My Coast Guard

Subscribe to receive MyCG updates

Results:
Keyword: Taishō OR Tamai OR uniform OR number OR July OR 2023

Posed photograph early in the war of Joseph Gerczak in his dress blues uniform. (Courtesy of the Gerczak family) Photo showing LST-66’s bow doors open to debark troops to the beach. (Navsource.org)

April 19, 2024

Joe Gerczak’s service and sacrifice from Philly to New Guinea

LST-66 ended the war as the most-decorated LST serving in the Coast Guard.

Cyber Trends and Insights in the Marine Environment report

April 17, 2024

Cyber threats to watch out for in the Marine Transportation System

New Coast Guard Cyber report outlines findings from 2023 operations.

Robert Kopser on the left in a Hawaiian themed button-up shirt with his wife Jennifer also in a button up shirt but her's is a dark navy color. They are in front of the water aboard a boat.

April 15, 2024

“Looking up at the stars, hearing the ship under you and the water around you, and not seeing anything else around. “— Why Chief Warrant Officer Robert Kopser serves at sea

This is the eleventh in a series of articles where cuttermen discuss why they go to sea.

2023 Liz Blanc, Exceptional Sexual Assault Response Coordinator and Exceptional Victim Advocate of the Year awards

April 15, 2024

Hats off to the 2023 Liz Blanc Exceptional Sexual Assault Response Coordinator, Exceptional Victim Advocate of the Year recipients

The Coast Guard honors Michael Jordy and Lt. j.g. Kirsten Carson for their work in preventing, responding to, and supporting victims of sexual assault.

2023 Coast Guard Public Affairs Awards winners.

April 12, 2024

Coast Guard announces 2023 Haley-Simpson Public Affairs Awards winners

Units, members, and employees recognized for excellence in public affairs.

Color engraving of the Battle of Lake Erie by Murray Draper and Company, circa 1813. (Naval History and Heritage Command)

April 12, 2024

Dobbins and Knapp — Frontier mariners, naval officers, and Revenue Cutter masters

The revolving-door saga of Dobbins versus Knapp ... a pendulum of political spoils.

Operation Homefront selected seven recipients for the Military Child of the Year Award, and the Coast Guard congratulates 18-year-old Charlotte Tama as this year’s winner for our Service.

April 10, 2024

Congratulations to our 2024 Military Child of the Year Award Winner!

Operation Homefront selected seven recipients for the Military Child of the Year Award, and the Coast Guard congratulates 18-year-old Charlotte Tama as this year’s winner for our Service.

A newspaper headshot of LT Altson J. Wilson in dress uniform. (H. Lee White Maritime Museum) A rare antique photo of a Coast Guard motor lifeboat broaching heavy seas in the surf zone. (U.S. Life-Saving Service Heritage Association)

April 5, 2024

“Get in the boat; we have a job to do!” — BOSN Wilson motors into the Great New England Hurricane

This motor lifeboat was the right tool for a terrible storm such as this, and the man at the helm was the best man for this catastrophe. The feeling of the men on board was: If you can hang on, you may survive.

Hikers watch the sunrise over Lanikai Beach from the Kaiwa Ridge Trail on Oahu in 2016. The Coast Guard wants members to be able to take advantage of all their leave to refresh and recharge. (Photo by: U.S. Navy Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Rebecca Wolfbrandt)

April 3, 2024

Special Leave Accrual: What qualifies and what does not

Coast Guard issues reminder about SLA after requests hit record high.

Cmdr. Andre Douglas joins the Coast Guard Reserve during a commissioning ceremony presided over by Adm. Linda L. Fagan, commandant of the Coast Guard, at Coast Guard Headquarters in Washington, D.C., March 19, 2024. Douglas, a Coast Guard Academy Class of 2008 graduate, reported to NASA in January, 2022, and completed astronaut training March 5, 2024. (U. S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Brandon Giles)

April 2, 2024

Meet the Newest Coast Guard Astronaut

Commander Andre Douglas to boldly go where few have gone before.