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Lt. Cmdr. Ben Yahle speaks with his children while underway using new cutter connectivity technology. (U.S. Coast Guard Photo)

May 29, 2025

Cutter connectivity is faster than ever before

New satellites are “game-changing” for cutter crews worldwide.

Rear Adm. Amy B. Grable discusses Force Design 2028 at the Society of American Military Engineers (SAME) Joint Engineer Training Conference, JETC in Louisville, KY on May 14, 2025. Grable and Coast Guard leadership shared updates on the Coast Guard’s evolving mission landscape and looked to build industry partnerships to assist in the modernization of the Service at the 3-day event.

May 28, 2025

Coast Guard says industry collaboration key to achieving Force Design 2028

Rear Adm. Amy Grable emphasizes partnerships at Society of American Military Engineers (SAME) conference.

The Coast Guard Mutual Assistance’s annual Invitational Golf Tournament is open to all active duty, reserve, auxiliary, retired and civilian personnel of the Coast Guard, as well as family and friends.

May 28, 2025

Compete in CGMA’s golf tournament, raise money for Coast Guard families 

The annual Coast Guard Mutual Assistance Golf Tournament to be held Nov. 12 – 15. Early bird registration is now open!

2025 Mental Health Awareness Month graphic courtesy of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).

May 27, 2025

May is Mental Health Awareness Month

Your mental health matters and needs to be just as important as your physical health.

Lone survivor of the 52-foot Triumph, Gordon Huggins attends an anniversary memorial service in 2018. (U.S. Coast Guard)

May 23, 2025

Reflecting on the 1961 Triumph-Mermaid tragedy

“There was no sign of anybody inside. I just hung on and prayed as the ship filled with water.”

The crew of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter John McCormick medevacs an injured fisherman Oct. 15, 2022, off Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. The John McCormick crew placed the patient in the care of the Canadian Coast Guard Patrol Vessel M. Charles M.B. crew, who brought him to EMS in Port McNeill. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

May 22, 2025

Coast Guard recognizes its emergency medical response personnel during Emergency Medical Services Week

National Emergency Medical Services Week is observed May 18-24, 2025.

Secretary Noem’s Force Design 2028 Executive Report outlines her vision for the Coast Guard’s future.

May 21, 2025

Sec. Noem announces Force Design 2028, nominee for the next Commandant during Coast Guard Academy commencement address

FD28 calls for vast organizational changes, more people, a Service Secretary, and technological transformations.

Cadets react to learning where they’ll be stationed after graduation at the 2025 Billet Night held March 6 at Coast Guard Academy (CGA) in New London, CT. For the first time this year, a matching algorithm was used to make assignments.

May 20, 2025

New matchmaking algorithm helps assign Cadets to their first job

How OPM used an algorithm to help assign Coast Guard Academy cadets and OCS candidates to their first assignments.

National SAR Week (May 18-24) is a week that highlights the critical role of the Coast Guard in saving lives across land, air, and sea.

May 19, 2025

Rescue, Ready, Repeat: Honoring our SAR heroes

National SAR Week (May 18-24) is a week that highlights the Coast Guard's critical role in saving lives across land, air, and sea.

Coast Guard Maritime Cyber Readiness Branch logo.

May 19, 2025

Modernization increases cybersecurity challenges in the Marine Transportation System (MTS)

New CG Cyber report highlights risks posed by the interconnectivity of newer vessels, cranes manufactured in China, other systems at port shore facilities.