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Ray Evans receiving his Navy Cross Medal for action seen at Point Cruz. Evans had already received a battlefield advancement to chief petty officer and later received an officer’s commission. (Coast Guard Collection)

Dec. 16, 2022

The Long Blue Line: Ray Evans—Hero of Guadalcanal who enlisted and served with Douglas Munro 80 years ago

Chief Ray Evans served with the Coast Guard’s only Medal of Honor recipient, and is now FRC namesake!

Chaplain Capt. David Morris speaks at an Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training shop at the Lowery A. Woodall Advanced Technology Center in Hattiesburg, Miss., on Jan. 25, 2017. Morris was one of three chaplains to speak to the group. Morris has been teaching at the ASIST shop since he commissioned. (Mississippi National Guard photo by Spc. Christopher Shannon, 102d Public Affairs Detachment)

Dec. 15, 2022

Members learn to teach peers about suicide intervention

Building a network of support through training to teach the skills to prevent suicide and intervene if needed.

Photos like these, shared by individual Coast Guard members and posted to unit social media accounts during 2022, could earn members public affairs awards. The Coast Guard Public Affairs Program is accepting submissions for the 2022 Chief Journalist Alex Haley awards until Feb 15, 2023.

Dec. 14, 2022

Your photos and videos could earn you awards

Make sure your products are uploaded in DVIDS to be competitive.

USCG Office of Cyberspace Forces logo

Dec. 13, 2022

Updated Cyber Officer Career Guide highlights expanding opportunities 

New career paths link cyber with prevention, cutter operations.

Master Chief David Cahilly and his wife, Brooke, attend the Chief’s Call to Indoctrination dinner at Fort Eustis, Virginia, May 18, 2012. Cahilly serves as the damage controlman rating force master chief for the Coast Guard, ensuring the DC enlisted workforce is represented at the headquarters level. (USCG photo)

Dec. 13, 2022

Meet Your RFMC Series: Spotlight on damage controlman

Master Chief Petty Officer Dave Cahilly brings a wealth of training experience to the post.

Recruits from boot camp company Quebec-200 graduate Coast Guard boot camp at U.S. Coast Guard Training Center Cape May, N.J., June 18, 2021. Training Center Cape May’s mission is to transform the recruits of today into the Coast Guard men and women of tomorrow, while providing superior mission support to our tenant commands. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Seaman Christian Lower)

Dec. 12, 2022

Coast Guard inaugurates new ethos at Cape May

Tango-202 becomes the first graduating company to recite new ethos.

The aftermath of Typhoon Merbock in the village of Golovin, Alaska, Sept. 27, 2022. More than 130 members of the Alaska Organized Militia, which includes members of the Alaska National Guard, Alaska State Defense Force and Alaska Naval Militia, were activated following a disaster declaration issued Sept. 17 after the remnants of Typhoon Merbok caused dramatic flooding across more than 1,000 miles of Alaskan coastline. (Alaska National Guard photo by Pfc. Bradford Jackson)

Dec. 12, 2022

Lessons from the Typhoon Merbok response in Alaska

And how you can get funding from the Office of Emergency Management (OEM) 

Second Lt. Harry G. Hamlet (top row, left) standing above another future commandant, Ellsworth Bertholf, aboard Revenue Cutter Bear during its famous Overland Rescue deployment, 1897-98 (Courtesy of U.S. Coast Guard)

Dec. 9, 2022

The Long Blue Line: Harry Hamlet’s rescue of Navy convoy 100 years ago!

Shortly after World War I, a remarkable event demonstrated the caliber of Coast Guard officers.

Petty Officer 2nd Class Clincy, a health services specialist, examines, Petty Officer Brandy Mock's throat during a routine exam. Clincy earned the Health Services Technician of the Year award ashore for 2004 for his work at Sector St. Petersburg's medical clinic. USCG photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Tasha Peters.

Dec. 5, 2022

Reminder: Open season closes next week; make your insurance changes now 

The annual open season to make changes to your federal health insurance closes Dec. 12. 

Capt. Rick Wester and his wife Kate Wester adopted their son Ayden in February 2021. Ayden is now 16 years old.

Nov. 29, 2022

2 more Coast Guard families share their story of adoption

Second part of Coast Guard families sharing their adoption stories during National Military Adoption Month.

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