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Petty Officer 3rd Class Cassandra Castillo, a health services technician at Coast Guard Sector Columbia River's medical clinic in Warrenton, Ore., stands in the lobby in the sector's medical building, Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2021. Castillo’s daily duties involve taking patients vitals, checking and updating medical records, and laboratory testing to keep Coast Guard flight crews and sector personnel mission ready. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Diolanda Caballero)

Jan. 11, 2022

Military: what you need to know about the digitization, archiving of medical records

 Military health records being digitized, archived

Sector Jacksonville Reserve lends support to the U.S. Space Program

Jan. 11, 2022

Sector Jacksonville reserve lends support to the U.S. Space Program 

Coast Guard reserve members assists with space launches.

Jan. 7, 2022

PY22 ADPL Lieutenant Selection Board Results

Congratulations to all recommended for promotion!

Official photograph of Capt. Walter Handy in dress blues not long before his retirement in 1971. (Courtesy of the Handy family)

Jan. 7, 2022

The Long Blue Line: Captain Handy—savior of the Coast Guard Reserve!

Learn about Capt. Handy's rich career saving the Coast Guard Reserve.

Coast Guard officer trainees lead the Norfolk State University (NSU) alumni and military veterans on the field to await the Presentation of Colors at the First Responders and Military Appreciation Day/Senior Day football game, Nov. 20, 2021. Photo courtesy of NSU staff.

Dec. 28, 2021

Military members: Here’s your military compensation for 2022  

Changes in basic pay, BAS, BAH, CONUS COLA 

Martin Army Community Hospital’s Department of Behavioral Health Intensive Outpatient Program Chief, Lt. Karnisha Harvey, and linguist Hameed helped 10,000 Afghan refugees during Operation Allies Welcome near Fort Bliss, Texas. U.S. Public Health Services photo courtesy of Lt. Karnisha Harvey Martin Army Community Hospital’s Department of Behavioral Health Intensive Outpatient Program Chief, Lt. Karnisha Harvey, and linguist Hameed helped 10,000 Afghan refugees during Operation Allies Welcome near Fort Bliss, Texas. U.S. Public Health Services photo courtesy of Lt. Karnisha Harvey

Dec. 28, 2021

Spotlight Joint Duty Assignment Opportunities

Operation Allies Welcome (OAW) assignments are nine-month assignments with Department of Homeland Security, Office of the Secretary & Executive Management (OSEM), Operation Allies Welcome (OAW). The OAW, Unified Coordination Group (UCG) has been leading the whole-of-nation effort to welcome our Afghan allies and care for them while we help them

Dec. 22, 2021

Five new stations present opportunity for young leaders

Enlisted members below the rank of chief petty officer recently got some new opportunities to lead. In August 2021, the Coast Guard opened five new stations and opted to allow boatswain’s mates to apply to be officer-in-charge (OinC), a role that traditionally requires the rank of chief petty officer.  Petty Officer 1st Class Christian DiPaolo says

U.S. Coast Guard Lt. j.g. Todd Pagel, Task Force Liberty education director, briefs Afghan guests during teacher orientation in Liberty Village, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, Dec. 16, 2021. The Department of Defense, through U.S. Northern Command, and in support of the Department of Homeland Security, is providing transportation, temporary housing, medical screening, and general support for at least 11,000 Afghan evacuees at Liberty Village, in permanent or temporary structures, as quickly as possible. This initiative provides Afghan personnel essential support at secure locations outside Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Matthew B. Fredericks)

Dec. 21, 2021

Coast Guard supports Operation Allies Welcome

Coast Guard active duty and reserve members continue to play an integral role in the planning and operations associated with Operations Allies Welcome. In August, President Biden designated the Department of Homeland Security as the lead federal agency for Operation Allies Welcome, to lead and coordinate the effort to support vulnerable Afghans

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

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