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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.

Chaplain Tom Walcott joins the Auxiliary chaplain ranks

Oct. 4, 2022

Chaplain Tom Walcott joins the Auxiliary chaplain ranks

Capt. Tom Walcott becomes the 100th Auxiliary Chaplain Support member.

Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2022

Oct. 4, 2022

Coast Guard Cyber offers tips for online safety 

Four simple things you can do to protect yourself.

Macie Rae Cook is Evans Army Community Hospital’s first baby of 2022. She was born Jan. 1, 2022 at 6:30 p.m. in the Mountain Post Birthing Center at Fort Carson. She weighed 6 pounds, 6 ounces, and measured 18.9 inches. Macie is the third child of proud parents Air Force Capt. Danielle Cook, 50th Force Support Squadron, Schriever Space Force Base, and Zachary Cook. “The staff was awesome,” said Danielle Cook. “It was a super smooth delivery.” Zachary Cook noted “It’s an easy birthdate to remember, 1-1-22.” (Photo by Norman Shifflett)

Sept. 28, 2022

There’s financial assistance for the Coast Guard workforce seeking reproductive care  

CGMA offers a zero-interest loan for the workforce in need of financial assistance during their fertility journeys. 

Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Lindsey Peters conducts duties as a health services technician at the Coast Guard Baltimore Clinic in Baltimore, Md., Nov. 8, 2013. The health services technician (HS) provides necessary routine as well as emergency healthcare services and is assigned to a large Coast Guard clinic, small sickbay ashore, or on cutters. Services could include direct medical care for personnel and families; assisting medical and dental officers; performing diagnostic testing, x-rays, and clinical lab tests; prescribing medications; administering immunizations; performing minor surgical procedures, and much more. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Annie R. B. Elis.

Sept. 23, 2022

New training opportunity for health services specialists 

HSs now have an opportunity to attend Behavioral Health Technician C-School

An official Coast Guard photograph of Pharmacist’s Mate Third Class Christine Valdez in dress uniform. (U.S. Coast Guard

Sept. 23, 2022

The Long Blue Line: Latina SPARs—Minority trailblazers of World War II

Women all over the country volunteered to serve during World War II. Here are a few Latina SPARs who answered the call.

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Sept. 19, 2022

TSP changes that you need to know 

Log in, ensure that your beneficiary designation is accurate, check out the TSP app

At the Academy, Lt. Thomas James”Jimmy” Eugene Crotty excelled in leadership and athletics. During his senior year, he served as class president, company commander, and captain of the football team. Graduation in 1934 proved to be the last time many of his classmates and friends would see him. (Coast Guard Academy Tide Rips, 1934)

Sept. 16, 2022

The Long Blue Line: LT Crotty and the Battle for Corregidor

Sep. 16 we remember all POWs, here is the story of the Coast Guard's first POW since the War of 1812

Lt. Cmdr. Samuel Pemberton (left), Petty Officer 2nd Class James Peragine, and Lt. Cmdr. Matthew Van Ginkel, the Endgame59 aircrew, received the U.S. Interdiction Maritime Interdiction Award Feb. 18, 2022, for their successful interdiction mission in August 2021. (USCG photo)

Sept. 14, 2022

HITRON received recognition at 2021 U.S. Interdiction Coordinator Awards 

A seasoned crew faced a challenging drug interdiction in the Caribbean Sea.

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