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Painting of the Escanaba’s nighttime rescue effort painted by an unknown artist.

June 23, 2023

The Long Blue Line: 80 years ago — Escanaba saves hundreds of lives and then perishes

The ship saved about 150 men who were cast into a very cold sea. Most of the men were helpless due to the cold, their hands and feet were frozen, many were unconscious, and only one group were in a boat.

The crew of U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City pose for a New Year’s 2023 photograph.

June 22, 2023

Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City celebrates 25 years of service

Anniversary events honor founding sentinels and station’s robust lifesaving history

25 auxiliarists from Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, and Michigan, and active-duty members from Station Michigan City recently conducted three search and rescue drills and studied operations policy over two days.

June 16, 2023

Joint operations event sees active duty and Auxiliary crews prepare for a busy SAR season

Active duty members and auxiliarists hold two-day training exercise at Station Michigan City.

Flyer promoting U.S. Coast Guard members to attend in person or virtually, through Teams, a Juneteenth celebration.

June 16, 2023

Coast Guard celebrates Juneteenth on June 21

Join guest speaker, U.S. Rep. James Clyburn, in celebrating Juneteenth.

U.S. Coast Guard Office of Emergency Management & Disaster Response logo.

June 15, 2023

Boost your competitive edge with an Emergency Management Credential

CG-OEM’s credentialing program can help you reach your career goals

U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Diolanda Caballero and Petty Officer 3rd Class Breanna Centeno, stand out front of the Defense Information School, following their advancement ceremony on Fort George G. Meade, Maryland, April 16, 2021. Caballero and Centeno were advanced to public affairs specialist third class upon graduating the 108-day Mass Communication Foundations course. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Jon-Paul Rios.)

June 13, 2023

Enlisted postgraduate and advanced education applications!

Schedule your review with EPM-4 ahead of the June 25 application deadline.

Official logo of the 75th anniversary of the USCG training center, Cape May.

June 12, 2023

Training Center Cape May celebrates 75 years of recruit training

June 8 festivities honored the training center’s history 

A photograph of LTJG Tom Beard, who began his career as a Navy pilot and transferred to the Coast Guard aviation branch. (Courtesy of the author)

June 9, 2023

The Long Blue Line: Into the eye of a storm on the wings of an Albatross — Hurricane Laurie, 50 years ago!

Instantly, sunlight! No wind. Clear skies. The sea surface was flat and oily looking but undulating with huge pop-up waves. We were in!

he Director of Operational Logistics (DOL) is spearheading the initiative to create service level standards (SLS), which set completion timelines for a specific service.

June 6, 2023

New system to help improve customer service

The Coast Guard sets expectations of base-provided services.

The Galveston Lifesaving Station probably looked like this unnamed station before the 1900 storm destroyed it. (U.S. Coast Guard Photo)

June 2, 2023

The Long Blue Line: Lifesaving Station Galveston washed away in deadly 1900 hurricane

The story of the heroic actions of Keeper Edward Haines even when he lost everything to the storm.