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Rare photograph of Thetis at anchor in calm Hawaiian waters.

Jan. 6, 2023

The Long Blue Line: Thetis—Hawaii’s first cutter and Teddy Roosevelt’s guardian of endangered seabirds 

At the time of the visit of the party, in summer of 1911, heaps of the bodies of the slain still lay on the ground, mute witnesses of the sad fate that had overtaken these beautiful birds. Henry W. Henshaw, Chief, U.S. Bureau of Biological Survey, 1911 Henry Henshaw was not only chief of the federal bureau overseeing threatened species over 100

Senior Chief Jason Burgos his wife Ashley Burgos and their son Kaysen, whom they adopted in 2022.

Jan. 5, 2023

Parental leave policy update for military members

12 weeks for all parents, plus additional convalescence leave for birth mothers

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Jan. 5, 2023

How to get the most out of your next Enlisted Evaluation Report (EER)

Plus other resources available from EPM-3!

Lt. Cmdr. Matt Walter is one of only 2,738 to have earned the international emergency management credential. U.S. Coast Guard photo.

Jan. 4, 2023

Take the time now to transfer your files to DoD365

Also known as “P drives”, “unit shares”, “command folders”, or “local unit drives,” these drives will become read-only Feb. 1 and go offline May 1

Vintage photograph of Capt. Carl Christian von Paulsen late in his Coast Guard career. (U.S. Coast Guard)

Dec. 30, 2022

The Long Blue Line: Capt. von Paulsen’s New Year’s Day aviation rescue near Miami

Before all was said and done, the rescue turned to survival for the rescuers.

Petty Officer 2nd Class Benjamin Slappey of Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw (WLBB 30) prepares to present a symbolic Christmas tree at Chicago's Navy Pier during the 23rd annual Christmas Ship ceremony Dec. 3, 2022.

Dec. 29, 2022

Chicago's Christmas Ship returns

Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw delivered 1,200 trees to Chicago-area families in need.

Chief Petty Officer Joseph Greely (left) from Coast Guard Cutter Charles Moulthrope instructs then Petty Officer 1st Class Collin Strange as they conduct training in the cutter’s small boat in the Atlantic on April 12, 2021. Strange, an operations specialist, is the winner of the 2022 Hopley Yeaton Enlisted Officer Superior Cutterman award. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Sydney Niemi/Released)

Dec. 29, 2022

2022 Hopley Yeaton Awards winners announced 

Coast Guard “Oscars” recognize cutter excellence and superior cutterman 

Chief Petty Officer Matt Shaw’s signature Brownie Toffee Bars, Jan. 2022. MyCG featured five culinary specialists (CSs) as part of a holiday menu for the Coast Guard community. (U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy of Chief Petty Officer Troy Shaw)

Dec. 28, 2022

Rounding out the MyCG Holiday Menu

A dessert recipe you don’t want to miss.

Coast Guard Research and Development Center personnel test an unmanned maritime system near the Coast Guard Cutter Healy in the Arctic, July 29, 2017. The RDC tested the UMS and other unmanned systems that have the potential to be force multipliers for the Coast Guard, supplementing forces and providing increased maritime domain awareness in the Arctic. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Meredith Manning

Dec. 28, 2022

Coast Guard celebrates 50 years of research and development 

Coast Guard Research and Development Center (RDC) plans open house, new book, commemorative coin.

Lt. Clara Dahill-Baue attends the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Portugal Conference in August 2022. (MIT photo)

Dec. 27, 2022

Coast Guard officer represents alma mater at MIT Conference in Portugal

MIT grad attended conference that highlighted research projects that focused on space and ocean engineering applications.