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Petty Officer 2nd class Santiago Vazquez and his wife Cait Vazquez adopted their son from Bulgaria July 2022.

Nov. 28, 2022

Coast Guard families share their homes, hearts, and reasons for adopting 

Coast Guard families share their adoption stories during National Military Adoption Month; learn how Coast Guard funding helped them with their journeys. 

Group photograph taken in 1875 of the student rescue crew and surfboat. (Courtesy of the NWU Deering Library)

Nov. 24, 2022

The Long Blue Line: Keeper Lawrence Lawson and students rescue Evanston crew Thanksgiving Day rescue 130 years ago

A Thanksgiving1889 rescue on Lake Michigan.

Recruits from boot camp company Quebec-200 graduate Coast Guard boot camp at U.S. Coast Guard Training Center Cape May, N.J., June 18, 2021. Training Center Cape May’s mission is to transform the recruits of today into the Coast Guard men and women of tomorrow, while providing superior mission support to our tenant commands. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Seaman Christian Lower)

Nov. 22, 2022

Coast Guard expands Hometown Recruiting Program (HTRP) just in time for the holidays 

Spend extra time with family by helping recruit in your hometown.

A posed World War II photograph of Machinery Motor Machinist’s Mate Second Class Joseph Toahty in dress blues shot by Coast Guard photographers. (U.S. Coast Guard)

Nov. 18, 2022

The Long Blue Line: Joseph Toahty, a Pawnee warrior who served at Guadalcanal with Douglas Munro

Native Native American Joseph Robert Toahty, who served in the Coast Guard in World War II.

Photo of events at the Coast Guard Foundation dinner in Washington June 6, 2013. The foundation's annual dinner is held as a tribute to the men and women who serve in the Coast Guard. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Patrick Kelley.

Nov. 15, 2022

Coast Guard Foundation announces Enlisted Reserve Scholarship winners 

Eight winners honored in academic year 2022-2023.

The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, at Arlington National Cemetery, with downtown Washington, D.C. visible on the horizon to the left. (Courtesy Arlington National Cemetery)

Nov. 11, 2022

The Long Blue Line: The Coast Guard and the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

Still in its infancy as a service, here is the story of the CG's participation when the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier was established.

Kellie August currently serves as the command executive assistant at the RDC and is responsible for a myriad of duties including processing correspondence and awards, preparing the Plan of Week, managing calendars and meetings and coordinating VIP visits. She has been with the Coast Guard for 12.5 years

Nov. 11, 2022

Coast Guard R&D benefits from veterans within its ranks

Celebrating Veterans Day with those who continue to serve.

Retired Capt. James Hubbard is inducted into the Hall of Heroes Wall of Gallantry memorial at the Coast Guard Academy, October 21st, 2022. Hubbard was formally recognized for his efforts during two helicopter rescues that he played an integral role in during his Coast Guard career. (U.S. Coast Guard photograph by Petty Officer 2nd Class Matthew Abban)

Nov. 10, 2022

3 Coast Guard Academy alums are inducted into the Hall of Heroes memorial

An annual tradition recognizing the heroic actions of academy alum.

Capt. Melissa Powers, a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner with the 328th Combat Support Hospital, gives her analysis of a role-playing casualty for her Soldier to annotate during a training exercise at Fort Hunter Liggett, California, July 31, 2015. Powers and 328th CSH are taking part in Operation Caucacus Restore, which engages Soldiers in real world scenarios to prepare them for a deployment. These exercises are adaptive and have the capability to train units as large as 500 service members. (U.S. Army photo by Pvt. Joshua P. Morris/Released)

Nov. 7, 2022

Mastering your mindset could improve your performance, your life

Professionals from CHAMP explain what a mindset is and how you can use yours to your advantage. 

First boat used by Aquinnah Wampanoag rescuers, photographed after the event. Samuel Anthony is seated third from right. (Courtesy of the Martha’s Vineyard Museum)

Nov. 4, 2022

The Long Blue Line: “They periled their lives for others”— Martha’s Vineyard’s Aquinnah Wampanoag heroes

Here's the story of the first Native Americans known to serve in the U.S. Coast Guard.