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Dec. 16, 2020

Members: Help DoD set the new COLA rates for all services

DoD will email you the Living Pattern Survey in January.

Dec. 16, 2020

New BAH rates are out

New BAH rates will affect all military members, including veterans using the GI Bill

Dec. 11, 2020

The Long Blue Line: “Big Mac” attack--Icebreaker Mackinaw battles Lake Ice 75 years ago!

Normally, lake ice begins thawing at the end of April, but “Big Mac”--as the icebreaker is affectionately called in the Lakes region--has opened shipping lanes as early as the third week in March, thus facilitating the early movement of millions of tons of iron ore, grain, and other vital cargo.    U.S. Coast Guard Public AffairsFor generations,

Dec. 10, 2020

Game changer? Coast Guard tests unmanned surface vehicles

Self-driving boats might help with SAR, crowd control, smuggling and migrant interdiction

Dec. 9, 2020

Leadership and Management School: Professional development in a virtual environment

The Leadership and Management School is now offered virtually.

Dec. 8, 2020

Pay increase for members assigned to cutters

Coast Guard members assigned to cutters received a pay increase in October 2020.

Dec. 4, 2020

Here's who won the 2020 DHS Secretary's Annual Awards

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) just announced the prestigious 2020 DHS Secretary's Annual Awards. Congratulations to all the Coast Guard recipients! Award for Meritorious Service (Silver Medal)CAPT James D. Warner, Air Station Clearwater, Clearwater, FLAward for Exemplary ServiceME1 Craig M. Oravitz, TACLET South, Opa Locka, FLAward for

Dec. 4, 2020

The Long Blue Line: Cutter Daphne and the “North Atlantic Vegetable War”

Read about one of the last incidents of Prohibition...and vegetables.

Dec. 1, 2020

Seeking nominations for 2020 Captain Niels P. Thomsen Innovation Awards

Submit your nominations by Jan. 31, 2021.

Nov. 27, 2020

Celebrating National Adoption Month 2020

Lisa Johnson, Family Support Services Program Manager — Engage Youth: Listen and Learn

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