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The Coast Guard Cutter Adak, from Sandy Hook, New Jersey, is loaded onto a military transport ship at the Norfolk International Terminal in Norfolk, Virginia, Jan. 29, 2003. Crew members will meet their cutters overseas as they deploy in support of the war on terrorism.

March 23, 2023

The Long Blue Line - 20 Years OIF: “Tip of the Spear” Coast Guard Cutter Adak combat operations in Operation Iraqi Freedom

Of the 146 Coalition naval units in the Persian Gulf, Adak served deepest in enemy territory and served as the “tip of the spear” for Coalition naval forces.

Coast Guard Cutter Walnut, a buoy tender homeported in Honolulu and deployed to the Persian Gulf in February 2003, performs aids to navigation work. The cutter arrived in the Persian Gulf Feb. 27, 2003 to support U.S. Naval Forces Central Command during Operation Iraqi Freedom. (Coast Guard Collection)

March 22, 2023

The Long Blue Line - 20 Years OIF: This is the Coast Guard Cutter Walnut's story about deploying to the Persian Gulf for buoy tender operations

The cutter deployed to the Persian Gulf to defend against environmental warfare in the form of oil spills.

March 22, 2023

How a Coast Guard storekeeper explored what’s possible with data

Putting data to work.

Petty Officer Second Class Paul F. Floge, a Coast Guard reservist with Coast Guard Port Security Unit 311 out of San Pedro, Ca., provides security with a .50 caliber machinegun on the Khawr al Amaya oil terminal off the coast of Iraq.
Flodge, who works full time for the Los Angeles Police Department, is one of many reservists called to active duty in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

March 21, 2023

The Long Blue Line - 20 Years OIF: Combat Operations of Port Security Units during Operation Iraqi Freedom

The role of Port Security Units during OIF.

March 20, 2023

Coast Guard Reserve Component Action Plan released

Strategy lays out path toward three key changes

03/27/03, North Persian Gulf - Coast Guardsmen aboard the U.S. Coast Guard Boutwell chat on the flight deck following refueling operations at sunset.
The Boutwell, homeported in Alameda, California., is in the Gulf in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

March 19, 2023

The Long Blue Line - 20 Years OIF: Coast Guard combat operations in Operation Iraqi Freedom

Operation Iraqi Freedom began 20 years ago.

Rare photograph of Anita Clothier in uniform with official cover. (U.S. Coast Guard

March 17, 2023

The Long Blue Line: Skipper, jeep driver, and bandmaster forgotten by history

Coast Guard women of World War II’s temporary reserve.

Allyson Conroy (center) and her children, AnnaBelle (left) and Gabriel (right) hold tree pose together, May 27, 2020. Conroy is a 500 hour yoga instructor trained in children’s yoga and trauma informed yoga. (Photo by Chief Warrant Officer Lee Conroy)

March 8, 2023

Yoga as a path to wellness, movement, and peace

What is yoga?Yoga literally means “to yoke.” We connect the mind with the body, breath with movement, awareness within ourselves. Yoga may mean, look, and feel different from one person to the next. For me, it is a way of life that I incorporate breathwork, meditation, and mindful movement with everything I do. When we practice yoga, we bring

Coast Guard Seaman Joseph Dodd raises his right hand Monday, July 3, 2017, during a naturalization ceremony aboard the USS Hornet in Alameda, Calif. Dodd, a native of the United Kingdom, is an active duty member of the U.S. Coast Guard and became a U.S. citizen during the ceremony. U.S. Coast Guard photograph by Senior Chief Petty Officer NyxoLyno Cangemi

March 7, 2023

Coast Guard clarifies naturalization through military service policy

How Green Card-holding Coasties can obtain citizenship

Feb. 27, 2023

New law allows Coast Guard spouses to transfer job licenses

President Biden signs Veterans Auto and Education Improvement Act

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