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Recruits from company Sierra-199 do sit-ups in the gym at U.S. Coast Guard Training Center Cape May, N.J., as part of their modified training schedule, Jan. 7, 2021. Training Center Cape May’s mission is to deliver dynamic training that sets the foundation for the Coast Guard’s professional culture and develops job-ready skills in our recruits to build our workforce for generations to come. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Seaman Josalyn Brown)

March 31, 2022

Updated instruction: See the new updates to the Body Composition Standards Program

Updated Body Composition Standards Program Instruction includes physical fitness test and more

A Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point HC-130 Hercules aircrew conducts a medevac for a 66-year-old Ukrainian mariner from Palmyra Atoll, March 25, 2022. The mariner was suffering from abdominal pains and was transported to awaiting emergency medical services on Oahu. (U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy of Petty Officer 2nd Class Matthew West/Released)

March 31, 2022

Frontline Focus: Coast Guard medevacs Ukrainian mariner from Palmyra Atoll, and more

Coast Guard medevacs Ukrainian mariner from Palmyra Atoll; Coast Guard medevacs 70-year-old hiker after 200-foot fall; Coast Guard repatriates 188 people to Haiti; Coast Guard repatriates 44 people to Cuba; and Unified Command established in for tug aground in Neva Strait, Alaska.

Lt. Brianna Townsend is the final Coast Guard commanding officer of the Coast Guard Cutter Wrangell, which was decommissioned March 22, 2022, after approximately 33 years of service. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

March 30, 2022

Inspiration and experiences shared from a new generation

Women share their experiences of mentorship, leadership, and service.

Petty Officer 3rd Class Corey Connolly (left) and Petty Officer 2nd Class Daniel Noel, both Marine Safety Security Team (MSST) Houston Partnership in Education (PIE) volunteers, pose with students from Carter Lomax Elementary School in Pasadena, Texas during a Coast Guard career day. The PIE program unites the Coast Guard family with local schools and communities through opportunities to work directly with students which enhances educational opportunities and raises awareness about the Service (USCG Courtesy Photo).

March 29, 2022

Coast Guard PIE volunteers inspire students in Houston through reading activities and career day

Promoting understanding and appreciation of Coast Guard missions among young people

The Coast Guard Cutter Stratton’s (WMSL 752) crew relieves the crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Douglas Munro (WHEC 724) in the Bering Sea, March 12, 2021. The Douglas Munro was the Coast Guard’s last 378-foot high endurance cutter and was relieved by Stratton concluding their final patrol prior to being decommissioned April 24, 2021. U.S. Coast Guard photo.

March 25, 2022

The Long Blue Line: Alaska Ranger—the historic Bering Sea rescue that defied the odds and saved 42 souls!

A once in a career rescue, all in the cold waters of the Bering Sea.

The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Stratton conducts patrols in Fiji's exclusive economic zone with Fijian law enforcement personnel, February, 2022. The Coast Guard’s mission to combat IUU fishing is essential in protecting maritime governance and a rules-based international order to ensure a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy of the Coast Guard Cutter Stratton)

March 24, 2022

Frontline Focus: Coast Guard Cutter Stratton returns to homeport following 97-day South Pacific patrol and more.

Coast Guard Cutter Stratton returns to homeport following 97-day South Pacific patrol; Coast Guard hosts Community Day in Houston; Coast Guard medevacs injured man from fish processor near Dutch Harbor, Alaska; Coast Guard medevacs crew member from tanker vessel off Galveston, Texas; and Coast Guard responds to vessel collision in Pascagoula, Miss.