April 1, 2021

The Long Blue Line: Standing a deadly watch 75 years ago—final hours of Scotch Cap Lighthouse

Chief Sanford broadcast stating “we had been struck by a tidal wave and might have to abandon the station, and that I believed Scotch Cap Lightstation was lost.” He worried that his transmissions might be taken as an April Fool’s joke.

March 31, 2021

MSRO Excellence awardees recognized

The Captain Carden and Boatswain's Mate First Class Cullen Maritime Security and Response Operations (MSRO) Excellence awardees recognized

March 31, 2021

2020 USCG Human Resource Management Achievement Award recipients announced

Five Coast Guard employees have been selected as the Human Resources Management Achievement Award recipients. This year’s selection of winners represents the exceptional customer service, innovative thinking, and improved methods in human resource and talent management.  Each year, the HRM Achievement Award provides an opportunity to recognize

March 26, 2021

Spouse of retired Coast Guard officer at the heart of Coast Guard Ombudsman’s origin story  

Wanda Allen-Yearout recalls building the program 35 years ago.

March 26, 2021

The Long Blue Line: Barbara Mabrity—Long-time Lighthouse Keeper and Hurricane Heroine

Barbara Mabrity, or someone from her family, kept the Key West Light for 82 of its 89 years of manned operation. And, for most of the Mabrity years, a female family member oversaw operation of the light.

March 26, 2021

The Long Blue Line: The Coast Guard in Vietnam-a remembrance

Fifty-five years after the Coast Guard joined the fight in Vietnam, we commemorate those servicemembers who went in harm’s way, several of whom paid with their lives in a land far from home.

March 25, 2021

Here's how the Coast Guard can support your fertility journey

Leaders at all levels should be familiar with these policies, resources

March 25, 2021

Women in RDT&E and Innovation help drive Coast Guard mission success

Women’s History Month serves as a reminder of the many contributions and strengths women bring to the Coast Guard.

March 23, 2021

DHS wants your input to become more effective, efficient

The Department of Homeland Security is looking for ideas and suggestions from its stakeholders across public and private sectors familiar with or interested in improving DHS's effectiveness and efficiency. Your input can be submitted in the form of  questions, hypotheses, or problems focused on any area of the department’s work.Your input will

March 23, 2021

SAR training options expanded for BM and OS ratings 

SAR courses now available online.