Official websites use .mil
Secure .mil websites use HTTPS
Subscribe to receive MyCG updates
April 21, 2023
The Long Blue Line: “That others might live”—Ben Dailey’s Gold Medal rescue of the Ephraim Williams, 1884
From the 1885 Annual Report of the U.S. Life Saving Service about the rescue of the Ephraim Williams.
April 14, 2023
The Long Blue Line: The selling of the Coast Guard service song “Semper Paratus”
[Editor’s note: This essay is reprised from the December 2015 issue of the Coast Guard Academy Alumni Association Bulletin. Our thanks to the Alumni Association for permission to republish Cmdr. Pecora’s essay and imagery.]The director steps to the podium and firmly taps his baton, bringing the military band to attention in the recording studio.
April 11, 2023
Coast Guard World of Warcraft esports team wins Armed Forces Dungeon League’s Spring Clash
The Coast Guard brings home the top prize for the first time in any armed forces esports tournament
April 7, 2023
The Long Blue Line: A most unusual cutter—Revenue Cutter Service and Coast Guard Cutter Snohomish
One cutter, two services.
April 5, 2023
Solicitation: Coast Guard scholars, invited to an amazing EU-NATO event, encourage members to apply now for a prestigious advanced education program
AE applications now open for prestigious scholarship opportunities.
Coast Guard Culinary Team 3-peats in the Joint Culinary Training Exercise
Your Culinary Team once again took home top honors in the annual military cooking showdown.
April 3, 2023
Check out the Coast Guard’s top photos, videos, and articles of 2022
Who tells the best Coast Guard story?
March 29, 2023
"I like a challenge" - Why CPO Sharina Komen serves at sea
"The coolest thing about going to sea," Komen says in the first installment of MyCG's new "Why I Serve at Sea" series, "is getting to know the people you work with on a different level. You’re not just going to work and leaving."
March 28, 2023
A Coast Guard Family: Three sisters follow in their father’s footsteps at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy
It seems unlikely that three sisters from the same family would all attend the U.S. Coast Guard Academy. What seems even more unlikely is they would all choose the same academic major to study, and the same sport to play. That all may seem improbable unless you know Molly, Micki, and Mary Kate Huynh from Grantville, Pennsylvania. The Huynh sisters
March 27, 2023
Best Places to Work: The Coast Guard’s 13th District
Seattle is the heart of the 13th Coast Guard District, and it is one of the Coast Guard's best places to work! Check out this video about us and read on to learn more about why members love working here.What we do: In Seattle our crews support missions locally and internationally. Pacific Area (PACAREA) assets in the region deploy worldwide