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A U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater aircrew and a Royal Bahamas Defence Force boat crews intercepted 88 people aboard a Haitian sail freighter near Great Inagua, Bahamas Jan. 23, 2022. The people were intercepted during a suspected migrant venture approximately 23 miles west of Great Inagua, Bahamas. (Royal Bahamas Defence Force photo)

Jan. 27, 2022

Frontline Focus: Coast Guard, partner agency intercept 88 Haitians near Great Inagua, Bahamas, and more.

Coast Guard, partner agency intercept 88 Haitians near Great Inagua, Bahamas; Coast Guard rescues six from distressed sailing vessel near Mona Island, Puerto Rico; Coast Guard repatriates 90 Dominicans to the Dominican Republic following three illegal voyage interdictions near Puerto Rico; Coast Guard rescues kayaker near Slidell, Louisiana; and Navy and Coast Guard stop boat in Caribbean with suspected cocaine shipment worth $22 million.

Coast Guard leadership from local units break ground for new construction during a groundbreaking ceremony at Coast Guard Station Tybee, Georgia, Jan. 12, 2022. The new building will be used for Station Tybee, Coast Guard Cutter Pompano, and Coast Guard Aids to Navigation Tybee Island to support their multiple missions. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class David Micallef)

Jan. 27, 2022

Groundbreaking ceremony for modernized Tybee Island facility; USCG Aviation Workout to Remember will honor fallen; Coast Guard Mutual Assistance funding for families facing water contamination; Birthday of the ‘Father of the Coast Guard’

Bravo Zulu!

A health services technician wearing a mask, blue scrubs and stethoscope, standing in a clinic, looking at the photographer

Jan. 24, 2022

Last Call for the new Excellence in Customer Service Award Nominations

Recognizing responsiveness to our customers' needs

Petty Officer 3rd Class Christian Ortega Santiago, a hospital corpsman, and another member of the crew of the Sentinel-class Coast Guard Cutter Glen Harris treat a migrant for symptoms of hypothermia following his rescue from the water in the Atlantic Ocean on Jan. 5, 2021. The Glen Harris, with the Coast Guard Cutter Emlen Tunnell and the Coast Gaurd Cutter Thetis are conducting a routine patrol in the U.S. Sixth Fleet area of responsibility while the Sentinel-class cutters transit from the U.S. to their new homeport of Manama, Bahrain. U.S. Sixth Fleet, headquartered in Naples, Italy, conducts the full spectrum of joint and naval operations, often in concert with allied and interagency partners, to advance U.S. national interests, security, and stability in Europe and Africa. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Ade Gills)

Jan. 20, 2022

Frontline Focus: U.S., Spain and Morocco collaborate to conduct rescue at sea in Atlantic Ocean, and more.  

U.S., Spain, Morocco rescue 103 migrants at sea; Coast Guard Cutter Stone returns to homeport after 61-day patrol; Coast Guard rescues six hunters from Cape Cod marsh, Mass.; Coast Guard rescues 2 jet skiers near Atkinson Island, Texas; and Coast Guard partners with SailPlan to monitor marine infrastructure, increasing port efficiency and helping achieve climate goal. 

Today, after a yearlong process that produced hundreds of submissions and research involving space professionals and members of the general public, we can finally share with you the name by which we will be known: Guardians. The opportunity to name a force is a momentous charge. Guardians is a name with a long history in space operations, tracing back to the original command motto of Air Force Space Command in 1983, “Guardians of the High Frontier.” The name Guardians connects our proud heritage and culture to the important mission we execute 24/7 to safeguard the ultimate high ground and provide space capabilities to our nation’s leaders. Guardians. Semper Supra!

Jan. 13, 2022

U.S. Space Force celebrates its second birthday; USO Coast Guardsman of the Year 2021; and Silver Lifesaving Medal awarded to two-time bodyboarding champion

Bravo Zulu

Jan. 7, 2022

PY22 ADPL Lieutenant Selection Board Results

Congratulations to all recommended for promotion!

Coast Guard service member looks out the window of a ship at the Pacific ocean

Jan. 7, 2022

We're so glad 2021 is done, read these 2022 Watch Logs for fun

New Year's Day watch log entry poems from around the Coast Guard

Petty Officer First Class Joseph DeVito received the 2021 Hopley Yeaton Cutter Superior Cutterman Award (enlisted category). Among many other distinctions, DeVito qualified as an underway officer of the deck. Coast Guard photo.

Jan. 6, 2022

Hopley Yeaton Award winners; 2021 Coast Guard Engineer of the Year; 2020 Area Maritime Security Committee of the Year Award; Niagara Falls recovery 

Hopley Yeaton Award winners named. The Douglas Munro Chapter of the Surface Navy Association (SNA) announced the recipients of the 2021 Hopley Yeaton Cutter Excellence and Superior Cutterman Awards. The Hopley Yeaton awards, which honor the Coast Guard’s legendary sea-going forbearer, Capt. Hopley Yeaton, are given annually to celebrate and

Part of a panoramic photograph of Nome, with the small white Nome Boat Station located in the center. Note the proximity of the boathouse to the open beach and the degree of exposure to high seas. (Library of Congress)

Dec. 31, 2021

The Long Blue Line: Station Nome—saving lives near the top of the world!

Of all the lifesaving stations in Coast Guard history, by far the most remote station was located at Nome, Alaska, on the northern Bering Sea coastline. The Life-Saving Service station at Nome was in operation from 1905 to 1947 and its isolation resulted in a unique history.Established in the summer of 1899, the coastal town of Nome was the

Martin Army Community Hospital’s Department of Behavioral Health Intensive Outpatient Program Chief, Lt. Karnisha Harvey, and linguist Hameed helped 10,000 Afghan refugees during Operation Allies Welcome near Fort Bliss, Texas. U.S. Public Health Services photo courtesy of Lt. Karnisha Harvey Martin Army Community Hospital’s Department of Behavioral Health Intensive Outpatient Program Chief, Lt. Karnisha Harvey, and linguist Hameed helped 10,000 Afghan refugees during Operation Allies Welcome near Fort Bliss, Texas. U.S. Public Health Services photo courtesy of Lt. Karnisha Harvey

Dec. 28, 2021

Spotlight Joint Duty Assignment Opportunities

Operation Allies Welcome (OAW) assignments are nine-month assignments with Department of Homeland Security, Office of the Secretary & Executive Management (OSEM), Operation Allies Welcome (OAW). The OAW, Unified Coordination Group (UCG) has been leading the whole-of-nation effort to welcome our Afghan allies and care for them while we help them

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