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Oct. 8, 2021

The bottom line about using raspberry ketone as a supplement for weight loss

Expert advice and data—think twice before using ketone for diet purposes

Circa 1940 photograph showing keepers quarters and “U.S. Coast Guard” painted on the side of the storage shed. (Photo courtesy of the Guantanamo Public Memory Project)

Oct. 8, 2021

The Long Blue Line: GITMO Lighthouse standing the watch for 120 years, still Semper Paratus!

It has been 121 years since the Guantanamo Lighthouse was built, remaining Semper Paratus thanks to numerous Coast Guard members who have preserved this unique piece of Coast Guard history.

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Oct. 7, 2021

Workforce Planning Team incentives overview – Get it before it’s gone

See if you qualify for these monetary and non-monetary incentives, which support critical enlisted ratings and officer specialties.

Seaman Nate Dirvin crosses the finish line after running 135 miles through Death Valley to Mount Whitney in California, July 19, 2021. He completed the Badwater 135 to raise funds for Coast Guard Mutual Assistance. U.S. Coast Guard photo.

Oct. 7, 2021

BZ: Bravo Zulu to member for completing several ultra-marathons raising money for Coast Guard Mutual Assistance (CGMA), and more.

BZ: Bravo Zulu to member for completing several ultra-marathons raising money for Coast Guard Mutual Assistance (CGMA); Solicitation: Black Engineer of the Year Award (BEYA) Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) 2022 Conference Outstanding Achievement Award (OAA) nominations; Solicitation: Nominations for the 2021 Coast Guard Engineer of the Year (EOTY) are being accepted.

The crew of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Oliver Berry (WPC 1124) travels to their new Homeport in Honolulu, Sept. 22, 2017. The Oliver Berry is the first of three 154-foot fast response cutters to be stationed in Hawaii. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Amanda Levasseur/Released)

Oct. 7, 2021

Frontline Focus: Coast Guard nabs two smugglers, seizes $7.5 million in cocaine following interdiction in Caribbean Sea

Frontline Focus: Coast Guard nabs two smugglers, seizes $7.5 million in cocaine following interdiction in Caribbean Sea; Coast Guard patrols international waters in an effort to strengthen maritime governance and US-Samoan partnership; Coast Guard holds first-of-their-kind fuel workshops, trains examiners from across US; Coast Guard rescues two from vessel taking on water near Gulfport, Mississippi

The ribbon is cut in front of the new Coast Guard Exchange in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Sept. 14, 2021. U.S. Coast Guard photo

Oct. 6, 2021

New Coast Guard Exchange in Puerto Rico serves military families in the San Juan Region

A new 22,000-square foot store becomes the 65th Coast Guard exchange location

U.S. Air Force Capt. Perry Byrd, 315th Training Squadron instructor, explains concepts to students in the 14N Intelligence Officer course, on Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas, June 6, 2021. Byrd graduated from the 14N course in 2015 and transferred the course credits towards his master’s degree. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Abbey Rieves) *NOTE: This photo has been edited to distort computer classification markers.

Oct. 6, 2021

Tuition assistance guidance for 2022

You’ve made higher education a goal, here are your next steps 

The Coast Guard Academy recognized Petty Officer 2nd Class Felicia Juarez as the Coast Guard Academy Enlisted Person of the Quarter (EPOQ) and Petty Officer 1st Class Justin McClurg as the Coast Guard Academy Enlisted Person of the Year (EPOY), March 12, 2021. Nominees reflect the Coast Guard's core values of “Honor, Respect, and Devotion to Duty” and only those enlisted personnel who demonstrate sustained exceptional standards are selected. (U.S Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Hunter Medley)

Oct. 6, 2021

Special Command Aide of the year announced

Congratulations to Petty Officer 2nd Class Felicia Juarez

Station Morro Bay expansion project complete

Oct. 5, 2021

Creating room for mixed-gender crew

Station Morro Bay can now include women on overnight-duty crew

World War II underway photo of the Coast Guard-manned USS Durant (DE-389) sporting its haze gray paint scheme. (U.S. Navy)

Oct. 5, 2021

The Long Blue Line: USS Durant—Coast Guard and Navy warship of World War II and Cold War

Surprisingly, in the Coast Guard’s 230-year history, the service has operated very few purpose-built naval warships. However, during World War II, Coast Guardsmen operated a number of smaller classes of warships, including sub chasers, patrol gunboats, patrol craft, patrol frigates, and destroyer escorts. The USS Durant (DE-389) was one of several