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CAPE MAY, N.J. - Chief Petty Officer William Herr, chief of police for Training Center Cape May, and his sons browse the aisles of the new Coast Guard Market Place aboard the training center during a sneak peek for Coast Guard families Nov. 4, 2012. The new MarketPlace is a benefit for military service members, their families, authorized beneficiaries and military retirees. Coast Guard photo by Chief Warrant Officer Donnie Brzuska.

March 15, 2021

Money Matter$: Don’t fall for these three credit myths

The importance of monitoring your credit cannot be overstated.

Personnel receive mentoring at the Association for Naval Officer’s (ANSO) Western Region Symposium at Sector Houston-Galveston, in Houston, March 2, 2020. Commissioned and enlisted members from the U.S. Coast Guard and U.S. Navy attended to learn, share, and discuss topics on diversity, retention, and leadership within the maritime services as well as receive mentoring and one-on-one sessions with members of ANSO's Board of Directors. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Paige Hause)

March 15, 2021

New! Mentoring options for active duty, reservists and civilians

Advance your career, develop your leadership skills and connect with other like-minded individuals in the Coast Guard.

Are you a Coast Guard Spouse interested in leadership and networking? A National Council of Coast Guard Spouses’ Clubs position may be right for you.

March 12, 2021

National Coast Guard Spouses Club looking for leaders

Are you a Coast Guard Spouse interested in leadership and networking? A National Council of Coast Guard Spouses’ Clubs position may be right for you.

March 11, 2021

SOTCG: Get all the details on the Commandant's announcements

This afternoon, Commandant Karl Schultz outlined the Coast Guard’s perseverance through a difficult year, and highlighted encouraging developments in our efforts to advance as a mission ready service.

Coast Guard Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard Jason Vanderhaden is made an honorary member of the Coast Guard Combat Veterans Association by CGCVA National President, MCPO (Ret.) Stephen Petersen and National Vice President, CDR (Ret.) Terry O'Connell in front of the original Coast Guard Cutter Escanaba mast in Grand Haven, MI, Saturday, Aug 4, 2018..The Coast Guard Combat Veterans Association is a Non-Profit Association of Active Duty Members, Retired Members, Reserve Members, and Honorably Discharged Former Members of the United States Coast Guard, who served in, or provided direct support to combat situations recognized by an appropriate Military award, while serving as a member of the United States Coast Guard. Coast
Guard photo by Senior Chief Petty Officer Christopher Mullins.

March 10, 2021

Veteran Affairs’ COVID Coach App supports mental health, self-care during pandemic

The app helps service members and civilians manage heightened emotions.

Chaplain Cain with Mr. Luisi, U. S. Coast Guard Auxiliary

March 9, 2021

Chaplain Kimberly Cain welcomes the stranger

“Mental health is a basic right and dignity.”

Coast Guard members fly COVID-19 vaccines around the West Coast using a C-27 Spartan aircraft in Alameda, Calif. February 18. 2021. Coast Guard Base Alameda, in the San Francisco Bay Area, is the only Coast Guard medical facility on the West Coast capable of storing the Pfizer vaccines at their necessary temperatures of -60C to -80C. (U.S. Coast Guard photo released)

March 9, 2021

Operation Honey Bee: The Coast Guard is flying COVID vaccines

The Eleventh Coast Guard District has been getting creative in distributing vaccines throughout the Pacific Area.

March 9, 2021

Dear Coast Guard Family: Becoming an Ombudsman

Learn about becoming and Ombudsman and their responsibilities.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A Coast Guard Information Systems Technician adjusts cables inside a server room at the Telecommunication and Information Systems Command (TISCOM) Jan. 24, 2013. ITs are responsible for establishing and maintaining Coast Guard computer systems, analog and digital voice systems (telephones and voicemail), and installing and maintaining the physical network infrastructure that ties the systems together. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Etta Smith

March 9, 2021

Virtual learning gains traction at TRACEN Yorktown

Training Center Yorktown has created an educational environment without a single classroom, as they launch virtual, and self-paced, and facilitated remote learning environments to meet the needs of a busy workforce.

U.S. Coast Guard Adm. Karl Shultz, commandant of the Coast Guard, alongside a panel of six selected junior officers, address cadets at the Coast Guard Academy, New London, Connecticut, March 3, 2021. The panelists discussed their own personal experiences in the field to give insight into what lies ahead once the cadets join the fleet as officers.
(U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Ronald Hodges)

March 5, 2021

Opportunities abound in the U.S. Coast Guard

A panel of six Coast Guard junior officers spoke to the corps of cadets and officer candidates at the Coast Guard Academy about exciting, future opportunities.

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