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April 8, 2021

Aviation upgrades night vision goggles

New night vision goggles will assist with mission capabilities performed when the sun has set.

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April 7, 2021

Emergency management: New trainings, certifications, lessons learned

Check out the latest news from the Coast Guard's emergency management community.

The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Kathleen Moore interdicts a vessel Monday, Oct. 31, 2016, carrying more than 1,170 pounds of cocaine. The go-fast style vessel was carrying cocaine worth an estimated wholesale value of more than $18 million. U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy of Coast Guard Cutter Kathleen Moore.

April 6, 2021

Cuttermen: New tech will make it easier to track traffickers

The Coast Guard is working on some major updates to SeaWatch, the situational awareness command and control system on most white hulls.

Port of San Diego Commissioner Marshall Merrifield, Rep. Mike Levin, Coast Guard Deputy Commandant for Mission Support Vice Adm. Michael F. McAllister, Rep. John Garamendi, Chancellor of the University of California San Diego Pradeep Khosla, and Rep. Scott Peters take part in a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego Jan. 24, 2020. The Coast Guard entered into an agreement with Scripps Institution of Oceanography to establish the Blue Technology Center of Expertise, which will provide opportunities for rapid identification and integration of new blue technologies into current Coast Guard capabilities. (Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Patrick Kelley.)

April 6, 2021

Operation Innovation: Blue Tech Center of Expertise seeks technology solutions 

What is blue technology and how is the Coast Guard using it?

Joseph Ford, a Coast Guard Sector San Francisco command duty officer, answers the phone at Sector San Francisco command center, March 4, 2021. Ford and Travis Addison, a Sector San Francisco civilian search-and-rescue controller, coordinated the rescue of a young woman who entered the water with no flotation device on January 31, 2021. (U. S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Brandon Giles)

April 6, 2021

Civilians to the Rescue

A 19-minute phone call in January meant the world to a young woman fighting for her life.

Petty Officer Second Class Julie Nguyen celebrates Rear Adm. Huan Nguyen's promotion ceremony as he becomes the first Vietnamese-American admiral in the U.S. Navy, Oct. 2019 (U.S. Coast Guard Picture).

April 5, 2021

Women in the fleet reflect on opportunity, and how we are “Stronger Together” 

Our third part highlighting a few of the remarkable women in the Coast Guard and the stories behind their service.

April 2, 2021

All Hands Briefer: This week's top news

Ladies and Gentlemen,Below, please find the weekly All Hands Briefer (AHB), which provides key announcements and updates from this week. Have a great weekend!Top News Care, Inform, Ask: new resource to respond to victims of assault   National virtual event: "Bring Your Children to OUR Work Day" New column! Frontline Focus Another new column! Bravo

Allies committed to the Coast Guard’s effort to eliminate harassment and assault have a new resource in their toolkit when responding to a shipmate in distress. The Confide in Another (CIA) card provides actionable next steps to prepare and respond in instances when a servicemember reaches out, looking for support.

April 2, 2021

Care, Inform, Ask: New resource to support victims of assault  

Sexual Assault Prevention, Response and Recovery shares actionable steps

Service photo of Anthony Pettit, the Chief Petty Officer in charge of the Scotch Cap station during the disaster. (U.S. Coast Guard)

April 1, 2021

The Long Blue Line: Standing a deadly watch 75 years ago—final hours of Scotch Cap Lighthouse

Chief Sanford broadcast stating “we had been struck by a tidal wave and might have to abandon the station, and that I believed Scotch Cap Lightstation was lost.” He worried that his transmissions might be taken as an April Fool’s joke.

March 31, 2021

Will recent tax law changes help you save money?

Learn about new tax law changes that may help you keep money in your pocket during tax season.

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