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U.S. Coast Guard Reserve Policy Board logo

April 24, 2023

Do you have a great idea that could benefit the Coast Guard Reserve? 

You can now submit your ideas through an online form, rather than going through a tedious formal process

Rare photograph showing a Life-Saving Service boat crew attempting to launch into heavy surf. (Courtesy of Richard Boonisar)

April 21, 2023

The Long Blue Line: “That others might live”—Ben Dailey’s Gold Medal rescue of the Ephraim Williams, 1884

From the 1885 Annual Report of the U.S. Life Saving Service about the rescue of the Ephraim Williams.

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April 20, 2023

Three tools to support sexual assault survivors

The Coast Guard is committed to combatting sexual violence within its ranks and providing survivors with the confidential assistance and time they need to heal.

The Response Operations Ashore Insignia

April 14, 2023

Coast Guard adds first new insignia in over 20 years

The response operations ashore community now has its own professional insignia. Who's eligible? Enlisted members, officers, chief warrant officers and civilians.

A U.S. Coast Guard Band member warms up as a boat patrols the Potomac near Ft. McNair during the U.S. Coast Guard Change of Command Ceremony, May 25, 2010. Adm. Thad W. Allen was relieved by Adm. Robert J. Papp, Jr., as commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard in a ceremony presided over by Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano. DOD photo by Cherie Cullen (released)

April 14, 2023

The Long Blue Line: The selling of the Coast Guard service song “Semper Paratus”

[Editor’s note: This essay is reprised from the December 2015 issue of the Coast Guard Academy Alumni Association Bulletin. Our thanks to the Alumni Association for permission to republish Cmdr. Pecora’s essay and imagery.]The director steps to the podium and firmly taps his baton, bringing the military band to attention in the recording studio.

The crowd watches teams from all branches of United States armed forces as well as several United Kingdom armed forces during the Call of Duty Endowment (CODE) Bowl in Raleigh, North Carolina, December 16, 2022. Services were split into two trios for four rounds of mini battle royale in Warzone 2.0. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jasmine Mieszala)

April 6, 2023

Calling all Coast Guard gamers! 

How you can earn XP in 2023 

150th U.S. Naval Institute essay contest

April 5, 2023

Announcing U.S. Naval Institute’s essay contest 

The U.S. Naval Institute wants your proposals on what the Coast Guard can do today to be more effective tomorrow. 

A Coast Guard unmanned aircraft system hovers during training in Astoria, Oregon, Feb. 24, 2023. The Coast Guard is piloting a new UAS system that will be used in conjunction with the Coast Guard's 11 statutory missions. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Diolanda Caballero)

April 4, 2023

Coast Guard signs strategic plan for unmanned systems 

The world has seen a rapid increase in the pace of technology development in recent years. Advances in sensors, autonomy, data networks, and artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) have led to many new products and services including vehicles and machines that don’t need a human aboard or even to operate it at all. These machines,

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April 3, 2023

Help Wanted: Volunteers to plan tomorrow's Coast Guard

The Commandant’s transformation team wants your help solving our talent management issues.

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April 3, 2023

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