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A 47-foot rescue boatcrew from Coast Guard Station Destin makes preparations today for a basket hoist with an HH-65B Dolphin rescue aircrew from Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans. Coast Guard boatcrews are required to perform hoisting drills in order to prepare for search and rescue missions. U.S. Coast Guard photograph by Petty Officer 2nd Class NyxoLyno Cangemi

Aug. 12, 2021

BZ: The United States Coast Guard celebrates 231 years of outstanding service, and more!

BZ: The United States Coast Guard celebrates 231 years of outstanding service; The Women in Federal Law Enforcement (WIFLE) honors three outstanding Coast Guardswomen; 2021 Federally Employed Women (FEW) Military Meritorious Award winner named

Vice Adm. Michael McAllister, Deputy Commandant for Mission Support and Vice Adm. Steven Poulin, commander Atlantic Area, participate in ribbon cutting ceremony for Crotty-Ethridge Hall March 23, 2021 in Yorktown, Virginia. U.S. Coast Guard photo.

Aug. 10, 2021

Training Center Yorktown gets new modern firing range named in honor of Coast Guard heroes

Crotty-Etheridge Hall is complete after two years of construction

This illustration, created at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), reveals ultrastructural morphology exhibited by coronaviruses.

Aug. 6, 2021

Coast Guard updates workplace safety guidance

New restrictions align with the Department of Homeland Security, Office of Management and Budget, and the Centers for Disease Control.

Cmdr. Stacey Crecy relieves Capt. Lushan Hannah as the commanding officer of the U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Strike Team during a change of command ceremony in Novato, California, July 28, 2021. The Pacific Strike Team is recognized worldwide as an expert authority in the preparation for and response to the effects resulting from oil discharges, hazardous substance releases, weapons of mass destruction events and other emergencies on behalf of the American public. (U.S. Coast Guard courtesy photo)

Aug. 6, 2021

Assignment Year 2022 shopping lists are posted

Washington, DC — New ways to search, sort and submit for officer assignments

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw follows the Cutter Katmai Bay up the Grand Haven Channel during the Parade of Ships at the Grand Haven Coast Guard Festival in Grand Haven, Michigan, Aug. 2, 2021. (Coast Guard photo)

Aug. 5, 2021

BZ: Sending a special shout out to Coast Guard Auxiliary Division 31, for your outstanding support of this year’s Grand Haven Coast Guard Festival, and more!

BZ: Sending a special shout out to Coast Guard Auxiliary Division 31, for your outstanding support of this year’s Grand Haven Coast Guard Festival; Coast Guard recognizes trailblazer for outstanding contributions to civil rights; USCG, other groups foster interest in the marine environment among youth; Solicitation for the 2021 Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs (JINSA) Grateful Nation Award nominations

Aug. 4, 2021

Coast Guard recognizes inspiring leaders

Service Members, Civilians and Auxiliarists recognized for superior leadership across the service

Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Jason Guard and Petty Officer 2nd Class Carlos Alexander, in a server room located at Coast Guard Sector New York on Fort Wadsworth, Staten Island, New York, June, 26, 2007. Coast Guard information systems technician's are responsible for establishing and maintaining Coast Guard systems.
U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Petty Officer Tom Sperduto

Aug. 3, 2021

Collaborative Cyber Response showcases strength of Coast Guard capability

Sector New York protects U.S. supply chain against malicious cyber attacks

Aug. 3, 2021

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