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Contraband sailors on the Union Navy receiving ship USS Vermont, moored at Port Royal, South Carolina, during the Civil War. (metmuseum.org)

June 18, 2021

The Long Blue Line: Glimpses through a mustered past—uncovering African-American cuttermen through Civil War muster rolls

For the last 10 years, NOAA and the National Archives and Records Administration have been collaborating to make a trove of historical information and data available to the public online.

Coast Guard Cutter Stratton moored in Kodiak, Alaska, May 15, 2021. Stratton was commissioned in 2010 becoming the third of the Coast Guard’s legend class national security cutters. - U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy Coast Guard Cutter Stratton personnel

June 17, 2021

Frontline Focus

USCG Cutter Stratton returns home following 105-day deployment, and Coast Guard Alaska affinity group promotes pride while advocating for inclusivity in the 49th state

Washington, D.C. -- Rear Adm. David M. Dermanelian talks about some of his favorite features in DoD 365, the Coast Guard’s secure version of Microsoft 365. The 365 product suite is now available to Coast Guard employees, to help support collaboration and productivity. U.S. Coast Guard video by Telfair Brown

June 13, 2021

New! DoD365 Teams now has phone conference lines available!

The USCG will switch completely to DoD365 Teams on Tuesday, so the added capability comes just in time.

Official Revenue Cutter Service photograph of Captain Calvin L. Hooper late in his career. (U.S. Coast Guard)

June 11, 2021

The Long Blue Line: Hooper— Arctic pioneer and founder of the Bering Sea Patrol—a son’s remembrance

Read about Capt. Calvin Hooper's contribution to the service and the country

Seal of the USCG Reserve

June 4, 2021

COVID-19: Reserve demobilization guidance

All reservists on active duty in support of COVID-19 must demobilize by Sept. 30 or transition to a new funding string.

Official Coast Guard Public Affairs photo of Seaman 1st Class Eugene Edwin Oxley of Stilesville, Indiana. (U.S. Coast Guard)

June 4, 2021

The Long Blue line: “Lucky Ox”—surviving the killing fields of D-Day

Operation “Overlord” led to the defeat of Nazi Germany and end of the Second World War in Europe. "Lucky Ox" being one of the Coast Guard heroes of the operation.

Ensign Kathleen Spotz, stationed at Sector Northern New England in South Portland, Maine, was named the 2020 Coast Guard Female Athlete of the year in recognition of her superior performance as a runner. Recently, Spotz ran across the entire state of Maine in just over 30 hours—becoming the first person ever to do so!

June 3, 2021

Bravo Zulu

Congratulations to all our award winners, and be sure to check out the Coast Guard Reserve Policy Board Final Report! 

2. The only known image of Revenue Cutter Service officer William Cooke Pease. Taken in 1860, it is the oldest photograph of a cutterman that exists. (Florence Kern, Captain Pease: U.S. Coast Guard Pioneer)

May 28, 2021

The Long Blue Line: Lt. Pease recounts the Key West Hurricane 170 years ago!

Here is a historical first-hand account of the Key West Hurricane of 1846 (a.k.a. The Great Havana Hurricane).

Coast Guard members from units surrounding Mobile, Alabama, come together at Radney Funeral Home in Mobile to honor John F. Crowley who passed away May 19 May 26, 2017. Crowley served over 30 years in the Coast Guard. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Travis Magee/Released)

May 28, 2021

Memorial Day: Honor Guardmen reflect on the historical traditions of military funeral honors

The presentation of colors, bugler, and gun salutes are wartime traditions carried on by our Honor Guard

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 27, 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