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A Coast Guard Officer's hat, sword, gloves and ribbons are displayed together with the American Flag.

May 3, 2023

Officers: If you are interested in afloat assignments, this roadshow is for you 

This virtual road show is scheduled May 10, 2 p.m. EDT.  

Painting commissioned of Revenue Cutter McCulloch when it first set sail in 1897. (Coast Guard Academy Collection)

April 28, 2023

The Long Blue Line: 125 Years Ago—Cutter McCulloch in the Battle of Manila Bay

The role of the Revenue Cutter McCulloch in the Spanish-American War

New insignia for Coast Guard covers lay pinned on a work bench after an advancement ceremony at Station Point Judith in Narragansett, R.I., Sept. 2, 2015. Petty Officer 1st Class Will Mudloff and Petty Officer 2nd Class Alan Freedman were advanced to their next respective pay grade. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Ross Ruddell)

April 27, 2023

Coast Guard expands Advance-to-Position (A2P) beta test to all enlisted ratings 

All ratings now eligible for program 

A Coast Guard Officer's hat, sword, gloves and ribbons are displayed together with the American Flag.

April 26, 2023

Officers: Stuck on mid-term counseling? OPM has the solution 

Learn about the new mid-term counseling job aids during OPM virtual roadshow April 27 

Chief Petty Officer Llamas shows off his deck department’s hard work reflected in the freshly painted hull of the Coast Guard cutter Dauntless in New York City. Llamas is the deck department chief for the 210-foot medium endurance cutter homeported in Pensacola, Florida.

April 26, 2023

“The ocean is your office” Why Chief Llamas serves at sea 

“One of my favorite parts of the day at sea is watching the sun rise and the sun set. I’ve never seen the same one twice.” 

Rethinking Drinking logo

April 21, 2023

Is it time to explore your relationship with alcohol?

The "Rethinking Drinking" campaign provides tips, tools and resources for those who want to cut down on or quit drinking.

Rare photograph showing a Life-Saving Service boat crew attempting to launch into heavy surf. (Courtesy of Richard Boonisar)

April 21, 2023

The Long Blue Line: “That others might live”—Ben Dailey’s Gold Medal rescue of the Ephraim Williams, 1884

From the 1885 Annual Report of the U.S. Life Saving Service about the rescue of the Ephraim Williams.

A Coast Guard Officer's hat, sword, gloves and ribbons are displayed together with the American Flag.

April 20, 2023

Officers: Attend OPM’s virtual roadshow all about Intel/Mission Support and Cyberspace assignments 

The fifth virtual road show is April 26, at 2 p.m. EST. 

A Coast Guard Officer's hat, sword, gloves and ribbons are displayed together with the American Flag.

April 18, 2023

Officers: Next OPM roadshow is all about support and special assignments 

The fourth virtual roadshow is scheduled April 19, at 2 p.m.  

A U.S. Coast Guard Band member warms up as a boat patrols the Potomac near Ft. McNair during the U.S. Coast Guard Change of Command Ceremony, May 25, 2010. Adm. Thad W. Allen was relieved by Adm. Robert J. Papp, Jr., as commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard in a ceremony presided over by Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano. DOD photo by Cherie Cullen (released)

April 14, 2023

The Long Blue Line: The selling of the Coast Guard service song “Semper Paratus”

[Editor’s note: This essay is reprised from the December 2015 issue of the Coast Guard Academy Alumni Association Bulletin. Our thanks to the Alumni Association for permission to republish Cmdr. Pecora’s essay and imagery.]The director steps to the podium and firmly taps his baton, bringing the military band to attention in the recording studio.

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