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Members of the Incident Command Post for Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur participate in a briefing in Tyler, Texas, August 27, 2020, several hours after Hurricane Laura made landfall. The team is primarily focused on reconstituting the maritime transportation system and addressing any maritime pollution concerns. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Senior Chief Petty Officer Christie Hamilton)

May 4, 2021

Reservists help revolutionize ICS courses with new training methods

Readiness means qualification, and qualification means training.

Capt. Eva VanCamp speaks at the Memorial Service with Fireman Apprentice Christopher Garcia-Rivera and Senior Chief Petty Officer Erich White from Station Eaton’s Neck, Huntingtion Station, New York, in April 24, 2021. Photo by Lt. Tony Emanuele.

April 30, 2021

Remembering a Hero through physical fitness

Coast Guard members come together to remember Petty Officer Nate Bruckenthal

NEW LONDON, Conn. – U.S. Coast Guard Adm. Karl Schultz, Commandant of the Coast Guard speaks at the Eclipse 2021 Awards Presentation, April 10, 2021. The purpose of Eclipse is to foster an inclusive environment by stimulating a community dialog that promotes a culture of respect. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by First Class Cadet Jordan Park)

April 29, 2021

Bravo Zulu

Congratulations to multiple award winners across the Coast Guard, and Reenlistment eligibility for selective reenlistment bonus information is now available 

A Coast Guard maritime enforcement specialist conducts ID checks maintaining base security.

April 29, 2021

Integrating Reserve MEs into Coast Guard police departments, security forces

Reserve MEs assist with safety and security operations

Cmdr. Benjamin Goff relieved Cmdr. Dorothy Hernaez as commanding officer of the USCGC Harriet Lane (WMEC 903) in a change of command ceremony at Coast Guard Base Portsmouth, Virginia, April 21, 2021. Vice Admiral Steven Poulin, the Atlantic Area commander presided over the event. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Seaman Katy Kilroy/Released)

April 29, 2021

Frontline Focus

USCG Cutter Tampa offloads $94.6M in cocaine, USCG Cutter Harriet Lane welcomes new commanding officer

Petty Officer 2nd Class Kristin Matuska, a reservist machinery technician at Coast Guard Station New York, assists residents at a FEMA COVID-19 vaccination site in Brooklyn, New York, March 2, 2021. Coast Guard reservists have been deployed to assist with Community Vaccination Center operations organized by FEMA, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and state, local, tribal and territorial partners, to support national goals for COVID-19 health and safety and vaccine distribution. (Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Cory J. Mendenhall)

April 26, 2021

Coast Guard reservists support FEMA at vaccination sites around the nation

As the nation rushes to vaccinate the population and end the pandemic, Coast Guard members are making a difference in the response

Amanda Hayman, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University adjunct instructor, reviews the course syllabus with students on the second floor of the training building, Oct. 21.

April 23, 2021

Sharpen in-demand workforce skills through the Voluntary Credentialing Program   

Advance your career through certifications  

Coast Guard Cutter James wins the Excellence in Safety Award: The Coast Guard Commandant, Adm. Karl Schultz, presented the crew of the Coast Guard Cutter James, a National Security Cutter, the Excellence in Safety Award March 18, 2021. The crew of the James was honored for its quick and innovative thinking during a counter-drug patrol. During the 74 days underway, the crew devised and implemented extensive operational and personal protective procedures to keep everyone free from infection and maintain its full mission effectiveness, despite interdicting three detainees that tested positive for COVID-19. Bravo Zulu to the crew of Cutter James!

April 22, 2021

Bravo Zulu

Congratulations to the 2020 Enlisted Persons of the Year: Seaman Theodore Noah Kirkbride and Petty Officer 2nd Class Cole Olvera

A team from the U.S. Coast Guard Academy participated in the National Security Agency’s 20th annual National Cyber Exercise (NCX), a three-day cyber competition that tests the offensive and defensive cybersecurity skills virtually, April 8-10, 2021. The Coast Guard Academy recently instituted a Cyber Systems degree to meet the needs of the services cyber security strategy of defending cyber space, enabling operations, and protecting infrastructure. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Hunter Medley)

April 22, 2021

Frontline Focus

Read about this week's operational highlights

PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 30, 2016) A merchant mariner aboard the fast sealift ship SS Capella (T-AKR 293) mans the helm as the ship is underway to conduct a 120-hour turbo activation. The U.S. Transportation Command (TRANSCOM) conducts turbo activation to measure personnel and material readiness of the selected Ready Reserve Force. Capella, more than 40-years-old, is still among the fastest cargo ships in the world and capable of transporting nearly all equipment needed to outfit a full mechanized brigade of the U.S. Army. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Billy Ho/Released)

April 21, 2021

New courses developed by the Military to Mariner Program and approved by the National Maritime Center ease pathway to earning credentials

Here's a pathway to receive your merchant mariner credentials.

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