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Petty Officer 2nd class Ty Hall takes a break during the workday to eat lunch on the mess deck with his shipmates. Food service specialists provide three meals a day to the Polar Star's crew. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Seaman Melissa McKenzie.

Feb. 4, 2022

Total Force Wellness Column: How to eat mindfully for weight loss 

EDITOR'S NOTE: As part of the Total Force Wellness Column, this article is written by the Human Performance Resources by CHAMP at the Uniformed Services University Food is about so much more than just meeting nutritional needs, performance requirements, or weight goals. Sure, we eat because we’re hungry. But we also eat when we’re tired,

Participants in the ground breaking ceremony shovel dirt, to signify the beginning of the energy microgrid project on U.S. Coast Guard Training Center (TRACEN) Petaluma, California, Jan. 28, 2022. The goal of the project is to allow TRACEN Petaluma to be able to produce their own power for up to 10-days of independent and full operations through the installation of five megawatts of solar photovoltaic and 11.6 megawatt hours of battery storage. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Taylor Bacon)

Feb. 3, 2022

Frontline Focus: Coast Guard holds renewable energy microgrid groundbreaking ceremony in Petaluma, California and more

Coast Guard holds renewable energy microgrid groundbreaking ceremony in Petaluma, California; Coast Guard, local responders recover deceased man, rescue woman in distress in ocean waters off ‘El Morro’ castle in San Juan, Puerto Rico; and Coast Guard rescues 2 off Cape Canaveral, Florida. 

Rear Adm. William Kelly, the U.S. Coast Guard Academy superintendent, signs a memorandum of understanding with University of Massachusetts Chancellor, Marcelo Orozco, as part of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy’s Scholars Pilot program in Boston, January 28, 2022. The scholars program is intended to help students with a desire to join the Coast Guard choose an education path that will benefit them the most during their academic and military careers.(U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Briana Carter)

Feb. 3, 2022

Coast Guard Academy forges partnership with University of Massachusetts; Coast Guard Academy to honor legacy of SPARs; Commemoration of Coast Guard Cutter Blackthorn’s fallen  

Bravo Zulu!

Petty Officer 1st Class Ali Blackburn, D17 Public Affairs Detachment Kodiak, Alaska, hold her 16-month-old daughter, Quinn, Aug. 8, 2021. U.S. Coast Guard photo.

Feb. 2, 2022

Cutter and overseas deployment deferrals for 12 months postpartum 

Policy expands deployment options for Coast Guard personnel and their families 

Partial section of the painting “Coast Guard Rescue,” by Paul Rendel showing the stormy sea state during the nighttime rescue of the Terry T. (U.S. Coast Guard)

Jan. 28, 2022

The Long Blue Line: Lt. j.g. John Currier–Harmon Trophy honoree and the rescue of Scalloper Terry T

The rescue of 10 from the Terry T.

Coast Guard leadership from local units break ground for new construction during a groundbreaking ceremony at Coast Guard Station Tybee, Georgia, Jan. 12, 2022. The new building will be used for Station Tybee, Coast Guard Cutter Pompano, and Coast Guard Aids to Navigation Tybee Island to support their multiple missions. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class David Micallef)

Jan. 27, 2022

Groundbreaking ceremony for modernized Tybee Island facility; USCG Aviation Workout to Remember will honor fallen; Coast Guard Mutual Assistance funding for families facing water contamination; Birthday of the ‘Father of the Coast Guard’

Bravo Zulu!

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Jan. 26, 2022

What You Need to Know About New TRICARE Pharmacy Network Options

CVS is now a part of the TRICARE retail pharmacy network

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Jan. 26, 2022

How TRICARE Pharmacy Network Changes Will Affect TRICARE For Life

Changes to retail pharmacy options

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Jan. 25, 2022

ALCGPSC 013/22: 2022 Coast Guard Sports Participation Grant Program

Active duty personnel can apply for up to $400 in grants for organized live and virtual events.

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Jan. 21, 2022

ALCGPSC 011/22: Update 1 - Mitigating efforts for read-only access to orders functionality in Direct Access

Complications delaying the FSMS accounting data conversions directly impact orders and pay for over 130 reserve members. Reservists, commands, P&As, and SPOs shall this guidance to ensure members are paid correctly and on time.

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