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This illustration, created at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), reveals ultrastructural morphology exhibited by coronaviruses.

Oct. 8, 2021

Join an informative discussion about COVID-19 vaccines and your reproductive health

Please submit questions in advance, to be sure we address them during this week's Wellness Wednesday call.

Raspberries are at the heart of a weight loss debate. Some believe raspberry ketones can aid in weight loss whereas others do not. This article gives facts you may want to consider if you're embarking on your own weight loss journey.

Oct. 8, 2021

The bottom line about using raspberry ketone as a supplement for weight loss

Expert advice and data—think twice before using ketone for diet purposes

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Oct. 7, 2021

Workforce Planning Team incentives overview – Get it before it’s gone

See if you qualify for these monetary and non-monetary incentives, which support critical enlisted ratings and officer specialties.

Seaman Nate Dirvin crosses the finish line after running 135 miles through Death Valley to Mount Whitney in California, July 19, 2021. He completed the Badwater 135 to raise funds for Coast Guard Mutual Assistance. U.S. Coast Guard photo.

Oct. 7, 2021

BZ: Bravo Zulu to member for completing several ultra-marathons raising money for Coast Guard Mutual Assistance (CGMA), and more.

BZ: Bravo Zulu to member for completing several ultra-marathons raising money for Coast Guard Mutual Assistance (CGMA); Solicitation: Black Engineer of the Year Award (BEYA) Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) 2022 Conference Outstanding Achievement Award (OAA) nominations; Solicitation: Nominations for the 2021 Coast Guard Engineer of the Year (EOTY) are being accepted.

U.S. Air Force Capt. Perry Byrd, 315th Training Squadron instructor, explains concepts to students in the 14N Intelligence Officer course, on Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas, June 6, 2021. Byrd graduated from the 14N course in 2015 and transferred the course credits towards his master’s degree. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Abbey Rieves) *NOTE: This photo has been edited to distort computer classification markers.

Oct. 6, 2021

Tuition assistance guidance for 2022

You’ve made higher education a goal, here are your next steps 

World War II underway photo of the Coast Guard-manned USS Durant (DE-389) sporting its haze gray paint scheme. (U.S. Navy)

Oct. 5, 2021

The Long Blue Line: USS Durant—Coast Guard and Navy warship of World War II and Cold War

Surprisingly, in the Coast Guard’s 230-year history, the service has operated very few purpose-built naval warships. However, during World War II, Coast Guardsmen operated a number of smaller classes of warships, including sub chasers, patrol gunboats, patrol craft, patrol frigates, and destroyer escorts. The USS Durant (DE-389) was one of several

Recruits from company Sierra-199 participate in physical fitness as part of their modified training schedule in the gym at U.S. Coast Guard Training Center Cape May, N.J., 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)

Oct. 4, 2021

Body Composition Screenings have started

Here's what you need to know.

Take the Rock swimmers and the support crew cross the San Francisco Bay during the Alcatraz swim on Sunday, Sept. 26, 2021. Photo by James Leedy

Oct. 4, 2021

Coast Guard members “Escape from Alcatraz” in recent swim challenge

A group of more than 20 Coast Guard veterans, active duty, and reservists team up with a veterans swim group to train and swim from Alcatraz Island to San Francisco.

The supplement business is a multi-billion dollar industry that is not currently regulated like conventional food and drug products by the Food and Drug Administration. The use of supplements is designed to add further nutritional value to the diet, not act as a meal replacement. (U.S. Air Force photo illustration/Airman 1st Class Daniel Brosam)

Oct. 1, 2021

The top four things to know about weight-loss supplements

What you should know before taking supplements to lose weight

Infographic of the U.S. Naval Community College Pilot II, Phase 2A timeline. Digital art generated in Adobe Photoshop using icons, shapes, and text. This was generated Sept. 29, 2021 for the Oct. 1 start of Pilot II, Phase 2A. This graphic was intended to be shared with a press release detailing information about the USNCC's Pilot II, Phase 2A, with further release on social media channels. (U.S. Navy graphic by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Xander Gamble)

Sept. 30, 2021

US Naval Community College Begins Pilot II; Accepts Applications Starting Oct. 1

The U.S. Naval Community College is set to take applications for the first phase of its Pilot II program starting Friday, Oct. 1, 2021.