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Members of Port Security Unit 301from Cape Cod, Mass., and deployed to Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, escort the Coast Guard Cutter Thetis in the waters of Guantanamo Bay.

Oct. 9, 2024

Special Duty Pay and Assignment Pay updates announced

SDP and AP adjustments reflect Coast Guard needs and priorities.

Office of the Chief Prosecutor now oversees victim-centric cases

Oct. 8, 2024

Meet the Coast Guard’s new Special Trial Counsels

Join us for a virtual tour of their practice courtroom in Charleston, S.C.

Oct. 8, 2024

Start early if you want to transfer education benefits to your dependents

Coast Guard reminds members about Post-9/11 GI Bill Transfer of Education Benefits (TEB) requirements.

The VA offers support to sexual assault survivors.

Oct. 7, 2024

Coast Guard’s Office of the Chief Prosecutor now oversees victim-centric cases

Historic new office improves accountability, trust in adjudication process.

Official service photograph of Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard Charles L. Calhoun in his dress blues. (U.S. Coast Guard)
The newly commissioned National Security Cutter, Charles Calhoun, steams up the Cooper River to its new homeport at Coast Guard Base Charleston. (U.S. Coast Guard)

Oct. 4, 2024

MCPOCG #1 Charles Calhoun — leader, mentor, trailblazer and NSC namesake

Calhoun's philosophy was, “You should have important goals in your life and make every effort possible to obtain those goals. Set your goals high. Believe in being the best in everything you want to accomplish.”

Five Coast Guard members from five separate countries were sworn in as U.S. citizens at Cape May on Sept. 6 as part of the service’s naturalization program, Operation Sentinel to Citizen. From left to right: Petty Officer 3rd Class Liam Karlsrud, Petty Officer 2nd Class Justin Peapea, Seaman Rashaad Reid, Seaman Alinyeg Silva, and Seaman Frederick Asare.

Oct. 3, 2024

Coast Guard naturalization program helps 152 members become citizens in its first year

Operation Sentinel to Citizen boosts recruiting, helps non-naturalized members

A Coast Guard Hockey team member wears the Mid-Atlantic team jersey in the 2024 Tunnels to Towers Heroes Cup on Sept. 14, 2024, in Morristown, New Jersey. The Coast Guard Hockey team claimed victory in the 2024 Tunnels to Towers Heroes Cup representing Coast Guard active duty, reserves, and veterans while raising funds for the Tunnel to Towers Foundation. (Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Sydney Phoenix)

Oct. 2, 2024

Coast Guard Hockey Organization: Supporting servicemembers, first responders

The Coast Guard claimed victory in the 2024 Tunnel to Towers (T2T) Heroes Cup Hockey Tournament!

Lt. Victoria Castleberry (left), Capt. Mark Kuperman (top), and Ms. Megan Johns Henry (bottom), are all photographed in a collage together. Each of them have recently finished a Naval Postgraduate School’s Center for Homeland Defense and Security (CHDS) program.

Oct. 1, 2024

Make innovative, impactful change while networking & growing your career

CHDS grads share how they transformed as leaders in and out of the classroom.

Sept. 30, 2024

Help Enhance Reserve Readiness: Make Submissions or Join the Coast Guard Reserve Policy Board

The Reserve Policy Board is accepting members through Oct. 31, 2024 and accepts submissions year-round.

Petty Officer 1st Class Anthony Tartaglia, a machinery technician from U.S. Coast Guard Sector Maryland - National Capital Region, assists with the deployment of federal aids to navigation marking the Fort Carroll Temporary Alternate Channel on April 19, 2024. The Key Bridge Response is one of the operational missions that will qualify for special leave accrual (SLA) in FY 24.

Sept. 30, 2024

Coast Guard releases guidance for FY 2024 Special Leave Accrual (SLA)

Message notes requirements and qualifying missions.