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Pictured from left to right is ITCM Nia Stemley, MKCS Sal LaMantia, MCPOCG Heath Jones, EMCM Jason Sardinas, and BMCS Brad Bishop, all posing for a photo at the Coast Guard Headquarters.

Sept. 20, 2022

EPM-4 opens its doors!  

It’s time to start thinking about a session with the new Enlisted Career Advisory Branch. 

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Sept. 19, 2022

TSP changes that you need to know 

Log in, ensure that your beneficiary designation is accurate, check out the TSP app

At the Academy, Lt. Thomas James”Jimmy” Eugene Crotty excelled in leadership and athletics. During his senior year, he served as class president, company commander, and captain of the football team. Graduation in 1934 proved to be the last time many of his classmates and friends would see him. (Coast Guard Academy Tide Rips, 1934)

Sept. 16, 2022

The Long Blue Line: LT Crotty and the Battle for Corregidor

Sep. 16 we remember all POWs, here is the story of the Coast Guard's first POW since the War of 1812

A signed photo of Lt. Clarence Samuels commanding a Coast Guard vessel near the end of World War II. (U.S. Coast Guard Collection)

Sept. 16, 2022

The Long Blue Line: Clarence Samuels—the U.S. military’s Afro-Latino color barrier buster!

Panamanian born, here the story of Clarence Lorenzo Samuels, the first minority to command a federal ship.

A Coast Guard Station Islamorada law enforcement officer provides cover with a fake weapon for his boarding team member during a training evolution, Aug. 10, 2022 off Islamorada, Florida. Coast Guard Station Islamorada is a multi-mission unit ready to respond to search and rescue and law enforcement missions. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Nicole J. Groll)

Sept. 14, 2022

Reservists may be exempted from Law Enforcement Instructor- Resident Course to maintain LEI qualification

To maintain your LEI qual, qualified reservists need to file a waiver by Oct. 1 for consideration. 

Coast Guard Petty Officers Third Class Third Class Joanalicia Ramirez and Miguel Caceres, both machinery technicians, work together with their unit to build an engine on a cutter moored at Base Portsmouth, Nov. 16, 2021, in Portsmouth, Virginia. The unit, called the Maintenance Augmentation Team, or MAT, provides mechanical and maintenance support for the cutters in the area. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer Third Class Emily Velez)

Sept. 13, 2022

Tools you can use to help manage conflict in the workplace

Learn about different approaches to conflict resolution.

The Blended Retirement System (BRS) blends the traditional legacy retirement pension, also known as a defined benefit, with a defined contribution benefit into a Thrift Savings Plan (TSP)

Sept. 12, 2022

Coast Guard Financial Readiness Training: What it means to be ‘vested’ in The Thrift Savings Plan (TSP)

Invest in yourself, the Thrift Savings Plan makes it easy

One of the Coast Guard's first Hispanic American officers served in World War II, and has a Fast Response Cutter named for him.

Sept. 9, 2022

The Long Blue Line: Joseph Tezanos—wartime lifesaver, Hispanic-American trailblazer and FRC namesake

World War II hero goes on to become one of the first Hispanic American officers in the United States Coast Guard.

Kevin Hines is shown digitally imposed against the backdrop of the Golden Gate bridge, the location of his suicide attempt more than 20 years ago. Hines is now a mental health advocate and shares his story to help others struggling with suicidal thoughts.

Sept. 8, 2022

Lessons from jumping off the Golden Gate Bridge—survivor shares his story to help others 

September is Suicide Awareness and Prevention Month and Kevin Hines shares his story and resources for those in need.

Research and Development Center (RDC) interns (from right) Victoria Beke, Midshipman Ryan Grafman, Stephanie Searing and Connor Bluedorn learn about how search and rescue missions are conducted at Station New London before boarding a 45-foot response boat medium to see the station’s area of operation on the Thames River in July 2022. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

Sept. 8, 2022

Research interns receive crash course in Coast Guard missions

RDC internships offer research opportunities and highlight careers in the service