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Five Coast Guard members from five separate countries were sworn in as U.S. citizens at Cape May on Sept. 6 as part of the service’s naturalization program, Operation Sentinel to Citizen. From left to right: Petty Officer 3rd Class Liam Karlsrud, Petty Officer 2nd Class Justin Peapea, Seaman Rashaad Reid, Seaman Alinyeg Silva, and Seaman Frederick Asare.

Oct. 3, 2024

Coast Guard naturalization program helps 152 members become citizens in its first year

Operation Sentinel to Citizen boosts recruiting, helps non-naturalized members

A Coast Guard Hockey team member wears the Mid-Atlantic team jersey in the 2024 Tunnels to Towers Heroes Cup on Sept. 14, 2024, in Morristown, New Jersey. The Coast Guard Hockey team claimed victory in the 2024 Tunnels to Towers Heroes Cup representing Coast Guard active duty, reserves, and veterans while raising funds for the Tunnel to Towers Foundation. (Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Sydney Phoenix)

Oct. 2, 2024

Coast Guard Hockey Organization: Supporting servicemembers, first responders

The Coast Guard claimed victory in the 2024 Tunnel to Towers (T2T) Heroes Cup Hockey Tournament!

The Coast Guard Cutter Munro sails during unusually calm waters on the Bering Sea.

Oct. 2, 2024

Coast Guard pioneers new pathway to readiness

Future Sentinel Preparatory Course helps recruits meet physical standards before boot camp.

Lt. Victoria Castleberry (left), Capt. Mark Kuperman (top), and Ms. Megan Johns Henry (bottom), are all photographed in a collage together. Each of them have recently finished a Naval Postgraduate School’s Center for Homeland Defense and Security (CHDS) program.

Oct. 1, 2024

Make innovative, impactful change while networking & growing your career

CHDS grads share how they transformed as leaders in and out of the classroom.

The USCG Reserve Policy board logo

Sept. 30, 2024

Help Enhance Reserve Readiness: Make Submissions or Join the Coast Guard Reserve Policy Board

The Reserve Policy Board is accepting members through Oct. 31, 2024 and accepts submissions year-round.

Petty Officer 1st Class Anthony Tartaglia, a machinery technician from U.S. Coast Guard Sector Maryland - National Capital Region, assists with the deployment of federal aids to navigation marking the Fort Carroll Temporary Alternate Channel on April 19, 2024. The Key Bridge Response is one of the operational missions that will qualify for special leave accrual (SLA) in FY 24.

Sept. 30, 2024

Coast Guard releases guidance for FY 2024 Special Leave Accrual (SLA)

Message notes requirements and qualifying missions.

Shallow-Water Response Team 3 crewmembers rescued four pit bulls, 11 beagles and their owners from rising flood waters caused by Hurricane Florence in Delco, North Carolina, September 16, 2018. The Coast Guard is conducting search and rescue operations in support of state and local emergency operation centers. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Petty Officer Stephen Kelly)

Sept. 27, 2024

Coast Guard’s Storm Warriors fought North Carolina’s Hurricane Florence

When Florence’s path began tracking towards the East Coast, the Coast Guard was ready once again to live up to its motto.

Featured Image ATTACHED: U.S. Coast Guard operations specialists stand watch in the Ninth District Command Center in Cleveland, Ohio, Jan. 24, 2024. Operations specialists are tactical command and control experts, coordinating responses to a wide variety of Coast guard missions, including search and rescue, maritime law enforcement, marine environment protection, homeland security, and national defense. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jessica Fontenette)

Sept. 26, 2024

Innovating in the face of change

The evolution of the Coast Guard's Operations Specialist School.

Pictured is Carol Jones, the Coast Guard’s ombudsman-at-large (OAL) wife of Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard (MCPOCG) Heath B. Jones.

Sept. 25, 2024

Meet Mrs. Jones, the Coast Guard’s Ombudsman-at-Large

Working to improve the lives of Coast Guard families.

Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer Jenna Coffey, a production recruiter at Recruiting Office D.C., talks about enlistment opportunities and incentives in Washington, D.C., September 19, 2024. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Zachary Hupp)

Sept. 25, 2024

Mission success! Coast Guard exceeds 2024 recruitment target

Your hard work has been critical, but the work isn’t done yet.