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Oct. 19, 2022

Three things the Office of Cyberspace Forces wants you to know for Cybersecurity Awareness Month 

Three steps to maintain cyber security.

Mina Sediqi, a refugee from Afghanistan, spoke to newly arrived Afghan women at the Safe Haven in Leesburg, Virginia, Sep. 27, 2022. She spoke about her resettlement experience since her evacuation to the United States from Afghanistan in August 2021.

Oct. 18, 2022

OAW Hosts Inspirational Speaker at Afghan Safe Haven in Leesburg, VA

Content from DHS Connect that initially published Sep. 29.

Oct. 12, 2022

Commandant unveils new Coast Guard strategy and ethos

“Now is the time to move our service forward.”

After World War I, the Navy returned the Coast Guard Cutter Manning to the jurisdiction of the Coast Guard, which stationed it in Norfolk, Virginia. The cutter was assigned to annual “winter cruising” from December through March each year. (digitalcommonwealth.org)

Oct. 7, 2022

The Long Blue Line: Saving Sunbeam—a deadly human trafficking case over 100 years ago

Chinese non-citizens rescued from the icy waters after the ship they were aboard sank into the sea at the beginning of the 20th century.

USCGC Bear (WMEC 901) is seen from the left side of a formation during a photo exercise (PHOTOEX) as a part of Operation Nanook, Northern Atlantic Ocean, Aug. 6, 2022. Bear is partaking in the Tuugaalik phase of Operation Nanook, an annual exercise that allows the United States and multiple other partner nations to ensure security and enhance interoperability in Arctic waters. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Matthew Abban)

Oct. 5, 2022

Coordinating combat exercise operations from the inside of the cutter

The role of a combat information center during a multinational military exercise

Graduates from recruit company P-202 complete basic training at U.S. Coast Guard Training Center Cape May, N.J., Sep. 16, 2022. Training Center Cape May staff members look forward to continuing the Coast Guard’s Long Blue Line of developing fleet-ready women and men, who are eagerly ready to make a difference in our Coast Guard. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Seaman Christian Lower)

Oct. 5, 2022

Help the Coast Guard boost recruiting by sending your ideas to CG_Ideas@Work

The Coast Guard is hiring and looking for ways to find the best.

Oct. 4, 2022

Coast Guard Cyber offers tips for online safety

Four simple things you can do to protect yourself.

Coast Guard Cutter Adak of PATFORSWA provides escort for aircraft carrier USS Nimitz through the Strait of Hormuz. (U.S. Coast Guard)

Sept. 30, 2022

The Long Blue Line: LANTAREA’s PATFORSWA Managers—over 15 years of leadership!

The present-day Contingency Operations Branch (LANT-39) formed out of the need to provide contingency support to a few cutters deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Initially viewed as a contingency operational need to support those cutters, a solicitation for a handful of Coast Guard reservists was made in 2005. Those reservists would