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Updates to the Coast Guard Leadership Development Framework

July 1, 2022

Calling all leaders: Coast Guard releases a step-by-step guide to developing your skills

The new 8-page guide is broken down by career stage

Coast Guard recruiting staff pose for a picture at the Los Angeles recruiting office June 14, 2017. U.S. Coast Guard photo.

June 30, 2022

The Coast Guard Recruiting Liaison Program is in full swing 

Recruiting Liaisons are assisting with outreach and engagement strategies within their local units. 

Civilian Rotational Assignment Logo

June 29, 2022

The Rotational Assignment Program for Civilians (RAP-C) is now accepting applications  

Civilian rotational assignments opportunities are now available!  

Mountain Home Family Housing is made up of 844 housing units. The 366th Fighter Wing of Mountain Home AFB provides mission-ready Gunfighters to conduct military operations anytime, anywhere. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Daniel Barnhorst)

June 29, 2022

Update on Safe Homes Initiative

Keeping our people safe and complying with new federal standards

Artwork of the night the Marine Electric shipwreck and the incident’s lasting impact on the Coast Guard. The converted WWII-era ship capsized 30 miles off the Virginia coast on Feb. 12, 1983, and brought about drastic changes in the Coast Guard, including revamped marine safety procedures and the implementation of rescue swimmers. (U.S. Coast Guard illustrations by Petty Officer 2nd Class Corinne Zilnicki)

June 24, 2022

The Long Blue Line: The shipwreck that changed the Coast Guard forever

Taken from the old CGBlog as it appeared in 2019

Coast Guard Fort Lauderdale 45-foot Response Boat-Medium crewmembers stand in front of a capsized boat at St. Andrews Bay, Florida, Oct. 22, 2018. The boatcrew spotted the capsized boat during a law enforcement patrol through a Hurricane Michael high-impact area. Coast Guard Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class David Brindley.

June 17, 2022

The Long Blue Line: Cleaning up after Florida's most destructive hurricanes

Hurricane season is here, we take a moment to remember clean up efforts from Hurricane Michael in 2018.

Coast Guard moves from Skype to Teams

June 13, 2022

Coast Guard says goodbye to Skype  

Application will be unavailable after June 15

A small boat from Coast Guard Cutter Tahoma ferries Haitians from the ship to Cap-Haitien, Haiti, March 22, 2022. 188 Haitians were repatriated following an interdiction on March 19, 2022.

June 6, 2022

FSMS: Here is a progress report for June 2022 

FSMS IMT continues system improvements.  

Official headshot of Michael J. Swierc, who enlisted in the Coast Guard on Aug. 11, 1942, and trained as a motor machinist’s mate before deploying overseas for the first wave of the D-Day invasion. Swierc, who turned 100 years old on Nov. 6, 2021, received the Bronze Star Medal for helping save 126 Allied troops from drowning in the English Channel on June 6, 1944. (U.S. Coast Guard photo, courtesy Pam Manka)

June 3, 2022

The Long Blue Line: D-Day, 1944—MoMM2 Swierc and the heroic saviors of CG-16

The night of the invasion was unbelievable. There was a continuous flash of light in the sky and we could hear the bombs. It was nonstop fire.   - Motor Machinist’s Mate Second Class Mike SwiercNearly 80 years have passed since Motor Machinist’s Mate Second Class Michael J. Swierc served on the Coast Guard Cutter CG-16 off Utah Beach during the

The Office of Leadership is proud to present the Inspirational Leadership Awards. These annual awards recognize Coast Guard personnel who best exemplify the Coast Guard's Core Values of Honor, Respect, and Devotion to Duty.

May 31, 2022

Coast Guard Announces 2022 Inspirational Leadership Award Winners

Commandant Karl L. Schultz has announced eight winners.

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For persons with disabilities experiencing difficulties accessing content on a particular website, please use the form DoD Section 508 Form.  In this form, please indicate the nature of your accessibility issue/problem and your contact information so we can address your issue or question. If your issue involves log in access, password recovery, or other technical issues, contact the administrator for the website in question, or your local helpdesk.