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Chief Petty Officer Robert Elliott and wife, Taylor, with their son, Macklin, and daughter, Matilda. Chief Elliott has used both tuition and credentialing assistance to build a strong record of professional development.

Feb. 23, 2024

“Having a cup of coffee on the fantail after four to eight watch“— Why Chief Petty Officer Robert Patrick Elliott serves at sea

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

A Coast Guard Officer's hat, sword, gloves and ribbons are displayed together with the American Flag. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

Feb. 21, 2024

Career questions? Don’t miss next OPM Roadshow on May 8th!

Promotions, panels, assignments, and more are all topics at OPM’s virtual Q&A sessions. The full season’s schedule is available now!

A rare vintage painting of the all-African American crew of the Pea Island Life-Saving Service Station, circa 1896. (U.S. Coast Guard)

Feb. 16, 2024

Lewis Wescott—the lost grave of a heroic Pea Island lifesaver

A discovery uncovers the whereabouts of a Pea Island Keeper, one whose last resting place was lost for more than 70 years.

Serby, a Coast Guard K9 with Maritime and Safety Security Team Los Angeles, has been assigned to protect Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas for Super Bowl LVIII.

Feb. 9, 2024

Meet Serby, a Coast Guard K9 safeguarding Super Bowl LVIII

Coast Guard K9 units have been deployed to Super Bowl LVIII, collaborating closely with other law enforcement agencies, to protect an estimated 72,000 in attendance.

Coast Guard Foundation Scholarship Open Season 2024

Feb. 7, 2024

Coast Guard Foundation Scholarships 2024 Open Season is here!

Application window is February 1 through April 1. Find out how to apply!

CG-OWL: Coast Guard Online World of Learning logo

Feb. 2, 2024

Drumroll ... Meet CG-OWL, the Coast Guard’s future learning management system

Thanks to all those whooo participated and submitted recommendations.

3) The all-African American Life-Saving Service crew at Pea Island. For decades, the station served as a singular success story in a service with few other examples of racial progress. (Coast Guard Collection)

Feb. 2, 2024

First to serve, first to fight and first to sacrifice — African Americans in the U.S. Coast Guard

The history of African American participation in the Coast Guard and its predecessor services dates back to the very founding of the Service in 1790.

A portrait of Silver Star Medal recipient Seaman First Class Rollin Fritch, one of the heroic Coast Guardsmen to die on board the Callaway during the kamikaze attack on January 8, 1945. (Courtesy of the Fritch family) Callaway in camouflage paint scheme during World War II. (U.S. Navy)

Jan. 26, 2024

Rollin Fritch — Silver Star hero of Attack Transport Callaway

“Rollin Fritch’s devotion to duty reminds us how to conduct ourselves aboard this ship. He manned his gun until the very end.” — Lt. Jason McCarthey, Cutter Rollin Fritch’s first commanding officer

MyCG 2023 Year-in-Review

Jan. 16, 2024

MyCG 2023 Year-in-Review

We take a look back at our top articles, changes from the past year.

Coast Guard cutter Reliance conducting helicopter operations circa 1964. (U.S. Coast Guard photo). Coast Guard cutter Diligence shown with the prototype “racing stripe” painted on the bow in December 1966. (Coast Guard Historian’s Archive). The extensive accommodation for helicopter operations is shown by this photo of third-in-class 210 cutter Vigilant. (U.S. Coast Guard photo) A Coast Guard HH-52A launched from Diligence hovers over the Gemini III space capsule in 1965. (U.S. Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation photo)

Jan. 12, 2024

Built to Last - The early days of the 210-foot cutter fleet

The two leading ships of the 210-foot Reliance-class cutters, Coast Guard cutters Reliance and Diligence, will turn 60 years old in June and August of this year, respectively.

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