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Portrait of Adm. James Gracey, USCG Retired

Sept. 13, 2021

Fair winds: Adm. James S. Gracey

As Coast Guard Commandant from 1982 to 1986 Adm. Gracey presided over, and drove, significant change in the service. He also led the armed forces in the integration of women, both officer and enlisted.  

NEW YORK, New York (Sept. 15)--The World Trade Center complex continues to burn, while the Coast Guard Cutter Tahoma controls vessel traffic in New York harbor September 15. USCG photo by PAC Brandon Brewer

Sept. 10, 2021

The Long Blue Line: 20 years after 9/11—a day that changed the Coast Guard forever

How the Coast Guard has evolved over the past 20 year

Official Coast Guard photograph of Petty Officer 1st Class Jeffrey Palazzo early in his Coast Guard career. (U.S. Coast Guard)

Sept. 9, 2021

The Long Blue Line: Jeffrey Palazzo—a 9/11 Coast Guard hero’s story

After her husband perished saving lives on 9/11, Lisa Palazzo adopted a son who now carries his name - and continues his tradition of Coast Guard service.

Coast Guard emblem

Sept. 8, 2021

Coast Guard piloting office of data and analytics to empower better decision making.

Office of Data and Analytics coming 2022

Members of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stone conduct a regular workout while at sea in the South Atlantic on Jan. 19, 2021. Maintaining physical fitness is key to performing operations safely. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class John Hightower)

Sept. 3, 2021

Don’t Let COVID “weight” you down

How to Develop your own Health Road Map

Wendy Chaves, head of the Office of Research, Development, Test & Evaluation and Innovation was presented a Coast Guard Civilian Service Commendation Medal by Rear Adm. J.M. Kelly for her work to establish a Coast Guard detachment at the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) July 28, 2021.

Sept. 2, 2021

Bravo Zulu: Coast Guard civilian recognized for work establishing DIU detachment, and more

Bravo Zulu: Coast Guard civilian recognized for work establishing DIU detachment; Honoring a 50-year career of teaching music to Coast Guard cadets; Many firsts for Coast Guard Women recognized during Women’s Equality Day event.

Lt. William Singletary, operations officer aboard the Cutter Eagle, moving pallets summer 2021. U.S. Coast Guard photo.

Sept. 2, 2021

Reserve officer active duty integration explained

How does a “traditional” drilling reserve officer integrate into active duty?

EASTERN PACIFIC OCEAN – Seaman Apprentice Tatiana Muniz Guzman, a crewmember aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Sherman, stands ready to raise the morning colors, Jan. 9, 2017. Sherman, homeported in Honolulu, is on a counter narcotics mission in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. Cutters like Sherman routinely conduct operations from South America to the Bering Sea conducting alien migrant interdiction operations, domestic fisheries protection, search and rescue, counter-narcotics and other Coast Guard missions at great distances from shore keeping threats far from the U.S. mainland. (FOR RELEASE U.S. Coast Guard photo Chief Warrant Officer Allyson E.T. Conroy)

Sept. 2, 2021

Creating more opportunities for women to serve underway

Small changes to assets and policy have big impacts, expanding opportunities for women afloat

A home is shown Dec. 4, 2020, at the South Post Family Housing area at Fort McCoy, Wis. Twenty-two homes are officer homes (nine three-bedroom and 13 four-bedroom), and 91 are enlisted homes (55 three-bedroom and 36 four-bedroom). The area doubled in size in 2017 after the completion of 57 new homes. Another seven homes are nearly complete in the area. The housing area is managed by the Fort McCoy Directorate of Public Works Housing Division. (U.S. Army Photo by Scott T. Sturkol, Public Affairs Office, Fort McCoy, Wis.)

Aug. 31, 2021

Temporary Lodging Expense (TLE) is extended in some cases  

Check to see if your area is affected

Coast Guard Cutter Steadfast (WMSL 623) crewmembers gather together for a team Yoga session during a rest day while patrolling in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. Balancing a high-operational tempo while patrolling in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, Coast Guard Cutter Steadfast prioritizes mental and physical health. The crew takes every advantage to foster a healthy lifestyle while underway as well as build comradery when possible. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Fireman Ryan Carroll.

Aug. 30, 2021

Body Composition Program fully resumes October

Are you ready? Here are some resources to assist you