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As Logistics Officer, Lt. Cmdr. Carol Rivers, meets with local suppliers to purchase equipment and materials for PSU 301. (Courtesy of the author)

Dec. 17, 2021

The Long Blue Line: The Persian Gulf War—a female officer’s experience 30 years ago

During 1990, I was assigned as the training officer for Reserve Unit Syracuse, New York. One of my responsibilities was to ensure that each member of the unit had committed to an appropriate two-week training period. That year, the district office in Cleveland, Ohio, forwarded a request to fill 25 billets at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., for a

Senior Executive Gary Rasicot is one of the recent winners of the Presidential Rank Award. He has served with distinction in numerous leadership positions within the Department of Homeland Security, including the Coast Guard, the Transportation Security Administration, and is currently serving as the acting assistant secretary for DHS Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office.

Dec. 16, 2021

2 Coast Guard civilians receive highest award for senior executives; the perfect fit—how the Industrial Production Facility at Alameda collaborated to help Coast Guard Cutter Waesche get underway; meritorious advancement.

2 Coast Guard civilians receive the highest award bestowed upon senior executives. Congratulations to Coast Guard civilian senior executives Gary Rasicot and Calvin Lederer who were recognized for the 2021 Presidential Rank Award (PRA) program. The PRA program was established in 1978 and is one of the highest awards the President of the United

Dec. 14, 2021

The Total Force Wellness Assessment Tool: How are you doing…really?

The tool launched this fall; open to members and their families

U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Schuyler Chervinko (left), Petty Officer 3rd Class Forrest Coltham (center), both aviation maintenance technicians, and Petty Officer 2nd Class Doug Scherer, an avionics electrical technician, are the newest members of the Coast Guard's reserve aviation workforce program and began their reserve duty at Coast Guard Air Station Savannah, Georgia, Oct. 16, 2021. The program currently allows enlisted members in the aviation career field separating from active duty the opportunity to transfer into the reserves. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Barry Bena)

Dec. 13, 2021

Reserve Aviation Crews arrive at Air Station Savannah

The three newest reserve enlisted aviation Coast Guardsmen arrived at Coast Guard Air Station Savannah Oct. 16, and are ready to add their skill and expertise to the unit known as the, “Low Country Lifesavers.”Petty Officer 2nd Class Doug Scherer, an avionics electrical technician, and Petty Officer 3rd Class Forrest Coltham and Schuyler Chervinko,

Coast Guard service member looks out the window of a ship at the Pacific ocean

Dec. 8, 2021

Solicitation: Share your New Year watch log entry with MyCG

We want to hear from you about the first entry of 2022

Astronaut Candidate Andre Douglas individual portrait

Dec. 8, 2021

Coast Guard Academy alum selected for NASA Astronaut Candidate Program

The Coast Guard alum heads to the moon

A group of cadets from the Coast Guard Academy's Class of 2021 present a capstone project in stormwater management in conjunction with U.S. Coast Guard Training Center Yorktown. Within the nine majors of study at the USCGA, most cadets complete a project-oriented capstone course during the spring semester of their 1/c (senior) year that have the ability to directly improve the Coast Guard’s operational success and mission goals in the fleet. (U.S. Coast Guard courtesy photo)

Dec. 7, 2021

Coast Guard Academy capstone projects impact the fleet

Within the nine majors of study at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy (CGA), most cadets complete a project-oriented capstone course during the spring semester of their senior year. It is an opportunity for the cadets to put into practice what they have learned in the classroom during their major of study. Many of the senior capstone projects are

Dec. 6, 2021

FSMS, the Coast Guard's financial system is delayed

Invoice processing and travel claims impacted by the delay

Nov. 24, 2021

TRICARE open season ends Dec. 13

TRICARE open season is the annual period when you can enroll in or change your health care coverage for the next year. In 2021, TRICARE open season begins Nov. 8 and ends Dec. 13. Any enrollment changes you make will go into effect on Jan. 1, 2022. Open season applies to anyone enrolled in or eligible for a TRICARE Prime option or TRICARE Select.

Secretaries Cup football game high fives

Nov. 24, 2021

BZ: United States Merchant Marine Academy wins Secretaries Cup, and more

BZ: United States Merchant Marine Academy wins Secretaries Cup, Nominations for 2021 DHS Chief Financial Officer Awards due, MOCTC article appears in Journal of Military Learning, Crew of the Coast Guard Station St. Louis