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Chaplain Capt. David Morris speaks at an Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training shop at the Lowery A. Woodall Advanced Technology Center in Hattiesburg, Miss., on Jan. 25, 2017. Morris was one of three chaplains to speak to the group. Morris has been teaching at the ASIST shop since he commissioned. (Mississippi National Guard photo by Spc. Christopher Shannon, 102d Public Affairs Detachment)

Dec. 15, 2022

Members learn to teach peers about suicide intervention

Building a network of support through training to teach the skills to prevent suicide and intervene if needed.

A cadet meets with their assigned sponsor family, photo uploaded Dec. 2, 2022, New London, Connecticut. The Academy's Sponsor Family Program provides cadets with the opportunity to have a home-away-from-home. (courtesy image)

Dec. 14, 2022

Creating home-away-from-home experience for academy cadets 

Local New London families volunteer to ‘adopt’ academy cadets. 

Chief Petty Officer Ava Stow cooks aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Dolphin, May 2019 (Photo courtesy of Chief Petty Officer Stow).

Dec. 13, 2022

MyCG Holiday Menu: The main course

A smoked turkey recipe like no other

Master Chief David Cahilly and his wife, Brooke, attend the Chief’s Call to Indoctrination dinner at Fort Eustis, Virginia, May 18, 2012. Cahilly serves as the damage controlman rating force master chief for the Coast Guard, ensuring the DC enlisted workforce is represented at the headquarters level. (USCG photo)

Dec. 13, 2022

Meet Your RFMC Series: Spotlight on damage controlman

Master Chief Petty Officer Dave Cahilly brings a wealth of training experience to the post.

Recruits from boot camp company Quebec-200 graduate Coast Guard boot camp at U.S. Coast Guard Training Center Cape May, N.J., June 18, 2021. Training Center Cape May’s mission is to transform the recruits of today into the Coast Guard men and women of tomorrow, while providing superior mission support to our tenant commands. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Seaman Christian Lower)

Dec. 12, 2022

Coast Guard inaugurates new ethos at Cape May

Tango-202 becomes the first graduating company to recite new ethos.

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Dec. 8, 2022

Coast Guard releases new action plan for Mission Support   

Vice Adm. Paul Thomas communicates his intent for DCMS.

Radioman First Class Benjamin Bottoms in flight gear posed in front of a military trainer aircraft. (Family of Olga Bottoms Richardson)

Dec. 2, 2022

The Long Blue Line: Benjamin Bottoms—Arctic aviator, wartime hero served with Lt. John Prichard

Enlisted aviation hero and namesake for new FRC.

Vice Commandant Adm. Steve Poulin (center) gets fitted for a M-50 mask during a Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) training session at Coast Guard Headquarters in September 2022. Poulin took part to remind CBRN-equipped units to complete required training to enhance readiness. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

Dec. 1, 2022

Is your unit ready to respond in the event of a WMD/CBRN incident?

Thanks to a newly created dashboard, it’s easy to find out.

Petty Officer 2nd class Santiago Vazquez and his wife Cait Vazquez adopted their son from Bulgaria July 2022.

Nov. 28, 2022

Coast Guard families share their homes, hearts, and reasons for adopting 

Coast Guard families share their adoption stories during National Military Adoption Month; learn how Coast Guard funding helped them with their journeys. 

U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Meera Gudipati, Flutist for the Coast Guard Band, poses for an environmental portrait. Gudipati is the co-principal flutist for the band. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Matthew Thieme)

Nov. 28, 2022

Coast Guard musician’s work transcends boundaries in Peace Notes

Music becomes a common language during musical program. 

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