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Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Brian Kirkendall poses for a photo at Coast Guard Air Station Savannah Friday Sept.,3, 2010. Kirkendall completed a 100-mile race May 15, 2010, almost three years to the day of his final chemotherapy treatment. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Michael Hulme

Sept. 24, 2021

Regular physical activity is important for health and performance

Exercise still essential in your personal wellness and health

Lt. j.g. Andrew Madjeska gathers information during a routine twelve-hour watch period in the Coast Guard First District Command Center here Wednesday, March 5, 2008. Madjeska is one of three watch standers in the command center responsible for coordinating search and rescue operations and daily missions off the coast of Maine down to New Jersey. (Coast Guard photo/Lauren Downs)

Sept. 23, 2021

PCS Assist update—Work-around for phone line’s technical difficulties

The PCS Team still to cease operations Sept. 30, new contact information till then

DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas at podium for 2021 NHHM event

Sept. 23, 2021

USCG Celebrates National Hispanic Heritage Month

DHS Secretary Mayorkas reflects on the personal and professional significance of NHHM

The crew of a Coast Guard Air Station Borinquen MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter rescued a swimmer in distress just off Rompe Olas Beach near downtown Aguadilla Sept. 13, 2021. The Coast Guard aircrew deployed their rescue swimmer and a rescue basket to recover the survivor, a woman in her mid thirties, who was flown to Air Station Borinquen, where Emergency Medical Service personnel evaluated her condition before being released after not presenting an injury or medical concern. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

Sept. 23, 2021

Frontline Focus: Coast Guard Air Station Borinquen aircrew rescues swimmer in distress in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, and more. 

Frontline Focus: Coast Guard Air Station Borinquen aircrew rescues swimmer in distress in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico; Coast Guard, partner agencies conduct mass rescue exercise off San Diego coast; Coast Guard rescues three as vessel sinks off Long Branch, New Jersey; Coast Guard cutter engages in maritime training with Royal Australian Navy; U.S., Canadian crews conduct joint training exercise during Coast Guard Cutter Healy's Northwest Passage transit; Coast Guard continues to support Hurricane Ida recovery efforts.

Petty Officer 2nd Class Dayna Sandoval wins SAIGE Military Meritorious Service Award. In addition to excelling in her duties as an avionics electrical technician, she has mentored tribal youth interested in military careers.

Sept. 23, 2021

BZ: Congratulations to the winners of the Society of American Indian Government Employees Military Meritorious Service Awards, and more.

BZ: Congratulations to the winners of the Society of American Indian Government Employees Military Meritorious Service Awards; Bravo Zulu to the 2021 Women of Color (WOC) Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Awardees; 2021 Leadership and Excellence in Diversity Award recipients announced; 2021 Leadership and Excellence in Diversity Award recipients announced.

Paul Duddy, freelance photographer at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, photographs football players, Sept 18, 2021. Duddy has supported the Academy with his photography for over 16 years. (U.S. Coast Guard courtesy photo by Brad Clift)

Sept. 22, 2021

Paul Duddy: The official unofficial photographer of the Coast Guard Academy

Averaging between 1,500 and 2,000 pictures a day, Duddy’s photography helps tell the cadet story in a way not previously possible.

Coast Guard emblem

Sept. 22, 2021

Access to YouTube and social media coming to the Coast Guard

Coast Guard unclassified network will soon support social media websites and commercial email

Coast Guard emblem

Sept. 21, 2021

Calling all runners!

Coast Guard Marathon coming March 2022

Kyle and Nick Camaiore are first class petty officers, aviation maintenance technicians and brothers stationed at Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City, North Carolina. In this video, they discuss the pride and joy they have found in their 10-year career while serving in the Coast Guard. U.S. Coast Guard video by Petty Officer 1st Class Stephen Lehmann.

Sept. 20, 2021

Brothers in service

Two brothers serve together.

Petty Officer 3rd Class Amber Degouveia, a health series technician assigned to Coast Guard Base Alameda Medical, administers the intranasal flu vaccine to a Coast Guard member while at the Base Alameda clinic Thursday, Oct. 1, 2015. To maintain mission readiness, Coast Guard personnel are required to receive the annual influenza vaccine during the required vaccination period. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Barry Bena)

Sept. 20, 2021

It’s time for your flu vaccine 

Subhead: Flu vaccinations now available through Coast Guard clinics and private care providers