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The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star breaks ice Jan. 16, 2020, near the ice pier of McMurdo Station, Antarctica. The crew of the Polar Star is participating in Operation Deep Freeze – the U.S. military’s contribution to the U.S. Antarctic Program, which is managed by the National Science Foundation. U.S. Coast Guard photograph by Senior Chief Petty Officer NyxoLyno Cangemi

Feb. 5, 2021

A homage to sea duty in the Coast Guard – Successes, challenges, and being underway

As a sea service, we celebrate the perseverance of our shipmates who serve in the cutter community.

Emlen Tunnell was the first African American to play NFL football for the New York Giants. Tunnell also posthumously received the Coast Guard Silver Lifesaving Medal for his actions in World War II. (U.S. Coast Guard courtesy photo)

Feb. 5, 2021

'Offense on Defense': Football legend was a Coast Guard hero

Emlen Tunnell was the first African American in the Pro Football Hall of Fame

Coast Guard Cmdr. Warren Judge, executive officer of Base Elizabeth City, North Carolina, poses for a photograph outside the command building on base, Aug. 10, 2017. Judge was selected as the 2017 Blacks in Government Meritorious Service Award recipient for his volunteer work with local youth organizations and his role in solidifying a memorandum of agreement between the base and Elizabeth City State University. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Corinne Zilnicki/Released)

Feb. 5, 2021

Black Engineer of the Year Award (BEYA) winners announced

Six exceptional service members will be honored at this year’s Black Engineer of the Year Award (BEYA) Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Conference.

Dana Moehling, the ombudsman for Coast Guard Station Cape May, N.J., poses in front of a response boat at the station Thursday, Feb. 19, 2015. The Coast Guard Ombudsman Program aims to enhance communication between the command and Coast Guard family members. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Nick Ameen)

Feb. 2, 2021

Expanding victim support: Ombudsman policy update removes mandatory reporting of sexual assault

The Coast Guard is continuing to develop new strategies to support members who have been sexually assaulted. One of the major initiatives underway now is to eliminate the barriers victims face when they simply want to talk things through with someone, without limiting their options to report the assault in the future. A recent example is the new

Twelve new housing units have been added to Culp Court within the Coast Guard Triumph Housing Complex in Astoria, Ore., and families can begin moving in June 27, 2019.

The 12 new units plus a maintenance and operations building complete phase II of a housing project that has cost a total of $19.3 million to complete.

U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Trevor Lilburn.

Jan. 29, 2021

New Shipmate Form will help you welcome incoming members

Form is optional, but highly encouraged

Rare photograph of Northland under sail. Her sails were rarely used so the sail rig was taken down and the masts used for antenna and electronic gear. (U.S. Coast Guard)

Jan. 29, 2021

The Long Blue Line: The storied career of ice cutter Northland and the Greenland Patrol 75 years ago!

Northland’s was the only ship known to carry Nazi POWs to prison and, later, carry Jewish refugees to Palestine.

Petty Officer 1st Class Brian Korte, Petty Officer 2nd Class Adam Harris and Petty Officer 2nd Class Garett Brada, Coast Guard divers attached to Regional Dive Locker West in San Diego, prepare a remotely operated vehicle to scan piers near the port of San Francisco in preparation for Fleet Week Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2015.

Jan. 27, 2021

Deckplate Leader of the Week: Chief Petty Officer Brian Korte

Our deckplate leader of the week is Chief Petty Officer Brian Korte, a diver and egress operations chief stationed at U.S. Coast Guard Aviation Technical Training Center (ATTC) in Elizabeth City, North Carolina!