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Chief Bosun’s Mate Pablo Valent of the Brazos Boat Station, known today as Station South Padre Island. (National Archives)

Sept. 17, 2021

The Long Blue Line: Hispanic American history of the Coast Guard—200 years of service!

Celebrating Hispanic American history

A Coast Guard Cutter Richard Snyder small boat crew takes a moment for a photo in the Davis Strait Aug. 13, 2021. Snyder worked alongside Coast Guard Cutter Escanaba the Royal Canadian Navy's HMCS Harry Dewolf and HMCS Goose Bay in Operation Nanook to enhance collective abilities to respond to safety and security issues in the High North through air and maritime presence activities, maritime domain defense, and security exercises. Top Row (left to right): Petty Officer 2nd Class Constance Jennings, Ensign Charlotte Braman, Petty Officer 2nd Class Danielle Wilson. Bottom Row (left to right): Petty Officer 2nd Class Courtney Swink, Ensign Emma Compagnoni, Petty Officer 2nd Class Gayle Buchanan (U.S. Coast Guard photo by USCGC Richard Snyder)

Sept. 17, 2021

Faces of Snyder: The Women who "Never Yield"

Meet the women aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Richard Snyder

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Sept. 16, 2021

Money Matter$ Reviewing and fixing your credit report

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Seaman Breanna Johnson is the 1000th enrollee in the new U.S. Coast Guard mentoring program.

Sept. 15, 2021

Seaman at Petaluma becomes 1,000th enrollee in the Mentoring Program 

By signing up for mentoring, the SK found a path to grow personally and professionally  

The Coast Guard Academy revealed a new uniform for their football team, Sep. 14, 2021. The new uniforms honor the legacy of United States Life-Saving Service Station 17 from Pea Island, North Carolina. Pea Island was the first life saving station to be manned by an all black crew, including keeper Capt. Richard Etheridge. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Aux. David Lau)

Sept. 15, 2021

Legacy Lives On: How and why the Coast Guard Academy is honoring the history of the Pea Island Life-Saving Station

Remembering our history, honoring our legacy

Official New York Police Department photograph of Officer Vincent G. Danz. (NYPD photo)

Sept. 10, 2021

The Long Blue Line: Vincent Danz—9/11 hero and FRC namesake

Others lived due to his heroic efforts. Here's the story of PS2 Vincent G. Danz.

The bridge crew takes a moment for a photo on the Coast Guard Cutter Richard Snyder in the Davis Strait on Aug. 9, 2021. Snyder worked alongside the Coast Guard Cutter Escanaba, the Royal Canadian Navy's HMCS Harry Dewolf , and HMCS Goose Bay in Operation Nanook to enhance collective abilities to respond to safety and security issues in the High North through air and maritime presence activities, maritime domain defense, and security exercises. Left to right: Petty Officers 2nd Class Gayle Buchanan, and Zachary Weber, Seaman Kenan Carter, Ensign JT Cox. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Coast Guard Cutter Richard Snyder)

Sept. 10, 2021

Faces of Snyder: The Navigation Team

Meet the navigation crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Richard Snyder

Chaplain Andrew Hoyle (standing, back left), Coast Guard headquarters’ Partnership in Education (PIE) coordinator, along with Coast Guard and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) volunteers, pose in front of a table full of backpacks stuffed with school supplies at Anita J. Turner Elementary School during a back-to-school night event, August 26th. Hundreds of Coast Guard and DHS volunteers donated equipment or helped pack backpacks with schools supplies to support the D.C. community through St. Elizabeth’s Back-to-School backpack and supply drive (Coast Guard photo by Patrick Ferraris).

Sept. 9, 2021

BZ: USCG and DHS partners hold successful local back-to-school backpack drive helping nearly 300 children, and more

BZ: USCG and DHS partners hold successful local back-to-school backpack drive helping nearly 300 children, and more USCG and DHS partners hold successful local back-to-school backpack drive helping nearly 300 children; Summer joint service cyber event proves to be a success; Military to Mariner (M2M) program issued the first set of course completion certificates for Lifeboatman Limited and Able Seaman endorsed ratings in August; Labor Day offered an opportunity to remember the strength, resilience, and contributions of the Coast Guard workforce

Official Coast Guard photograph of Petty Officer 1st Class Jeffrey Palazzo early in his Coast Guard career. (U.S. Coast Guard)

Sept. 9, 2021

The Long Blue Line: Jeffrey Palazzo—a 9/11 Coast Guard hero’s story

After her husband perished saving lives on 9/11, Lisa Palazzo adopted a son who now carries his name - and continues his tradition of Coast Guard service.

40 members of boatswain mate “A” School receiving REACT training (Photo by: Lt. Cmdr. Tasha Sadowicz)

Sept. 7, 2021

Hundreds of new petty officers receive SAPRR training during “A” School

Enlisted leadership will know how to REACT, thanks to the work of Yorktown’s Victim Advocates

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