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The Coast Guard 2021 enlisted persons of the year

July 7, 2022

New qualification insignias will acknowledge members’ specialty accomplishments

More professional communities - including civilians - will soon be able to earn qualification insignia

Coast Guard Academy Commandant of Cadets Capt. Art Ray , stands with a group of 1/c cadets dressed in Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) personal protective equipment (PPE) during pre-graduation week, May 2022. The Coast Guard Office of Specialized Capabilities coordinated this inaugural training at the academy where members of the Special Missions Training Center taught cadets how to recognize CBRN threats and properly wear PPE equipment.

June 28, 2022

Office of Specialized Capabilities bolsters weapons of mass destruction readiness during training exercise

Pilot program helps soon to be officers prepare for threats, special missions

NAVCEN splash page

June 28, 2022

NAVCEN website upgrade streamlines access to navigation information

Updates puts information right at your fingertips.

Artwork of the night the Marine Electric shipwreck and the incident’s lasting impact on the Coast Guard. The converted WWII-era ship capsized 30 miles off the Virginia coast on Feb. 12, 1983, and brought about drastic changes in the Coast Guard, including revamped marine safety procedures and the implementation of rescue swimmers. (U.S. Coast Guard illustrations by Petty Officer 2nd Class Corinne Zilnicki)

June 24, 2022

The Long Blue Line: The shipwreck that changed the Coast Guard forever

Taken from the old CGBlog as it appeared in 2019

Locals watch as a Coast Guard MH-65 Jayhawk helicopter crew unloads relief supplies in Maricao, Puerto Rico on Oct. 7, 2017. The Coast Guard is helping deliver relief supplies to victims of Hurricane Maria stranded in remote areas by mudslides and washed out roads. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Eric D. Woodall)

June 22, 2022

Coast Guard families, here’s how to prepare for hurricane season

Emergency personnel from Base San Juan share tips to best prepare for hurricane season and lessons from Hurricane Maria

Auxiliarist Tiffany Townsend at the helm of the Auxiliary vessel Silver Charm, conducting a pre-mission equipment check. Photo by Coast Guard Auxiliarist Roger Bazeley.

June 20, 2022

Top 5 reasons you should join the Coast Guard Auxiliary

The U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary will celebrate with its 83rd birthday June 23, and there has never been a better time to join America’s Volunteer Guardians. The Auxiliary encourages enthusiastic and motivated people help make an impact keeping America’s waterways and the boating public safe. As an integral force multiplier for Team Coast Guard, the

Commandant Intent Document Cover

June 17, 2022

Commandant's Intent released

Tomorrow looks different. So will we.

Coast Guard Fort Lauderdale 45-foot Response Boat-Medium crewmembers stand in front of a capsized boat at St. Andrews Bay, Florida, Oct. 22, 2018. The boatcrew spotted the capsized boat during a law enforcement patrol through a Hurricane Michael high-impact area. Coast Guard Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class David Brindley.

June 17, 2022

The Long Blue Line: Cleaning up after Florida's most destructive hurricanes

Hurricane season is here, we take a moment to remember clean up efforts from Hurricane Michael in 2018.

Official headshot of Michael J. Swierc, who enlisted in the Coast Guard on Aug. 11, 1942, and trained as a motor machinist’s mate before deploying overseas for the first wave of the D-Day invasion. Swierc, who turned 100 years old on Nov. 6, 2021, received the Bronze Star Medal for helping save 126 Allied troops from drowning in the English Channel on June 6, 1944. (U.S. Coast Guard photo, courtesy Pam Manka)

June 3, 2022

The Long Blue Line: D-Day, 1944—MoMM2 Swierc and the heroic saviors of CG-16

The night of the invasion was unbelievable. There was a continuous flash of light in the sky and we could hear the bombs. It was nonstop fire.   - Motor Machinist’s Mate Second Class Mike SwiercNearly 80 years have passed since Motor Machinist’s Mate Second Class Michael J. Swierc served on the Coast Guard Cutter CG-16 off Utah Beach during the

A Coast Guard Officer's hat, sword, gloves and ribbons are displayed together with the American Flag.

June 2, 2022

Officers: Don’t miss OPM’s virtual roadshow on Intel/DCMS and Cyberspace assignments

 Event will take place June 8 at 2 p.m. Eastern

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