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May 20, 2021

Mara Huling Langevin – A Link in the Long Blue Line

“I never thought about being the first of anything. All I wanted to do was be a pilot and fly.”

This 20,000 square-foot state-of-the-art facility will boast a contemporary design by the architectural firm SmithGroup that is expressive of sleek hull shapes, vessels under full sail, and wooden hulls. Its curvilinear vaulted roof, wooden decks, and true north orientation aim to harmonize with the waterfront landscape to create awe-inspiring spaces unlike any other at the Academy.

May 20, 2021

Frontline Focus

USCG Alumni Association to get state-of-the-art facility, and Coast Guard and partner agencies respond to diesel spill

Members of the Coast Guard District Seven wear their life jackets in support of Wear Your Life Jacket at Work Day in Miami, Florida, May 21, 2021. This event marks the start of National Safe Boating Week which helps raise boating safety awareness. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jose Hernandez)

May 20, 2021

Frontline Focus

Coast Guard kicks off National Safe Boating Week 2021, and Coast Guard, DoD Partners conduct search and rescue exercise off N.C. coast

Our Leader of the week is Chief Petty Officer Charly Tautfest, the Seventh District assistant public affairs officer!

May 19, 2021

Leader of the Week: Chief Petty Officer Charly Tautfest

Our Deckplate Leader of the week is Chief Petty Officer Charly Tautfest, the Seventh District assistant public affairs officer!

Lt. Cmdr. Diana Gertsch, the CGCA system owner, is pictured demonstrating how providers will connect with their patients using the virtual appointment technology.

May 18, 2021

Coast Guard Care Anywhere: Virtual medical appointments now available

You may have recently noticed an email inside your Coast Guard inbox from Coast Guard Care Anywhere (CGCA). This means that the Coast Guard’s telehealth virtual appointments are now available to you as an active duty or a reserve member, once you activate your account.Although in some geographic locations, COVID-19 exposure risks have reduced,

U. S. Coast Guard Maritime Engagement Team and the Lebanese Armed Forces conduct subject matter exchanges Sunday, June 17, 2018 while participating in exercise Resolute Response 2018 in Lebanon. U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy of Coast Guard Patrol Forces Southwest Asia

May 17, 2021

How to prepare for a special assignment in 2022

Enlisted Personnel Management outlines how to build your best application package

Posed photograph of Filipino Steward’s Mate 1st Class Modesto Magbanoa, who served in both world wars. (Ancestry.com)

May 14, 2021

The Long Blue Line: Asian cuttermen--the first 100 years of unique service history

Here's a bit of history of Asian and Pacific Islanders serving in the Coast Guard

Capt. Zeita Merchant relieved Capt. Jason Tama as the commanding officer of Coast Guard Sector New York during a change-of-command ceremony at Sector New York, May 7, 2021. A change-of-command ceremony is a time-honored tradition conducted before the assembled crew, as well as honored guests and dignitaries to formally demonstrate the continuity of the authority within a command. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Ryan Schultz)

May 13, 2021

Frontline Focus Column

Sector New York holds change-of-command ceremony, and 13th District Pacific Northwest rescues three people from boat fire

Coast Guard Station Cape Disappointment crew members stand on the stern of a 47-foot Motor Lifeboat after completing drills off the Washington coast, Nov. 14, 2020. The members regularly train in heavy surf near the mouth of the Columbia River so boatcrews are ready to respond in all conditions. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer Steve Strohmaier)

May 13, 2021

Bravo Zulu Column

Members recognized for achievements, and Covid-19 restrictions couldn’t put a damper on good-hearted pranks between rivals CGA and the Merchant Marine Academy

May 12, 2021

Solicitation: 2020 John J. Jaskot Governmental Affairs Officer of the Year Award

Full-time and collateral-duty active duty, civilians, reservists and auxiliarists are eligible.