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Unit photo of Coast Guard Station Miami Beach.

May 6, 2025

Best Places to Work: Station Miami Beach

Great people, great missions, and a great city.

Electronic Service Wide Exam.

May 2, 2025

Get all the info you'd want to know about the eSWE beta test

You can hold a watch party and play eSWE AMA Bingo while you learn all about the eSWE!

Arcturus flying in formation with other USCG flying boats above a 165-foot cutter. (Coast Guard Collection)

May 2, 2025

Arcturus: A distinguished amphibian in the history of Coast Guard aviation

Read about the first aviation rescue to receive the Gold Lifesaving Medal and the Coast Guard’s Flying Lifeboats; state-of-the-art aircraft capable of performing rescues by landing on the open sea.

LCDR Andrea Psimer, Division Chief Office of Cutter Forces (CG-7511), was named the 2024 Vander Putten Inspirational Student of the Year (ISOY).

April 30, 2025

LCDR Andrea Psimer named the 2024 Vander Putten Inspirational Student of the Year (ISOY)

The ISOY award recognizes members who demonstrate sustained exceptional standards of proficiency and dedication while reflecting the service's core values of Honor, Respect, and Devotion to Duty.

The overcrowded decks of the paddle-wheeler Sultana just before her fiery explosion.

April 25, 2025

Sultana Fire - A maritime disaster that helped shape the Coast Guard’s Marine Safety mission

April 27, 2025, marks the 160th anniversary of the Sultana Fire. These are excerpts taken from the article Written in Blood: Maritime disasters that shaped the Coast Guard’s Marine Safety Mission.

Members of Coast Guard Cutter Munro conduct Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) training (U.S. Coast Guard Photo Courtesy of Petty Officer 1st Class Kenneth Wiese).

April 23, 2025

Units, make sure to do your CBRN training!

Annual chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear drills are required for all CBRN-equipped units.

2024 Liz Blanc Exceptional Sexual Assault Response Coordinator of the Year.

April 23, 2025

Honoring the 2024 Liz Blanc Exceptional Sexual Assault Response Coordinator of the Year

Mr. Jason Graham of Training Center Cape May is the Coast Guard’s SARC of the Year.

PIE Program has resumed activities.

April 21, 2025

More PIE for America’s youth

The PIE Program has resumed activities.

Artwork of the night the Marine Electric shipwreck and the incident’s lasting impact on the Coast Guard. The converted WWII-era ship capsized 30 miles off the Virginia coast on Feb. 12, 1983, and brought about drastic changes in the Coast Guard, including revamped marine safety procedures and the implementation of rescue swimmers. (U.S. Coast Guard illustrations by Petty Officer 2nd Class Corinne Zilnicki)

April 18, 2025

The shipwreck that changed the Coast Guard forever

The Coast Guard continues to improve its marine safety program to this day to ensure a safe marine environment. This article originally appeared in the Coast Guard Compass in 2019.

A few of this year's military kids' submissions.

April 18, 2025

Coast Guard youth: Submit your best creative work to the Military Kids Creative Showcase

USO Military Kid Creative Showcase is open for submissions through April 30, 2025, 11:59 pm EST.