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Seaman John Demeraski, a Coast Guard Cutter Kickapoo crewmember reviews a load chart before hoisting buoys with a Genie 6,000 lb. GTH644 telehandler while wearing personal protective equipment. (Photo by Anthony Sciullo, CTR, Support Equipment Program.)

March 1, 2023

Go “Back to the Basics” with the 2nd Annual Support Equipment Safety Awareness Campaign 

Getting "Back to Basics" when it comes to our work safety environment.

Rare photo showing the heroic Pea Island Lifesaving Station crew commanded by famed African American keeper Richard Etheridge. (Coast Guard Collection)

Feb. 28, 2023

Legacy’s Shadow: The Keeper’s Lost Grave

Finding the final resting place of Keeper Capt. L.S. Wescott

Petty Officer 1st Class Bradley Martin, a marine science technician, wears enhanced hearing protection while conducting an exam in a high-decibel environment on a ship in Boston in January 2022. The Coast Guard continues to evaluate these electronic earbuds as a safety measure, using seed funding and resources from the Science and Technology Innovation Center (STIC). (Coast Guard photo)

Feb. 28, 2023

Coast Guard tests high-tech hearing protection 

Marine inspectors testing electronic earbuds that block damaging noise, but let you communicate.

U.S. Coast Guard Academy Cadet 1st Class Hannah Bliss poses for a picture aboard the NRP Sagres while underway in the Atlantic Ocean, Aug. 17, 2022. The NRP Sagres is a sister ship to the Coast Guard Cutter Barque Eagle, and is still in use as a training vessel for the Portuguese Navy. (Coast Guard courtesy photo by First Cadet Hannah Bliss)

Feb. 27, 2023

Same but different; Eagle’s sister ship holds true to its vintage origin

A Coast Guard Academy cadet shares her time aboard the NRP Sagres III.

Commissary Steward First Class Alphonzo F. Barbour dressed in his steward uniform including medals he received during his Coast Guard career. (Courtesy of Vince Patton)

Feb. 24, 2023

The Long Blue Line: Remembering centurium Alphonzo Barbour—eyewitness to African American history

The Coast Guard's 8th MCPOCG shares his time with a centenarian.

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Feb. 21, 2023

Coast Guard announces 2022 Engineer of the Year Award 

Andrew Lawrence honored for outstanding achievements.

A rare image of River Cutter Yocona’s crew in 1925 shows her black enlisted men, and white officers and non-commissioned officers posed aboard the cutter. (Courtesy of U.S. Coast Guard)

Feb. 17, 2023

The Long Blue Line: The mystery of “River Cutter” Yocona the Coast Guard's first desegregated cutter homeported in the Deep South.

Homeported in Vicksburg, Mississippi, the Cutter Yocona’s achievement remains an important chapter in American minority history.

Coast Guard Adm. Linda Fagan, commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard, conducts an on-camera interview with Nora O'Donnell, CBS news anchor, on the cutter pier at U.S. Coast Guard Training Center Cape May, N.J., Nov. 29, 2022. During the interview, Fagan and O'Donnell discussed the Coast Guard's missions, people, and recruiting efforts. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Shannon Kearney)

Feb. 16, 2023

Mastering the art of public speaking

Tips to help you put your best foot forward 

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Feb. 15, 2023

Coast Guard Families: CGMA is offering expanded supplemental educational assistance you may need

CGMA increased it’s Supplemental Education Grant for those enrolled in post-secondary education. 

Petty Officer 2nd Class Nicholas Lusk, a PSU 309 tactical boat crew member, mans the aft M240B during a waterside security drill Sept. 19, 2022, as part of the training exercise Desired Effect held in Farmington, Missouri. During this evolution, an opposing force vessel began a simulated attack on two high value assets—one at anchor and one underway—initiating multiple high speed tactical maneuvers by the PSU. As the vessels dodged each other, their sharp turns and evasive maneuvers tossed up a heavy wake, and gave the boat crews a realistic training environment for boat handling and weapons employment. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Tyler Frederick)

Feb. 13, 2023

Part One: Taking the PSU back to its roots

Preparing for Exercise Desired Effect

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