My Coast Guard

Subscribe to receive MyCG updates

Results:
Keyword: john OR derricks- OR usaf- OR meteorologist OR career OR highlights

Petty Officer 2nd Class Courtney Block, a gunner’s mate, helps take in lines connecting Coast Guard Cutter Kimball (WMSL 756) to shore power as the ship gets ready to depart for final sea trials Aug. 11, 2019.

June 14, 2022

Special assignments with lasting impact

Equal Opportunity Advisors opt to go "out of specialty" to support the Civil Rights program

Before and after pictures of Petty Officer 2nd Class Tommy Aguon during his weigh loss and bodybuilding journey. Photo courtesy Petty Officer 2nd Class Tommy Aguon

June 13, 2022

A petty officer’s journey to being healthier 

From 300 pounds to a chiseled bodybuilder.

This year’s Ball is scheduled be held at the Gaylord National Resort in National Harbor, Md., Aug. 27th. Courtesy photo.

June 10, 2022

The Coast Guard Ball is back!

Get your tickets now for the service’s beloved annual tradition

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

Coast Guard Commandant Change of Command

June 1, 2022

'It's about time': Biden instates first woman service chief during historic change of command

Adm. Linda Fagan has donned the shoulder boards of the Commandant who integrated the Coast Guard Academy in 1975.

The Office of Leadership is proud to present the Inspirational Leadership Awards. These annual awards recognize Coast Guard personnel who best exemplify the Coast Guard's Core Values of Honor, Respect, and Devotion to Duty.

May 31, 2022

Coast Guard Announces 2022 Inspirational Leadership Award Winners

Commandant Karl L. Schultz has announced eight winners.

Official Coast Guard photograph of Seaman First Class Fletcher Burton in dress blues. (U.S. Coast Guard)

May 30, 2022

The Long Blue Line: Seaman First Class Fletch Burton—he went in harm’s way so others might live free

Memorial Day we remember those who gave all.

Commissaryman Robert Manges in his dress blues on leave from the Coast Guard. (Courtesy of Robert Manges)

May 27, 2022

The Long Blue Line: World War II Chief Commissaryman Robert Manges—100-years strong!

Celebrating a 100-year-old Coast Guard veteran

Trusted Workforce 2.0 and Continuous Vetting

May 25, 2022

Coast Guard implements overhaul of the background investigations process

New government-wide system aims to reduce security risk with continuous vetting of personnel

The U.S. Department of Defense is committed to making its electronic and information technologies accessible to individuals with disabilities in accordance with Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act (29 U.S.C. 794d), as amended in 1998. DoD websites use the WCAG 2.0 AA accessibility standard.

For persons with disabilities experiencing difficulties accessing content on a particular website, please use the form DoD Section 508 Form.  In this form, please indicate the nature of your accessibility issue/problem and your contact information so we can address your issue or question. If your issue involves log in access, password recovery, or other technical issues, contact the administrator for the website in question, or your local helpdesk.