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Petty Officer 2nd Class Courtney Block, a gunner’s mate, helps take in lines connecting Coast Guard Cutter Kimball (WMSL 756) to shore power as the ship gets ready to depart for final sea trials Aug. 11, 2019.

June 14, 2022

Special assignments with lasting impact

Equal Opportunity Advisors opt to go "out of specialty" to support the Civil Rights program

Before and after pictures of Petty Officer 2nd Class Tommy Aguon during his weigh loss and bodybuilding journey. Photo courtesy Petty Officer 2nd Class Tommy Aguon

June 13, 2022

A petty officer’s journey to being healthier 

From 300 pounds to a chiseled bodybuilder.

U.S. Coast Guard spouse Ivonne Ontiveros-Lopez (middle) receives the 2021 Wanda Allen-Yearout Ombudsman of the Year award, presented by Wanda Allen-Yearout, herself, (left) and Adm. Linda Fagan, Coast Guard commandant, (right) at the Senior Leadership Conference at Coast Guard Headquarters in Washington, D.C., June 2, 2022. The Wanda Allen-Yearout OOY Award Program annually recognizes a unit ombudsman that has demonstrated the greatest commitment serving as a Coast Guard Ombudsman. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Ronald Hodges)

June 8, 2022

The 2021 Wanda Allen-Yearout Ombudsman of the Year announced, district winners recognized 

Ivonne Ontiveros-Lopez became the 36th awardee and newest recipient of the Ombudsman of the Year award.  

Similar in size and appearance to the Manning, Revenue Cutter McCulloch moored at Kodiak to provide humanitarian support after the volcanic eruption, June 6-9, 1912. (U.S. Coast Guard)

June 8, 2022

The Long Blue Line: Katmai—Part III. Modern world’s largest eruption and the Coast Guard responds!

The three-part conclusion of the three day eruption in what would become Katmai National Park in 1918.

11. Native Alaskan homes near Katmai Village, Alaska, buried in volcanic ash and dust, June 7, 1912. (USGS)

June 7, 2022

The Long Blue Line: Katmai—Part II. The Apocalypse comes to Kodiak and the Revenue Cutter Service

Part 2 of the Katmai eruption

Profile view of the Revenue Cutter Manning at about the time of the eruption of the Katmai Volcano, June 6, 1912. (U.S. Coast Guard)

June 6, 2022

The Long Blue Line: Katmai—Part I. America’s worst volcanic eruption and the Revenue Cutter’s humanitarian response

The Revenue Cutter Service was one of the agencies that combined to create to the U.S. Coast Guard. This is their story

Official headshot of Michael J. Swierc, who enlisted in the Coast Guard on Aug. 11, 1942, and trained as a motor machinist’s mate before deploying overseas for the first wave of the D-Day invasion. Swierc, who turned 100 years old on Nov. 6, 2021, received the Bronze Star Medal for helping save 126 Allied troops from drowning in the English Channel on June 6, 1944. (U.S. Coast Guard photo, courtesy Pam Manka)

June 3, 2022

The Long Blue Line: D-Day, 1944—MoMM2 Swierc and the heroic saviors of CG-16

The night of the invasion was unbelievable. There was a continuous flash of light in the sky and we could hear the bombs. It was nonstop fire.   - Motor Machinist’s Mate Second Class Mike SwiercNearly 80 years have passed since Motor Machinist’s Mate Second Class Michael J. Swierc served on the Coast Guard Cutter CG-16 off Utah Beach during the

Coast Guard Commandant Change of Command

June 1, 2022

'It's about time': Biden instates first woman service chief during historic change of command

Adm. Linda Fagan has donned the shoulder boards of the Commandant who integrated the Coast Guard Academy in 1975.

The Office of Leadership is proud to present the Inspirational Leadership Awards. These annual awards recognize Coast Guard personnel who best exemplify the Coast Guard's Core Values of Honor, Respect, and Devotion to Duty.

May 31, 2022

Coast Guard Announces 2022 Inspirational Leadership Award Winners

Commandant Karl L. Schultz has announced eight winners.

Official Coast Guard photograph of Seaman First Class Fletcher Burton in dress blues. (U.S. Coast Guard)

May 30, 2022

The Long Blue Line: Seaman First Class Fletch Burton—he went in harm’s way so others might live free

Memorial Day we remember those who gave all.