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The Coast Guard recognizes September as National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month with four Wellness Wednesday sessions.

Sept. 6, 2023

Connect to Protect: Showing the connection to build better protection

The Coast Guard recognizes September as National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month with four Wellness Wednesday sessions.

Petty Officer 1st Class Benjamin Davis, center, with daughter Emma and his parents at Training Center Petaluma, Calif., in 2022.

Sept. 4, 2023

“What other crazy things can I do out here that I would never get to do anywhere else?” — Why Petty Officer 1st Class Benjamin Davis serves at sea  

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

Auxiliary Chaplain Support chaplain Rev. Benjamin Shambaugh readies for a Sunday service for cutter personnel returning from an Operation Valiant Shield assignment. (U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary photo, courtesy of Rev. Benjamin Shambaugh)

Sept. 4, 2023

Auxiliary Chaplain Support proves vital for Operation Vigilant Sentry operational crews during mission and journey home

These Auxiliary chaplains aided personnel during the mission and on their return from Homeland Security Taskforce-Southeast’s Operation Vigilant Sentry response.

Graphic representing the C5ISC and all those that fall under the C5I umbrella.

Aug. 25, 2023

Communication Evolution: DIPS Sets Sail Across the Coast Guard

New infrastructure to support a nimbler and versatile communication method is underway!

A 1942 photograph of German submarine U-123 attacking the steamship Cyclops. (uboatarchives.net)

Aug. 25, 2023

The Long Blue Line: Coast Guard’s “Corsair Fleet” of World War II

Volunteer crews aboard a fleet of civilian sailing yachts hunted U-boats in the Atlantic.

Petty Officer 2nd Class Liam Coleman, a boatswain's mate assigned to Coast Guard Station Destin, and Petty Officer 3rd Class Gabe Waldrop, a machinery technician assigned to Station Destin, participate in tow training near Destin, Florida on June 23, 2022. Station Destin personnel performed tow training in the weeks prior to Fourth of July weekend. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Gabriel Wisdom)

Aug. 23, 2023

Brilliant at the basics: Full tours at first rated assignment

Some petty officers in their first job out of A-school will no longer be considered tour complete upon advancement.

Mr. Mike Emerson, director of marine transportation systems, meets with Todd Muehlenbeck, acting deputy director of marine transportation systems on detail from Customers & Border Patrol, during a mentoring session at Coast Guard headquarters.

Aug. 21, 2023

Civilian supervisors’ annual leadership development requirements

Here are some ways to meet the October deadline

Long Blue Line Marine Electric series part 1 photo highlights.

Aug. 18, 2023

The Long Blue Line: A tragedy remembered — SS Marine Electric sinking 40 years ago, Part One

The shipwreck that prompted the creation of the Coast Guard Rescue Swimmer Program is recalled by the pilot of one of the helicopters sent to rescue survivors on that fateful night.

Auxiliarist Chester “Chet” L. Williams (center) at Coast Guard Air Station Sitka on his tour of Southeast Alaska, with the mission of growing the Auxiliary and help further support active-duty personnel. U.S. Coast Guard photo, courtesy Lt. Cmdr. Christopher Schleck

Aug. 18, 2023

Congratulations to the Coast Guard’s 2022 Auxiliarist of the Year

Auxiliarist Chester Williams earned this honor through his leadership and recruiting contributions

The Coast Guard is investing in underway connectivity...and it’s paying off!

Aug. 16, 2023

The Coast Guard is investing in underway connectivity ... and it’s paying off!

This next-generation upgrade provides a twenty-fold increase in the speed of shipboard networks.