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A rare photograph showing Snohomish from the stern. (U.S. Coast Guard)

April 7, 2023

The Long Blue Line: A most unusual cutter—Revenue Cutter Service and Coast Guard Cutter Snohomish

One cutter, two services.

April 6, 2023

Submit your great ideas to support the Coast Guard Strategy

The Coast Guard wants your input for advancing the service.

The crowd watches teams from all branches of United States armed forces as well as several United Kingdom armed forces during the Call of Duty Endowment (CODE) Bowl in Raleigh, North Carolina, December 16, 2022. Services were split into two trios for four rounds of mini battle royale in Warzone 2.0. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jasmine Mieszala)

April 6, 2023

Calling all Coast Guard gamers!

How you can earn XP in 2023

April 5, 2023

New: Easier process to request 'A' school

Members can now use Direct Access to submit their requests.

Lt. j.g. Gregory Gaskel and Lt. j.g. Aidan Uvanni at the U.S. Ambassador's Residence in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg.

April 5, 2023

Solicitation: Coast Guard scholars, invited to an amazing EU-NATO event, encourage members to apply now for a prestigious advanced education program

AE applications now open for prestigious scholarship opportunities.

Cutline: Petty Officer First Class Miriam Lutz pipes yummy goodness into molds, March 6, 2023, while dominating in the Armed Forces Pastry Chef of the Year competition at the Joint Culinary Training Exercise Fort Lee. Lutz took home the title and a spot to compete for the title of American Culinary Federation Pastry Chef of the Year at the National Competiton in New Orleans. (Photo taken by: Master Chief Petty Officer Matthew Simolon)

April 5, 2023

Coast Guard Culinary Team 3-peats in the Joint Culinary Training Exercise

Your Culinary Team once again took home top honors in the annual military cooking showdown.

A Coast Guard unmanned aircraft system hovers during training in Astoria, Oregon, Feb. 24, 2023. The Coast Guard is piloting a new UAS system that will be used in conjunction with the Coast Guard's 11 statutory missions. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Diolanda Caballero)

April 4, 2023

Coast Guard signs strategic plan for unmanned systems

The world has seen a rapid increase in the pace of technology development in recent years. Advances in sensors, autonomy, data networks, and artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) have led to many new products and services including vehicles and machines that don’t need a human aboard or even to operate it at all. These machines,