carre Spillway Sept. 6, 2021. The SERT worked alongside the salvage master and representatives from T&T Salvage and Genesis Marine to free the barges. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

Oct. 4, 2021

Help improve the Coast Guard's next hurricane response

Share your hurricane lessons learned at CG_Ideas@Work

Chief Warrant Officer Aaron Studie examines a ship’s engine room as part of his domestic vessel inspection, July 14, 2015. The evolution of marine inspection has lead to regulations that protect the environment, provide a standard for the seaworthiness of the vessel and reliability of emergency equipment. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class David R. Marin)

Sept. 28, 2021

Coast Guard’s Enlisted Marine Inspector Training Program offers a career boost to enlisted personnel with the right stuff

From chief petty officer to chief warrant officer, the EMITP can help you promote

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.

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