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A Coast Guard Station Islamorada law enforcement officer provides cover with a fake weapon for his boarding team member during a training evolution, Aug. 10, 2022 off Islamorada, Florida. Coast Guard Station Islamorada is a multi-mission unit ready to respond to search and rescue and law enforcement missions. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Nicole J. Groll)

Sept. 14, 2022

Reservists may be exempted from Law Enforcement Instructor- Resident Course to maintain LEI qualification

To maintain your LEI qual, qualified reservists need to file a waiver by Oct. 1 for consideration.

Sept. 13, 2022

Suicide Prevention Awareness Month: Identifying people who are at risk for suicide

This month, we acknowledge Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. Many of us who have known or heard of someone who died by suicide have asked ourselves how we, or someone, might have better recognized the risk and intervened in order to prevent the tragedy. This feeling may be amplified with the knowledge, according to a national study, that in 2020

The Blended Retirement System (BRS) blends the traditional legacy retirement pension, also known as a defined benefit, with a defined contribution benefit into a Thrift Savings Plan (TSP)

Sept. 12, 2022

Coast Guard Financial Readiness Training: What it means to be ‘vested’ in The Thrift Savings Plan (TSP)

Invest in yourself, the Thrift Savings Plan makes it easy

The Coast Guard launched assets in response to Hurricane Nate in New Orleans, October 8, 2017. Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrews launched to complete Hurricane Nate damage assessment flights Sunday morning. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Brandon Giles)

Sept. 8, 2022

Submit your suggestions for the Coast Guard Incident Management Handbook (IMH)

Here’s how you can help the Coast Guard remain prepared for any emergency

Chief Petty Officer Charles McKenzie, an avionics electrical technician at Air Station Sacramento, counsels recent arrival, Petty Officer 2nd Class Tyler Koch on his Individual Development Plan (IDP). McKenzie says having direct reports complete an IDP once they get settled is a good way for commanders to get to know their new unit.

Sept. 7, 2022

Why now might be a great time to complete your IDP

Streamlined IDP is a great tool for new supervisors, members, employees post PCS

Members serving aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Venturous used a 3D printer to replace broken and cracked handles on the Y-gate, which is a part which allows a fireplug to feed two separate hoses. The handles are used to direct the flow of water. (U.S. Coast Guard photo.)

Sept. 6, 2022

Tell the Coast Guard how 3D Printing could help your mission

Send your ideas to the Pilot 3D Printing Shop via CG_Ideas@Work by Sep. 30.

Petty Officer 3rd Class Joshua Smith, a marine inspector from Coast Guard Sector Anchorage’s Marine Safety Task Force (MSTF), inspects flares during a dockside commercial fishing vessel safety exam in Naknek, Alaska, June 15, 2022. MSTF members conducted exams throughout the Bristol Bay region June 13 - 24 focused on safety equipment such as flares, navigational signals, fire extinguishers, and the serviceability of immersion suits. Each vessel that passed a dockside exam earned a decal. U. S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Melissa E. F. McKenzie.

Aug. 29, 2022

Coast Guard beefs up protection for fast evolving Marine Transportation System

Here's how we are planning to train and retain our prevention workforce.

Lisa Parks in front of Coast Guard Cutter 37 (formerly Coast Guard Cutter Taney) on Pier 5 of Baltimore’s Inner Harbor. Parks, who works at the nearby Surface Forces Logistics Center (SFLC) as chief of the Information Services Branch, began her Coast Guard career 33 years ago as a high school intern.

Aug. 26, 2022

How the SFLC’s Lisa Parks advanced from GS-1 to GS-15

Building a successful civilian career at the Coast Guard.

Aug. 23, 2022

Simplified printing coming to the Coast Guard

New app will help to reduce costs, enhance workforce mobility.

A view of Fort Jackson's on-post housing.

Aug. 18, 2022

Select Temporary Lodging Expense (TLE) extensions announced

Don’t miss this important reminder as you plan your permanent change of station (PCS)

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