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April 4, 2023

U.S. Coast Guard introduces Sign Language View in Microsoft Teams

The “Sign Language View” capability is now available on Microsoft Teams.

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April 3, 2023

Help Wanted: Volunteers to plan tomorrow's Coast Guard

The Commandant’s transformation team wants your help solving our talent management issues.

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April 3, 2023

Check out the Coast Guard’s top photos, videos, and articles of 2022

Who tells the best Coast Guard story?

Posed image of Myrtle Hazard smiling for the camera in 1918 newspaper photo. (Washington Post)

March 31, 2023

The Long Blue Line: Myrtle Hazard—first woman in the United States Coast Guard

Determination led Myrtle Hazard to become an integral part of Coast Guard war communications.

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March 30, 2023

GS-15s: Apply now for the White House Leadership Development Program

The Executive Office of the President seeks self-nominations for the 2023 fellowship program.

An American flag located at the intersection of Highway 282 and Orange Avenue, which welcomes visitors driving in to the city of Coronado, flies at half-staff. The flag will remain at half-staff through July 25 to honor each service member killed by a gunman in Chattanooga, Tenn. (Navy photo by Yeoman 2nd Class Anthony Ardisone/Released)

March 30, 2023

New bereavement leave policy for military members offers Coast Guard families support

Members now have 14 consecutive calendar days following the death of an immediate family member.

Coast Guard Cutter Daniel Tarr law enforcement crew members conduct a fisheries boarding aboard a shrimping vessel off the coast of Louisiana, on April 24, 2022. Fishery boardings are conducted to ensure commercial fisheries are following federal laws and regulations on the water. (U.S. Coast Guard Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Alejandro Rivera)

March 30, 2023

Do you qualify for an exemption for Basic Boarding Officer Course and/or Boarding Officer Practical Course?   

Current and prior law enforcement officers can take advantage of their experience 

Then Petty Officer First Class Sharina Komen stands on the deck of the Coast Guard Cutter Maui while underway in 2020.

March 29, 2023

"I like a challenge" - Why CPO Sharina Komen serves at sea

"The coolest thing about going to sea," Komen says in the first installment of MyCG's new "Why I Serve at Sea" series, "is getting to know the people you work with on a different level. You’re not just going to work and leaving."

Vice Adm. Kevin Lunday, U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area commander, and Atlantic Area staff hold a commemorative flag with retired Army Maj. Gen. Peter Aylward, director of The United States of America Vietnam War Commemoration in Portsmouth, Virginia, Oct. 14, 2022. The VWC program awarded the flag in recognition of Coast Guard Atlantic Area becoming a commemorative partner of the organization. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Kate Kilroy)

March 29, 2023

Coast Guard commemorates National Vietnam War Veterans Day

U.S. government marks 50th anniversary of the end of the war 

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March 28, 2023

From your Leadership Coach – 3 Thoughts on Conflict Management 

Managing conflict in the workplace is an essential leadership skill. Here are three strategies effective leaders use to manage conflict.  Seek constructive conflictToo often constructive aspects of conflict that can enhance team cohesion and decision making are overshadowed by destructive elements. The primary source of destructive conflicts in any