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Electronic Service Wide Exam.

April 9, 2025

Electronic Service Wide Exam (eSWE) is headed your way...well, MSTs and MEs first

That’s right! The Coast Guard is modernizing the Service Wide Exam process.

Civil Engineering Qualification Insignia.

April 9, 2025

Introducing the Civil Engineering Qualification Insignia

The Coast Guard recognizes excellence in shore facility engineering, construction and management with this new insignia.

Artwork created by Raina Telgemeier and Scott McCloud, National Library Week honorary chairs. This year’s National Library week takes place April 6–12, 2025 and is an annual celebration that highlights the valuable role libraries, librarians, and library workers play in transforming lives and strengthening our communities.

April 8, 2025

A library of resources at the tip of your fingers

The DoD MWR Library is available for use by Coast Guard members and civilians.

Minimal supply expected until November/December 2026.

April 8, 2025

Shortage of Coast Guard uniform blue windbreaker jackets due to supply chain issues

Minimal supply expected until November/December 2026.

Best Places to Work logo.

April 7, 2025

Is your unit the best place to work in the Coast Guard?

Tell us why and your unit could be featured in our series “Best Places to Work”!

FY24 third quarter report.

April 4, 2025

Good Order and Discipline: FY24 third-quarter report

Leaders throughout the Coast Guard are encouraged to share this message with their units and talk about the importance of adhering to the Coast Guard’s core values.

This 406 Day, we celebrate a technology that embodies the very essence of safety and security on the vast expanse of the U.S. Maritime Domain

April 4, 2025

Celebrating 406 Day and the unsung heroes of maritime security

406 MHz beacons provide a critical safety net, ensuring our USCG personnel have the means to assist during unpredictable maritime situations.

Rare photograph of Bear sitting in the ice while aiding another vessel. (U.S. Coast Guard)

April 4, 2025

America’s first ice ships and icebreakers

As maritime interests chased valuable resources into icebound waters and commercial shipping continued further into the winter months, the duties of the Revenue Cutter Service increased in frozen areas previously considered unsafe in wintertime.

Our roadmap for the future to best serve the American people.

April 3, 2025

Coast Guard Force Design 2028

Our roadmap for the future to best serve the American people.

National Child Abuse Prevention Month recognizes the importance of families and communities working together to prevent child abuse and neglect. Prevention services and supports developed by this collaboration can help parents, other caregivers, and communities protect children and strengthen families. (www.childwelfare.gov)

April 3, 2025

April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month

The Coast Guard recognizes Child Abuse Prevention Month and shares ways families can reduce stress and decrease chances for abuse.

The U.S. Department of Defense is committed to making its electronic and information technologies accessible to individuals with disabilities in accordance with Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act (29 U.S.C. 794d), as amended in 1998. DoD websites use the WCAG 2.0 AA accessibility standard.

For persons with disabilities experiencing difficulties accessing content on a particular website, please use the form DoD Section 508 Form.  In this form, please indicate the nature of your accessibility issue/problem and your contact information so we can address your issue or question. If your issue involves log in access, password recovery, or other technical issues, contact the administrator for the website in question, or your local helpdesk.