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Petty Officer 1st Class Christopher Lee Barrone recently received his Naval Studies Certificate as part of a degree program at the United States Naval Community College. (Photo by Alexander Gamble United States Naval Community

Jan. 26, 2023

9 Coast Guard members received a Naval studies certificate during the inaugural graduation ceremony 

The graduation marks a milestone for the new United States Naval Community College program. 

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Jan. 24, 2023

Unclaimed CGPortal sites are now read-only

Unclaimed CGPortal sites will go offline April 1. 

Attendees watch a cyber security demo during the third annual Global Marine Transportation (MTS) Cybersecurity Symposium in Long Beach, California, May 12, 2022. In addition to strengthening partnerships internationally, the Coast Guard recently created a cyber reserve unit that it is actively soliciting enlisted members and chief warrant officers to join. Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Aidan Cooney)

Jan. 19, 2023

Reserve members, here are new cyber opportunities available for you 

If you’re interested in working for Office of Cyberspace Forces, get your applications in by Feb. 16.

A U.S. Coast Guard Academy cadet, a member of the Academy's cyber team looks at his computer while participating in the National Security Agency's (NSA) annual cyber exercise (NCX), here, Mar. 31, 2022. The Academy's cyber team won third place out of 12 total teams. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Matthew Abban)

Jan. 11, 2023

OPSEC Awareness Month spotlights need for operations  security

Annual reports are due by Feb. 9

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Jan. 10, 2023

The U.S. Coast Guard is helping engage youth in marine environment protection through student art contest

NAMEPA Student Art Contest open now until April 1 for students K-12 grade.

Vintage photograph of Capt. Carl Christian von Paulsen late in his Coast Guard career. (U.S. Coast Guard)

Dec. 30, 2022

The Long Blue Line: Capt. von Paulsen’s New Year’s Day aviation rescue near Miami

Before all was said and done, the rescue turned to survival for the rescuers.

Chief Petty Officer Joseph Greely (left) from Coast Guard Cutter Charles Moulthrope instructs then Petty Officer 1st Class Collin Strange as they conduct training in the cutter’s small boat in the Atlantic on April 12, 2021. Strange, an operations specialist, is the winner of the 2022 Hopley Yeaton Enlisted Officer Superior Cutterman award. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Sydney Niemi/Released)

Dec. 29, 2022

2022 Hopley Yeaton Awards winners announced 

Coast Guard “Oscars” recognize cutter excellence and superior cutterman 

Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Jake Flores, maritime enforcement specialist at Maritime Safety & Security Team Houston and 2022 USO Service Member of the Year honoree, beams during a ceremony in Houston, Texas, Dec. 1, 2022. Flores’s command nominated him for the award for jumping into the Rio Grande to save a drowning baby during a patrol on June 2, 2022. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Corinne Zilnicki)

Dec. 26, 2022

‘Heroic, humble’ Coast Guardsman selected as 2022 USO Service Member of the Year 

Putting others' lives before his own, a true Coast Guardsman

Flying Santa visiting Station Portsmouth Harbor (New Hampshire) in 2015. (Courtesy Friends of Flying Santa)

Dec. 23, 2022

The Long Blue Line: Lighthouses and the history of ‘The Flying Santa’

The Flying Santa, delivering gifts for more than 90 years.

U. S. Life-Saving Service Keeper Benjamin Dailey. Credit: USCG.

Dec. 22, 2022

Lifesaving crew rescue 9 from the barkentine Ephraim Williams just before Christmas 1884 

Cape Hatteras Station performs one of the most heroic feats of the Life-Saving Service. 

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