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Rare photograph of landing craft from the Samuel Chase landing the first wave of troops on Omaha Beach on D-Day. Frank DeVita may have manned one of these landing craft. (National Archives)

May 31, 2024

“Love your Freedom, because that’s what we fought for” — D-Day Gunner’s Mate Frank DeVita

“There’s a cemetery right above Omaha Beach with 9,400 dead GIs. I go there every year and I cry, and I cry. They made the biggest sacrifice. They gave their lives so that we have freedom today.” - Frank DeVita

Strengthening Service Culture

May 24, 2024

Strengthening Service Culture SITREP: Initial progress to make the Coast Guard a better workplace

The Coast Guard is strengthening Service culture through multiple initiatives.

A painting by Peter Rindlisbacher of the Cutter James Madison capturing the British merchantman Shamrock. (Coast Guard Collection)

May 24, 2024

Rogue cutter Madison — remembering our first POWs 210 years ago

Filth, disease, vermin, overcrowding and lack of fresh air and water made life on hulks a battle for survival.

Painting of U.S. Revenue Cutter Bear, circa 1890, on patrol off Alaska by James A. Mitchell III. (U.S. Coast Guard)

May 17, 2024

Bear Hunt — the search for Healy’s legendary cutter

Finding a shipwreck is like solving any mystery.

A white background with a star encased by a circle. Beside the star the words The Olmsted Foundation are shown with gold underlines.

May 15, 2024

Junior officers, apply to study abroad with no payback assignment

The Olmsted Scholarship is accepting applications until May 20.

Personnel Service Center logo

May 14, 2024

New! How to request back-to-back short term ADOS or TDY extensions for more than 180 days at one unit or location

Coast Guard template and checklist streamline the request process for a short term ADOS or TDY extension.

Early photograph of crewmembers of the Bering Sea Patrol cutter Bear with Asian national crew members seated in the bottom row. (U.S. Coast Guard)

May 10, 2024

Devotion to Duty — Asian nationals serving in the Coast Guard

Asian nationals began serving in the United States Coast Guard 175 years ago, playing an important role in the history of the Coast Guard’s ancestor agency of the U.S. Revenue Cutter Service.

Need help sending your child to summer camp? The Coast Guard Foundation can help.

May 6, 2024

Need help sending your child to summer camp? The Coast Guard Foundation can help.

$500 grants are available for your child’s camp registration fees and more.

Portrait image of Charles Jones Soong in civilian attire, photographed in 1880 at Wilmington’s 5th Street Methodist Church. (Duke University Libraries) In early 1879, Soong signed-on to the revenue cutter Albert Gallatin under the command of Captain Eric Gabrielson and stationed in Boston. Soong served aboard the Gallatin for over a year. (U.S. Coast Guard)

May 3, 2024

Charles Jones Soong—Cutterman and powerful Chinese patriarch

Charles Jones Soong served in the Revenue Cutter Service. However, his fame is little known in the U.S. compared to his celebrity in the Far East.

Portraits of MK1 Emily Helterhoff and OS1 Leland Kimball, the 2023 Enlisted Persons of the Year. (U.S. Coast Guard photos by Moses Ward)

May 2, 2024

MK1 Emily Helterhoff and OS1 Leland Kimball are your 2023 Enlisted Persons of the Year

Each EPOY stepped up to take on roles of greater responsibility, invested in the professional development and individual well-being of their crews, and met challenging situations head-on.