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A Coast Guard Officer's hat, sword, gloves and ribbons are displayed together with the American Flag.

March 30, 2023

Officers: You can make a difference in your new Officer Performance Assessment

You have until April 7 to make your voice heard.

Coast Guard Cutter Daniel Tarr law enforcement crew members conduct a fisheries boarding aboard a shrimping vessel off the coast of Louisiana, on April 24, 2022. Fishery boardings are conducted to ensure commercial fisheries are following federal laws and regulations on the water. (U.S. Coast Guard Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Alejandro Rivera)

March 30, 2023

Do you qualify for an exemption for Basic Boarding Officer Course and/or Boarding Officer Practical Course?

Current and prior law enforcement officers can take advantage of their experience

Then Petty Officer First Class Sharina Komen stands on the deck of the Coast Guard Cutter Maui while underway in 2020.

March 29, 2023

"I like a challenge" - Why CPO Sharina Komen serves at sea

"The coolest thing about going to sea," Komen says in the first installment of MyCG's new "Why I Serve at Sea" series, "is getting to know the people you work with on a different level. You’re not just going to work and leaving."

Vice Adm. Kevin Lunday, U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area commander, and Atlantic Area staff hold a commemorative flag with retired Army Maj. Gen. Peter Aylward, director of The United States of America Vietnam War Commemoration in Portsmouth, Virginia, Oct. 14, 2022. The VWC program awarded the flag in recognition of Coast Guard Atlantic Area becoming a commemorative partner of the organization. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Kate Kilroy)

March 29, 2023

Coast Guard commemorates National Vietnam War Veterans Day

U.S. government marks 50th anniversary of the end of the war

From left, Micki, Molly and Mary Kate Huynh, cadets at the Coast Guard Academy, pose for a group portrait in their soccer uniforms, here, Aug. 8, 2022. The teammates are also sisters in various years of cadet training. (U.S. Coast Guard courtesy photo by Bradley E. Clift)

March 28, 2023

A Coast Guard Family: Three sisters follow in their father’s footsteps at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy

It seems unlikely that three sisters from the same family would all attend the U.S. Coast Guard Academy. What seems even more unlikely is they would all choose the same academic major to study, and the same sport to play. That all may seem improbable unless you know Molly, Micki, and Mary Kate Huynh from Grantville, Pennsylvania. The Huynh sisters