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Feb. 1, 2023

Announcing MIT Seminar XXI Opportunity for Coast Guard Members

Here’s why you should apply for this unique program

U.S. Coast Guard Barque Eagle crewmembers and Coast Guard Academy officer candidates celebrate a job well done while navigating on the bridge of the Eagle Sept. 17, 2012. Officer candidates from the Academy spend two weeks of their 17-week training aboard Eagle to improve their seamanship, teamwork and leadership skills. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Lauren Jorgensen)

Jan. 25, 2023

Coast Guard launches critically trained officers program

An active duty officer with critical skills may recommission as a reserve officer at a higher paygrade without going before a promotion board

Petty Officer 3rd Class Nathaniel Dirvin runs in the Cocodona 250 race through Black Canyon City and into the Bradshaw Mountains in Arizona in 2022.

Jan. 24, 2023

Running for a cause: how one member runs for the Coast Guard community  

A Coast Guard member raises funds for CGMA through running. 

Senior Chief Petty Officer Richard Dixon photographed in his dress blues in Oregon. (U.S. Coast Guard)

Jan. 13, 2023

The Long Blue Line: Senior Chief Richard Dixon—heavy-weather coxswain during powerful Fourth of July

Two notable rescues in the same weekend

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Jan. 11, 2023

Civilians getting significant 2023 pay raise

GS and SES employees will see the increase starting with their next paycheck.

United States Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopter from Coast Guard Air Station Miami, training at Homestead ARB

Jan. 9, 2023

FSMS Update: Better performance, security, and speedier help on the way  

Software upgrade, revamped help desk to improve user experience with Coast Guard financial system.

Senior Chief Jason Burgos his wife Ashley Burgos and their son Kaysen, whom they adopted in 2022.

Jan. 5, 2023

Parental leave policy update for military members

12 weeks for all parents, plus additional convalescence leave for birth mothers

Vintage photograph of Capt. Carl Christian von Paulsen late in his Coast Guard career. (U.S. Coast Guard)

Dec. 30, 2022

The Long Blue Line: Capt. von Paulsen’s New Year’s Day aviation rescue near Miami

Before all was said and done, the rescue turned to survival for the rescuers.

Petty Officer 2nd Class Benjamin Slappey of Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw (WLBB 30) prepares to present a symbolic Christmas tree at Chicago's Navy Pier during the 23rd annual Christmas Ship ceremony Dec. 3, 2022.

Dec. 29, 2022

Chicago's Christmas Ship returns

Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw delivered 1,200 trees to Chicago-area families in need.

Members from Station Eaton’s Neck, New York, review tactical procedures with Suffolk County, New York Police Department prior to clearing the ferry PT Barnum, during Sector Long Island Sound’s AMSTEP exercise in October 2022.

Dec. 19, 2022

Building partnerships through required area exercises to keep the port safe

Sector Long Island Sound and port partners exercises how to respond to an emergency on the water, put that plan to use! 

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