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3 quick ways to find out about your new location

July 1, 2024

PCS 101: 3 quick ways to find out about your new location

There’s still time to gather more information.

Service beefs up quality assurance, plans to pilot electronic SWEs next year.

June 28, 2024

Coast Guard corrects errors that caused cancellation of May exams

Service beefs up quality assurance, plans to pilot electronic SWEs next year.

Make sure you complete the FEVS survey before July 4!

June 28, 2024

Your civilian checklist for the July 4th holiday and bonus time off

Sunscreen, bug spray, and time off—oh my!

The original enlistment photograph for Robert Grattan Ward, later Silver Star Medal recipient for action on D-Day. (U.S. Coast Guard) With cargo nets dropped and LCVPs in position, the Joseph Dickman disembarks troops for amphibious landing. (U.S. Coast Guard)

June 28, 2024

Coxswain for all invasions — Robert Ward and the Joseph T. Dickman at D-Day

The story of D-Day hero, Silver Star Medal recipient and FRC namesake Robert Ward.

Petty Officer 2nd Class Ethan “Echo” Adams, a yeoman at Coast Guard Base Cape Cod, Massachusetts, Petty Officer 2nd Class Christian “Lights” Rocha, a culinary specialist at Coast Guard Station Freeport, Texas, and Petty Officer 1st Class Claudio “Zielum” Giugliano, a marine science technician at the Coast Guard Atlantic Strike Team at Fort Dix, New Jersey, are interviewed by Jasmine “Veracity” Kanuga, an esports presenter and interviewer, at the Allied Forces Esports Invitational 2024 June 23, 2024 at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. This was Coast Guard Gaming’s first international competition. (US Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Jasmine Mieszala)

June 27, 2024

Coast Guard Gaming shines in first international esports tournament

In their first international competition, Coast Guard Gaming took their skills to Germany to compete in the Allied Forces Esports Invitational 2024.

TCY colors on parade field. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

June 26, 2024

Future Cape May grads will head to one-week acclimation course

START - Sentinel Transformation and Readiness Training - will help new members prepare for service in the field.

Portrait of Rear Adm. Jeffrey Randall. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

June 26, 2024

Learn how the Coast Guard PIE program builds morale, strengthens community partnerships

Rear Adm. Jeffrey Randall shares his experiences with the Coast Guard’s Partnership in Education Program

Coast Guard academy graduates don personal protective equipment (PPE) during Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction (CWMD) training (U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy of Brock Gross).

June 25, 2024

Coast Guard Academy graduates receive weapons of mass destruction training

Training is the first line of defense.

Coast Guard Spectrum

June 24, 2024

Coast Guard Spectrum - Living Our Truth

This June, the Coast Guard commemorates Pride Month with the theme, “Living Our Truth”, celebrating the diverse spectrum of identities within the LGBTQ+ community and acknowledging the ongoing work needed to secure the liberty entitled to every American.

An 83-footer making the Channel crossing with other vessels just before the D-Day landings. (U.S. Coast Guard)

June 21, 2024

Jack Hamlin — Boatswain, rescue swimmer, and savior of D-Day

CG-23 and other rescue cutters performed heroically against the weather and the odds. Jack estimated his boat saved around 50 lives that day.