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Coast Guard Station Cape Disappointment crew members stand on the stern of a 47-foot Motor Lifeboat after completing drills off the Washington coast, Nov. 14, 2020. The members regularly train in heavy surf near the mouth of the Columbia River so boatcrews are ready to respond in all conditions. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer Steve Strohmaier)

May 13, 2021

Members recognized for achievements, and Covid-19 restrictions couldn’t put a damper on good-hearted pranks between rivals CGA and the Merchant Marine Academy

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

Research assistant, Kayla Enochs, directs BACH physical therapist Dr. Lee Webb, to raise his leg during a physical therapy session demonstrating exercises performed by Soldiers enrolled in a research study at BACH. Physical therapists at BACH partnered in a research project aimed at finding effective methods to treat service members with patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS), commonly known as runner’s knee. Their research found that Soldiers who used a neuromuscular electrical stimulation device, like the one Webb is wearing, in addition to an active home exercise program over a 9-week period experienced more improvement than Soldiers who only performed active home exercise. The study may help impact the methods used across the Army to treat PFPS. U.S. Army photo by Maria Yager.

May 12, 2021

Tactics to prevent or help heal knee pain

A Wellness Wednesday discussion all about the knees

May 12, 2021

Solicitation: 2020 John J. Jaskot Governmental Affairs Officer of the Year Award

Full-time and collateral-duty active duty, civilians, reservists and auxiliarists are eligible.

Chief of the Week: Senior Chief Petty Officer Kevin Johnson

May 12, 2021

Deckplate Leader of the Week: Senior Chief Petty Officer Kevin Johnson

Our deckplate leader of the week is Senior Chief Petty Officer Kevin Johnson, a culinary specialist assigned to the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Hamilton!

Coast Guard Enlisted Person of the Year, Seaman Theodore Kirkbride, spends time surfing and skateboarding with his Little Brother from the Big Brother Big Sister program. He has dedicated more than 100 hours volunteering with the Big Brother Big Sister of Maui program. (U.S. Coast Guard courtesy photo)

May 11, 2021

Coast Guardsman assigned to Coast Guard Station Maui receives Enlisted Person of the Year award

The Coast Guard named Seaman Theodore Kirkbride as the service's Enlisted Person of the Year.

The crew aboard the USCGC Stone (WMSL 758) conducts firefighting training on Jan. 12, 2021, off the Gulf Coast of the United States. Stone departed on their maiden voyage in December. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class John Hightower)

May 10, 2021

Military to Mariner program issues first course completion certificate

Use your military experience to become a Merchant Mariner

. Photo of Hawaiian Manuel Ferreira in uniform posing with his family in 1926. (Lighthouse Digest Magazine)

May 7, 2021

The Long Blue Line: The history of Pacific Island men and women in the U.S. Coast Guard

For over 170 years, thousands of Pacific-Island men and women have served with distinction in the United States Coast Guard.

The 2020 Wanda Allen-Yearout Ombudsman of the Year Awardee, Jennifer Walker, is shown (top right) with her husband, Petty Officer 1st Class Bradley Walker (top left) and their two children: Anderson (bottom left) and Trent (bottom right).

May 7, 2021

Honoring the Coast Guard Ombudsman of the Year

National Military Spouses Day—Congratulations to all of our Ombudsmen volunteers