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Presidential Executive Order and DHS Directive opens path for rejoining the Service.

Feb. 27, 2025

Coast Guard reinstates COVID-19 discharged servicemembers

Presidential Executive Order and DHS Directive opens path for rejoining the Service.

USCG recipient RADM Cari Thomas. Acting Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness Ashish S. Vazirani hosts the 2024 Spirit of Hope awards in the Pentagon’s Hall of Heroes in Arlington, Virginia, Sept. 18, 2024. Since 2000, the SoH Award has been awarded by the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD), Military Departments (MilDeps) and the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) to individuals or organizations that epitomize selfless service and dedicated commitment to our military. The SoH Award, named after Mr. Bob Hope, characterizes the values he embodied: Duty, Honor, Courage, Loyalty, Commitment, Integrity, and Selfless Dedication. (U.S. Army photo by Christopher Kaufmann)

Feb. 26, 2025

Nominations are now being accepted for the Spirit of Hope Award

Submit your nomination before Apr. 16, 2025.

Emblem of the Coast Guard Senior Education and Fellowship Program (SEFP).

Feb. 13, 2025

Unlock your potential with MIT Seminar XXI

The elite program can supercharge your career.

World War II-era Temporary Reserve Recruiting Poster. (Author’s photo)

Feb. 7, 2025

World War II’s “Home Guard”

The story of Coast Guard’s part-time warriors, the Temporary Reserve.

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf (WMSL 750) transits near the Singapore Straits, Feb. 29, 2024. The Bertholf is a 418-foot National Security Cutter currently deployed to the Indo-Pacific region under the tactical control of U.S. 7th Fleet. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer Steve Strohmaier)

Jan. 29, 2025

We asked – You delivered! Part Two

Here’s the second compilation of creative 2025 New Year’s Logs.

The Coast Guard Cutter Stratton (WMSL 752) transits Glacier Bay, Alaska, Aug. 1, 2024, while patrolling the region. Stratton’s crew returned to its homeport in Alameda, Calif., on Nov. 4, after completing a 110-day patrol in the Arctic Ocean, Chukchi Sea and Bering Sea. U.S. Coast Guard courtesy photo.

Jan. 27, 2025

We asked – You delivered!

Here’s the first compilation of creative New Year’s Logs.

Portrait photo of Elmer Stone.

Jan. 22, 2025

Elmer Stone

On Elmer Stone's birthday (born January 22, 1887), we celebrate Coast Guard aviator #1.

In 2009, members of LEDET 409 detained suspected pirates in the Gulf of Aden as part of Combined Task Force 151. (U.S. Coast Guard)

Jan. 10, 2025

LEDETs — Over 40 years of law enforcement boarding missions

Rapid growth of illegal narcotics smuggling by sea drove the need for highly trained boarding teams.

The aft section of the wreck of the Selendang Ayu photographed against the backdrop of Unalaska Island. (NOAA)

Jan. 3, 2025

AST3 Aaron Bean and the Selendang Ayu disaster

Fighting adverse conditions, crews from Kodiak rescued all but six of the sailors.

German prisoners march out of surrendered Cherbourg under U.S. Army guard. (U.S. Navy)

Dec. 27, 2024

Quentin Walsh — D-Day planner and Cherbourg liberator

Walsh’s career spans some of the most eventful years in USCG history, including Prohibition, World War II and the post-war modernization of the service.

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