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Painting showing Cutter Bear rescuing shipwrecked whalers. (U.S. Coast Guard)

Jan. 2, 2026

Arctic Cutter Bear—A symbol for all the Service represents!

The first to ship to deliver reindeer to Alaska, first to journey into the Arctic in winter, and first to chart parts of the Bering Sea are just a few of the achievements that make Coast Guard Cutter Bear a key piece of Coast Guard history.

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy (WAGB 20) conducts on-ice research in the Arctic Ocean, Oct. 1, 2025. Coast Guard operations in the Arctic are critical to expanding our understanding of the Arctic operating environment for advancing national security objectives. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Chris Sappey)

Dec. 22, 2025

Submit your New Year’s cutter logs!

Your chance to honor a classic Coast Guard tradition.

Direct Access Security

Dec. 18, 2025

Multi-factor authentication is coming to Direct Access

All users without a CAC must enroll in multi-factor authentication to log in.

Shown is part of a panoramic photograph of Nome, with the small white Nome Boat Station located in the center. Note the proximity of the boathouse to the open beach and the degree of exposure to high seas. (Library of Congress)

Dec. 17, 2025

Station Nome—saving lives near the Arctic Circle!

Of all the lifesaving stations in Coast Guard history, by far the most remote station was located at Nome, Alaska.

Left, LCDR Smith posing with noted Arctic explorer Lincoln Ellsworth in front of the Graf Zeppelin. (U.S. Coast Guard photo) Right, Official service photograph of LCDR Edward “Iceberg” Smith taken before the historic 1931 Graf Zeppelin Arctic expedition. (U.S. Coast Guard)

Dec. 10, 2025

The Long Blue Line: Iceberg Smith and the 1931 Graf Zeppelin Arctic Expedition

LCDR Edward “Iceberg” Smith's work during the 1931 Graf Zeppelin Arctic Expedition was a key influence in the modernization of iceberg surveillance.

The first group of Coast Guard members graduated from the Navy Robotics Warfare School at Carnegie Mellon University, which will serve as the initial A-School for the new Robotics Mission Specialist (RMS) rate in Sept. 2025.

Dec. 9, 2025

What you need to know about the new Robotics Mission Specialist (RMS) rating

The new Robotics Mission Specialist rating will allow specialists to focus exclusively on rapidly evolving technologies.

Explore stories on Puget Sound’s lifeline to Alaska, the Marine Exchange of Alaska, and more in the latest edition of Proceedings.

Dec. 8, 2025

Proceedings: Beyond the horizon

The Fall 2025 issue of Proceeding is here!

Recent photograph of a Coast Guard C-130 Hercules carrying out the aerial International Ice Patrol mission. (U.S. Coast Guard)

Dec. 5, 2025

150 years of Arctic operations and the Polar Security Cutter

For over 150 years, the Coast Guard and its ancestor agencies have played a major role in that Arctic region.

Petty Officer 1st Class Kina Thayer, a Health Services Technician at U.S. Coast Guard Yard Clinic, administers a routine blood withdrawal on a patient in Baltimore, Maryland, August 8, 2024.

Dec. 2, 2025

Upgrading Coast Guard Medical Services through Force Design 2028

The Coast Guard is taking bold steps to enhance medical care, readiness, and support for its members.

Echoes of boot camp: A Coast Guard journey

Dec. 1, 2025

Echoes of boot camp: A Coast Guard journey

Two Coast Guard members reflect on 32 years of service—and how it all began.

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