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U.S. Coast Guard Vice Commandant Vice Adm. Linda Fagan

April 5, 2022

Admiral Linda L. Fagan nominated to be first woman to serve as Commandant of the Coast Guard

Adm. Fagan has selected and the president has nominated Vice Adm. Steven D. Poulin as the Coast Guard’s 33rd Vice Commandant

Chief Petty Officer Jennifer Stubblefield, 2021 Coast Guard Alaska Reserve Enlisted Person of the Year, operates a 45-foot Response Boat-Medium near Valdez, Alaska, March 21, 2022. Stubblefield is responsible for leading Coast Guard boat crews on missions near Valdez and beyond in Prince William Sound. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Petty Officer Paul Caldentey.

April 5, 2022

UPDATE: 8 more enlisted career guides available 

19 ratings now have a dedicated career guide to help member navigate their career 

Kathryn Alonso won this year's Operation Homefront - Military Child of the Year® award for the Coast Guard. Alonso is the daughter of Capt. Ricardo Alonso and Michelle Alonso; they are located in Vienna, Va.

April 5, 2022

Recognizing their resilience during the Month of the Military Child

The Coast Guard honors our children throughout April and beyond; we also congratulate Kathryn Alonso, Operation Homefront, 2022 Military Child of the Year ® awardee for the Coast Guard.

Rare photograph of a Civil War-era tugboat. USS Daisy, a tugboat converted for Union naval may have been similar in design and construction to USRCS Hercules and Reliance. (www.history.uscg.mil)

April 1, 2022

The Long Blue Line: “The last full measure of devotion”—the life and death of Revenue Cutter Capt. Thomas Dungan

A story about the Coast Guard's predecessor service in the Civil War.

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.

March 31, 2022

Changes in tuition assistance for military and civilian members

Increase in tuition assistance, opportunity for dual degrees, civilians now able to use

A Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point HC-130 Hercules aircrew conducts a medevac for a 66-year-old Ukrainian mariner from Palmyra Atoll, March 25, 2022. The mariner was suffering from abdominal pains and was transported to awaiting emergency medical services on Oahu. (U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy of Petty Officer 2nd Class Matthew West/Released)

March 31, 2022

Frontline Focus: Coast Guard medevacs Ukrainian mariner from Palmyra Atoll, and more

Coast Guard medevacs Ukrainian mariner from Palmyra Atoll; Coast Guard medevacs 70-year-old hiker after 200-foot fall; Coast Guard repatriates 188 people to Haiti; Coast Guard repatriates 44 people to Cuba; and Unified Command established in for tug aground in Neva Strait, Alaska.

Petty Officer 3rd Class Corey Connolly (left) and Petty Officer 2nd Class Daniel Noel, both Marine Safety Security Team (MSST) Houston Partnership in Education (PIE) volunteers, pose with students from Carter Lomax Elementary School in Pasadena, Texas during a Coast Guard career day. The PIE program unites the Coast Guard family with local schools and communities through opportunities to work directly with students which enhances educational opportunities and raises awareness about the Service (USCG Courtesy Photo).

March 29, 2022

Coast Guard PIE volunteers inspire students in Houston through reading activities and career day 

Promoting understanding and appreciation of Coast Guard missions among young people

The Coast Guard Cutter Stratton’s (WMSL 752) crew relieves the crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Douglas Munro (WHEC 724) in the Bering Sea, March 12, 2021. The Douglas Munro was the Coast Guard’s last 378-foot high endurance cutter and was relieved by Stratton concluding their final patrol prior to being decommissioned April 24, 2021. U.S. Coast Guard photo.

March 25, 2022

The Long Blue Line: Alaska Ranger—the historic Bering Sea rescue that defied the odds and saved 42 souls!

A once in a career rescue, all in the cold waters of the Bering Sea.

Yo-yo dieting and weight management

March 25, 2022

Keep your diet on track even when those around you aren’t

Here are a few tactics to avoid social influences that can deter you from healthy eating

Class of 2021 Cadet Ben "Fern" Fernquist, a member of West Point's esports team, plays Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege against competitors from Ole Miss during a Collegiate Rainbow Six match April 17. Ole Miss defeated West Point 2-0 in the best of three competition. (Photo courtesy of the West Point esports team)

March 23, 2022

Active duty gamers here’s your opportunity to represent the Coast Guard 

You could represent our service in the inaugural Warrior Fest Esports Championship Series 

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