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Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Linda L. Fagan and Deputy Commandant for Mission Support Vice Adm. Thomas G. Allan, Jr. recognize winners of the 2023 Civilian Employee of the Year (CEOY) and Non-Appropriated Fund Employee of the Year (NAF EOY) Awards during the Fall 2024 Senior Leaders Conference at Coast Guard Headquarters, Nov. 6, 2024 (U.S. Coast Guard photo).

Dec. 5, 2024

Coast Guard announces winners of Civilian and Non-Appropriated Fund Employee of the Year Awards

Eight employees honored for outstanding performance.

ADM Linda Fagan reminds Special Board members that they “bear a sacred trust for both the future of our Service and those officers under consideration.”

Dec. 3, 2024

Commandant issues clear guidance to Special Boards

ADM Linda Fagan reminds Special Board members that they “bear a sacred trust for both the future of our Service and those officers under consideration.”

U.S. Coast Guard Capt. Tina Pena, chief of staff of the Seventh District, assesses the damage in western Florida caused by Hurricane Ian from an HC-144 airplane, Oct. 1, 2022. Crews in the air and on the ground continue to conduct search and rescue, damage assessment, and pollution assessment.
(U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Ronald Hodges)

Dec. 2, 2024

How I Got Here: Lessons from Capt. Tina Peña

From the comptroller’s office to admiral-select: inside a unique Coast Guard journey.

BMCM Poulin is honored as part of the 2018 Memorial Day Parade for Nahant, Massachusetts. (Courtesy of the Poulin family)

Nov. 29, 2024

BMCM Maurice Poulin, World War II veteran

This essay is based on the author’s interview with retired master chief and World War II veteran, Maurice Poulin, regarding his World War II experiences.

Nov. 26, 2024

#GiveHappy

#GiveHappy this #GivingTuesday, Dec. 3, 2024, to raise money and volunteer for your favorite charities!

1894 photograph of Keeper Lawson surrounded by his NWU student surfmen. (Courtesy of NWU Deering Library)

Nov. 22, 2024

Lawrence Lawson’s Thanksgiving Day rescue

"Thanksgiving Day 1889 will doubtless ever be remembered by the crew of Calumet... for on this day the student surfmen of Northwestern and their fearless keeper kept them from a watery grave."

Mike Smith negotiates obstacles during a Basic Rider Course at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, May 26, 2023. The 75th Air Base Wing safety office maintains a SharePoint that provides motorcyclists with information and resources regarding safety, requirements and training for anyone with base access. (U.S. Air Force photo by R. Nial Bradshaw)

Nov. 21, 2024

2025 Motorcycle Safety Training Reimbursement Program is open

Don’t miss the chance to receive reimbursement for your training; the program is now accepting requests for FY 2025.

Portrait of Capt. Kate Higgins-Bloom, Sector Delaware Bay Commander. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

Nov. 21, 2024

How I Got Here: Lessons from Capt. Kate Higgins-Bloom

Sector Delaware Bay Commander tells MyCG about how fellowships and think tanks changed her career for the better.

-Coast Guard photograph of Seaman First Class Sophia Thadei in uniform. (National Personnel Records Center, National Archives)
-Photograph of the Rogers Mansion in Charleston, which housed the District Coast Guard Office during World War II. (Library of Congress)

Nov. 15, 2024

An Alaska Native SPAR - The Story of Seaman First Class Sophia Thadei

Sophia Thadei was among the first Native American women to wear the Coast Guard uniform.

Nov. 14, 2024

How a retooled Coast Guard Investigative Service (CGIS) is improving its approach for addressing sexual misconduct cases

Modernization brings new training, updated procedures, and better ways to help victims through the process.