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Recruits from boot camp company Quebec-200 graduate Coast Guard boot camp at U.S. Coast Guard Training Center Cape May, N.J., June 18, 2021. Training Center Cape May’s mission is to transform the recruits of today into the Coast Guard men and women of tomorrow, while providing superior mission support to our tenant commands. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Seaman Christian Lower)

Dec. 5, 2022

We take a look at the recruiting situation for the US Coast Guard

Transcript of interview with Federal News Network and Capt. Richter Tipton.

Underway Officer Ensign Katharine Braynard (right) works with Junior Oficer of the Deck, Petty Officer First Class Erin Hunter, with the plan for mooring in Milwaukee to offload buoys, Nov. 27, 2012. Braynard and Hunter were part of an all-female watch executed on the Mackinaw during the ship's transit to Chicago to offload 1,300 Christmas trees as part of this year's Chicago's Christmas Ship event. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Seaman Robert Butler.

Dec. 5, 2022

Share your New Year’s watch log entry with MyCG!

Here’s how you can publish your poem 

Radioman First Class Benjamin Bottoms in flight gear posed in front of a military trainer aircraft. (Family of Olga Bottoms Richardson)

Dec. 2, 2022

The Long Blue Line: Benjamin Bottoms—Arctic aviator, wartime hero served with Lt. John Prichard

Enlisted aviation hero and namesake for new FRC.

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Dec. 1, 2022

Thrift Savings Plan changes and 2023 IRS annual deferral limit 

Know what you are able to contribute to your TSP.

The Coast Guard Centralized Service Desk was established in October of 2011 in St. Louis and is operated by 119 personnel. Members work on phone, computer and electronics issues 24 hours a day, seven days a week for the entire Coast Guard. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Ayla Kelley.

Dec. 1, 2022

When you need more than a FIXIT ticket

A new branch chief’s guide to getting the most out of the CSD 

Vice Commandant Adm. Steve Poulin (center) gets fitted for a M-50 mask during a Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) training session at Coast Guard Headquarters in September 2022. Poulin took part to remind CBRN-equipped units to complete required training to enhance readiness. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

Dec. 1, 2022

Is your unit ready to respond in the event of a WMD/CBRN incident?

Thanks to a newly created dashboard, it’s easy to find out.

Brig. Gen. Christopher Mohan, commanding general of the 3RD Expeditionary Sustainment Command in Fort Bragg, North Carolina, drinks a bottle of purified water from the Reverse Osmosis Water Purification Unit at the Roosevelt Roads water station in Puerto Rico, October 14. For survivors of Hurricane Maria who do not have access to clean, usable water, a multipronged approach is in place to ensure potable water is available to all residents. (U.S. Army photo by: Sgt. Michael Eaddy)

Nov. 30, 2022

New work group looks at preventive health measures for service members

Adm. Dana Thomas chartered the Population Health Optimization Work Group (PHOWG).

Chief Petty Officer James Henson, a culinary specialist and executive aide to the Coast Guard District Eight commander, prepares a seafood dish in New Orleans on April 20, 2022. Henson participated in a cajun seafood cook-off partnered with a local chef as part of New Orleans Navy Week 2022. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Gabriel Wisdom)

Nov. 30, 2022

Coast Guard turns to top chefs for recruiting help 

New policy asks special command aides (SCAs) to participate in demos, competitions, recruiting events 

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Nov. 29, 2022

Have you attained between 8 and 12 years of military service? If so, you may be in the window to elect Continuation Pay

Continuation Pay is a one-time payout for members enrolled in the Blended Retirement System (BRS)

Capt. Rick Wester and his wife Kate Wester adopted their son Ayden in February 2021. Ayden is now 16 years old.

Nov. 29, 2022

2 more Coast Guard families share their story of adoption

Second part of Coast Guard families sharing their adoption stories during National Military Adoption Month.

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.