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Coast Guard Cutter Alex Haley crew members conduct hoist training with an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew while underway in the Bering Sea June 15, 2021. Helicopter crews deploy aboard Coast Guard cutters to extend their search-and-rescue and law-enforcement reach and shorten response times during maritime emergencies. U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy Coast Guard Cutter Alex Haley.

July 8, 2021

Frontline Focus: Coast Guard Cutter Alex Haley returns home

Frontline Focus: Coast Guard Cutter Alex Haley returns to Kodiak from Bering Sea patrol, and more

DEOCS: Assessment to Solutions

July 7, 2021

From the Civil Rights Directorate: Improved Organizational Climate Surveys

See what you can expect in DEOCS 5.0

Coast Guard officer cover insignia

July 7, 2021

Officers: Managing your career  

A guide from OPM-4 to manage your career

The Coast Guard 8th District personnel held a change-of-command ceremony June 25, 2021 at the Port of New Orleans where Rear Adm. John P. Nadeau transfered command of the Coast Guard 8th District to Rear Adm. Richard V. Timme. Nadeau originally took command of the 8th District in June 2019 and retired after 32 years of service following the change of command. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class John Michelli)

July 1, 2021

Frontline Focus: Coast Guard, partner agencies respond to public safety threat of explosives and hostages

Public safety response, changes of command across the service, hunters rescued in D17

eckplate Leader of the Week is Senior Chief Petty Officer Jeremy Thomas, a marine science technician, from U.S. Coast Guard Sector San Francisco’s Incident Management Division!

June 30, 2021

Leader of the Week: Senior Chief Petty Officer Jeremy Thomas

Our Deckplate Leader of the Week is Senior Chief Petty Officer Jeremy Thomas

Cmdr. Merle J. Smith, Jr. was the second African American to receive an appointment to the U.S. Coast Guard Academy and the first to graduate. Smith served as a role model for countless cadets, faculty, and staff at the Coast Guard Academy.

June 25, 2021

Fair winds and following seas: Cmdr. Merle Smith, CGA's 1st African American graduate

Cmdr. Smith, 76, died June 16. The wake and funeral service will be held next month in New London.

NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY BAHRAIN (June 16, 2021) Capt. Benjamin Berg, incoming commander of Patrol Forces Southwest Asia (PATFORSWA) gives remarks during a change of command ceremony onboard Naval Support Activity Bahrain, June 16. PATFORSWA is the Coast Guard's largest unit outside of the U.S. playing a key role in supporting Navy security cooperation, maritime security, and maritime infrastructure protection operations in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Matthew Riggs)

June 24, 2021

Frontline Focus: U.S. Coast Guard Patrol Forces Southwest Asia holds change of command, and more

Here's what's going on throughout the fleet

Hurricane Katrina before making landfall as seen from space. (NOAA)

June 24, 2021

The Long Blue Line: Into the eye of chaos--River Tender Pamlico in Hurricane Katrina, Part I. The Response

Read the dramatic story of Coast Guard Cutter Pamlico's Hurricane Katrina response

June 22, 2021

Scholars program gives aspiring cadets a leg up

Unique program has a remarkable success rate

Adm. Linda Fagan relieved Adm. Charles Ray as the 32nd Vice Commandant of the Coast Guard during a Change of Watch ceremony at Coast Guard Headquarters, June 18, 2021. Ray retired after more than 40 years of service in the Coast Guard.

June 18, 2021

U.S. Coast Guard welcomes new vice commandant

Adm. Charles W. Ray: 'It is my privilege to pass the reigns of vice commandant to Adm. Fagan, a true trailblazer and inspiration.'

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