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Cmdr. Morgan Holden with her husband Lt. Dave Holden pose with family during their vacation at Base Elizabeth City, North Carolina.

June 27, 2021

Postcards from Elizabeth City

MWR resources across the country offer affordable lodging in unique and appealing locations

Cmdr. Merle J. Smith, Jr. was the second African American to receive an appointment to the U.S. Coast Guard Academy and the first to graduate. Smith served as a role model for countless cadets, faculty, and staff at the Coast Guard Academy.

June 25, 2021

Fair winds and following seas: Cmdr. Merle Smith, CGA's 1st African American graduate

Cmdr. Smith, 76, died June 16. The wake and funeral service will be held next month in New London.

June 25, 2021

Members can receive replacement uniforms due to Southwest Border Operations

Here’s how to request uniform replacements

Coast Guardsmen participated in the second annual five-day flood response training course at the state-of-the-art Muscatauck Urban Training Center in May 2021. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Ames Holbrook)

June 24, 2021

State-of-the-art training center primes students for response during hurricane season

Class of 2021 graduates from the Muscatatuck Urban Training Center

Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael El-Hasan, originally from Jacksonville, Florida, is an Aviation Maintenance Technician and has been aboard USCGC Hamilton (WMSL 753) for three months as part of the cutter’s aviation detachment. (U.S. Coast Guard courtesy photo)

June 24, 2021

Bravo Zulu: Reserve enlisted aviation workforce program announced

Reserve enlisted aviation workforce program, DCMS customer service award, Senior Advisor for Diversity and Inclusion appointed, Federally Employed Women Summit and more

A Coast Guard Auxiliary helping keep boaters safe along southern Lake Michigan.

June 23, 2021

Happy birthday to the Coast Guard Auxiliary!

Auxiliarists keep America's waterways and its boating public safe.

June 22, 2021

Scholars program gives aspiring cadets a leg up

Unique program has a remarkable success rate

U.S. Coast Guard Reserve members from Massachusetts and New York deployed to the Queens Covid-19 vaccine distribution site were recognized by U.S. Air Force Assistant Adjutant General Maj. Gen. Timothy LaBarge for their efforts on May 6, 2021.

June 21, 2021

Mandatory training reminder: Veterans employment

Reservists now required to take this training, which is also mandatory for Supervisors/Hiring Managers of civilians, HR professionals, SES, National Guard and Ready Reserve members.