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June 10, 2024

Lt. Justin Townsend receives 2024 Society of American Indian Government Employees Award

Coast Guard officer honored for achievements in the workplace and beyond.

“Into the Jaws of Death: Down the ramp of a Coast Guard landing barge Yankee soldiers storm toward the beach-sweeping fire of Nazi defenders in the D-Day invasion of the French coast. Troops ahead may be seen lying flat under the deadly machinegun resistance of the Germans. Soon the Nazis were driven back under the overwhelming invasion forces thrown in from Coast Guard and Navy amphibious craft.” (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Photographers Mate Robert F. Sargent.)

June 7, 2024

Into the Jaws of Death — Coast Guard landing craft at D-Day

Story and images of CPO Robert Sargent, “Into the Jaws of Death” photographer.

Auxiliarist Clink O'Connor is seated at his desk working on developing an iPhone application to assist in PATON.

June 6, 2024

Coast Guard Auxiliary creates time-saving app to verify Private Aids to Navigation (PATON)

New iPhone app streamlines process, reduces errors in PATON data.

June 6, 2024

Strengthening Service Culture through Our Core Values

Together, we'll explore what Honor, Respect, and Devotion to Duty mean to us.

A graphic encouraging viewers to attend an ask me anything pertaining to the enlisted performance qualifications (EPQs) on June 12, 2024.

June 6, 2024

ForceCom hosts an Ask Me Anything on the effort to improve the EPQs

Find out how you can help inform the revision of the enlisted performance qualifications (EPQs).

Photos of the various winners from the 2024 Inspirational Leadership Awards.

June 6, 2024

Coast Guard announces 2024 Inspirational Leadership Award winners

Eight Coast Guard members and civilians honored for outstanding leadership achievements & impact.

Pictured (left to right) Lt. Cmdr. Roger Butturini and Joe Stammer at the 2010 Tom’s Run.

May 31, 2024

What makes Tom’s Run the best team building exercise in the nation’s capital?

Coast Guard reflects on the event as long-time race coordinator Roger Butturini passes the baton to Cmdr. Paul Schurke.

Rare photograph of landing craft from the Samuel Chase landing the first wave of troops on Omaha Beach on D-Day. Frank DeVita may have manned one of these landing craft. (National Archives)

May 31, 2024

“Love your Freedom, because that’s what we fought for” — D-Day Gunner’s Mate Frank DeVita

“There’s a cemetery right above Omaha Beach with 9,400 dead GIs. I go there every year and I cry, and I cry. They made the biggest sacrifice. They gave their lives so that we have freedom today.” - Frank DeVita