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Family members of the Maritime Safety and Security Team (MSST) Los Angeles-Long Beach 91103 hold 'welcome home' signs as they wait to embrace their loved ones as they return from a six-month deployment May 22, 2010. . The unit was deployed to provide maritime force protection to the Joint Task Force aboard the Naval Station Guantanamo Bay. U.S. Coast Guard photo.

April 29, 2021

You are invited to a Yellow Ribbon event

Join us May 7

Seaman Apprentice George Duartes Alazar, left, 87th Security Forces Squadron master at arms, poses with family. Duartes Alazar is from Bensalem, Pennsylvania and is now stationed at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst. He is not far from home and surrounded by fellow service members within the 87th Security Forces Squadron, however he struggled with feelings of loneliness and the effects of depression. (Courtesy photo)

April 28, 2021

How to live a life without self-sabotage—a Wellness Wednesday discussion 

Join us for Wellness Wednesday today at 3 p.m.

Staff members of the Fort Lee Family Advocacy Program set up signage and their annual pinwheel garden display by the front entrance of the Army Community Service facility to mark the start of Child Abuse Prevention Month on April 1. Pictured from left are FAP Specialist LaKetia Jones and New Parent Support Program Specialists Georgette Nelson and Teresa Mitchell. (U.S. Army Photo by Patrick Buffett)

April 27, 2021

April is Child Abuse Prevention Month 

How the Coast Guard Workforce can be vigilant about child abuse prevention  

Master Chief Rashaun Morris retirement ceremony Cape Cod, October 17, 2020. Morris retired after 33 years of service. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Carlos Tobon)

April 21, 2021

Planning your separation or retirement

Learn tips for separation preparation

PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 30, 2016) A merchant mariner aboard the fast sealift ship SS Capella (T-AKR 293) mans the helm as the ship is underway to conduct a 120-hour turbo activation. The U.S. Transportation Command (TRANSCOM) conducts turbo activation to measure personnel and material readiness of the selected Ready Reserve Force. Capella, more than 40-years-old, is still among the fastest cargo ships in the world and capable of transporting nearly all equipment needed to outfit a full mechanized brigade of the U.S. Army. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Billy Ho/Released)

April 21, 2021

New courses developed by the Military to Mariner Program and approved by the National Maritime Center ease pathway to earning credentials

Here's a pathway to receive your merchant mariner credentials.

Command Master Chief Petty Officer James Bach passes the watch to Master Chief Petty Officer Jahmal Pereira during the Ninth Coast Guard District's change-of-watch ceremony in Cleveland, June 6, 2018. The ceremony was presided over by the Commander of the Coast Guard's Ninth District, Rear Adm. Joanna Nunan.

April 20, 2021

Solicitation for CSEL AY22

Are you interested in serving as a Gold or Silver Badge?

NEW YORK - Coast Guard Petty Officers, from left, Stephen Miller, Heather Clark, Paola Colon, Marc-Antoine Jean and Chief Petty Officer Hugo Gaytan, all of Coast Guard Sector New York, recite the oath of enlistment, as Vice Adm. Robert Parker, Commander of the Coast Guard's Atlantic Area, officiates the ceremony. The re-enlistment took place at the New York World Trade Center ceremonial platform, Thurs., May 26, 2011. The ceremony was part of New York Fleet Week, a week-long event in which mariners from around the world are celebrated in a series of maritime-oriented events. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Thomas McKenzie

April 19, 2021

Change in policy allows cancelling extensions if eligible for SRB

You can now cancel your contract extension, if you qualify for a selective reenlistment bonus

Cyndy Olson and Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard Steven Cantrell affix new collar devices to Ryan Olson's uniform during the 2014 Coast Guard Enlisted Persons of the Year Banquet at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling in Washington, D.C., May 7, 2015. During the ceremony, Olson was recognized as the Enlisted Person of the Year - Reserve Component, an honor that comes with a meritorious advancement - in Olson's case, an advancement from petty officer first class to chief petty officer. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Petty Officer Kyle Niemi)

April 16, 2021

May Reserve enlisted advancement announcement

Congratulations to all those advancing!

MICHIGAN CITY, Ind. - Senior Chief Petty Officer Colleen McCarthy, (left), officer-in-charge of Coast Guard Station Kenosha, Wis., and Senior Chief Petty Officer Michael Beatty, officer-in-charge of Coast Guard Station Frankfort, Mich., pin new rank insignias on the collar of Rebecca Polzin, officer-in-charge of Coast Guard Station Michigan City during her advancement to senior chief petty officer, Feb. 2, 2012. As officer-in-charge, Polzin ensures the 19 enlisted active duty members and 7 enlisted Coast Guard reservists at Station Michigan City carry out their missions of search and rescue; maritime law enforcement; ports, waterways, and coastal security; and marine environmental protection. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Seaman Kody Felthoff.

April 16, 2021

May enlisted announcement

Congratulations to all those advancing!  

Twelve new housing units have been added to Culp Court within the Coast Guard Triumph Housing Complex in Astoria, Ore., and families can begin moving in June 27, 2019. The 12 new units plus a maintenance and operations building complete phase II of a housing project that has cost a total of $19.3 million to complete. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Trevor Lilburn.

April 15, 2021

House hunting help for the 2021 PCS season

Your local housing officer can help you find your way home