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June 24, 2022

Uniformed members transitioning to new electronic military record system

Here’s what you need to know for the upcoming iPERMS rollout

Artwork of the night the Marine Electric shipwreck and the incident’s lasting impact on the Coast Guard. The converted WWII-era ship capsized 30 miles off the Virginia coast on Feb. 12, 1983, and brought about drastic changes in the Coast Guard, including revamped marine safety procedures and the implementation of rescue swimmers. (U.S. Coast Guard illustrations by Petty Officer 2nd Class Corinne Zilnicki)

June 24, 2022

The Long Blue Line: The shipwreck that changed the Coast Guard forever

Taken from the old CGBlog as it appeared in 2019

Locals watch as a Coast Guard MH-65 Jayhawk helicopter crew unloads relief supplies in Maricao, Puerto Rico on Oct. 7, 2017. The Coast Guard is helping deliver relief supplies to victims of Hurricane Maria stranded in remote areas by mudslides and washed out roads. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Eric D. Woodall)

June 22, 2022

Coast Guard families, here’s how to prepare for hurricane season

Emergency personnel from Base San Juan share tips to best prepare for hurricane season and lessons from Hurricane Maria

Coast Guard Fort Lauderdale 45-foot Response Boat-Medium crewmembers stand in front of a capsized boat at St. Andrews Bay, Florida, Oct. 22, 2018. The boatcrew spotted the capsized boat during a law enforcement patrol through a Hurricane Michael high-impact area. Coast Guard Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class David Brindley.

June 17, 2022

The Long Blue Line: Cleaning up after Florida's most destructive hurricanes

Hurricane season is here, we take a moment to remember clean up efforts from Hurricane Michael in 2018.

Coast Guard recruits in company Delta-201 receive orders to their first duty stations at the Fisherman’s Memorial in Cape May, New Jersey.

June 15, 2022

Earn $500 by getting a friend to join the Coast Guard

New recruiting initiative pays cash for any enlisted member you help bring in

Petty Officer 2nd Class Courtney Block, a gunner’s mate, helps take in lines connecting Coast Guard Cutter Kimball (WMSL 756) to shore power as the ship gets ready to depart for final sea trials Aug. 11, 2019.

June 14, 2022

Special assignments with lasting impact

Equal Opportunity Advisors opt to go "out of specialty" to support the Civil Rights program

11. Native Alaskan homes near Katmai Village, Alaska, buried in volcanic ash and dust, June 7, 1912. (USGS)

June 7, 2022

The Long Blue Line: Katmai—Part II. The Apocalypse comes to Kodiak and the Revenue Cutter Service

Part 2 of the Katmai eruption

A small boat from Coast Guard Cutter Tahoma ferries Haitians from the ship to Cap-Haitien, Haiti, March 22, 2022. 188 Haitians were repatriated following an interdiction on March 19, 2022.

June 6, 2022

FSMS: Here is a progress report for June 2022 

FSMS IMT continues system improvements.  

Official headshot of Michael J. Swierc, who enlisted in the Coast Guard on Aug. 11, 1942, and trained as a motor machinist’s mate before deploying overseas for the first wave of the D-Day invasion. Swierc, who turned 100 years old on Nov. 6, 2021, received the Bronze Star Medal for helping save 126 Allied troops from drowning in the English Channel on June 6, 1944. (U.S. Coast Guard photo, courtesy Pam Manka)

June 3, 2022

The Long Blue Line: D-Day, 1944—MoMM2 Swierc and the heroic saviors of CG-16

The night of the invasion was unbelievable. There was a continuous flash of light in the sky and we could hear the bombs. It was nonstop fire.   - Motor Machinist’s Mate Second Class Mike SwiercNearly 80 years have passed since Motor Machinist’s Mate Second Class Michael J. Swierc served on the Coast Guard Cutter CG-16 off Utah Beach during the

A Coast Guard Officer's hat, sword, gloves and ribbons are displayed together with the American Flag.

June 2, 2022

Officers: Don’t miss OPM’s virtual roadshow on Intel/DCMS and Cyberspace assignments

 Event will take place June 8 at 2 p.m. Eastern

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