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The 2020 Wanda Allen-Yearout Ombudsman of the Year Awardee, Jennifer Walker, is shown (top right) with her husband, Petty Officer 1st Class Bradley Walker (top left) and their two children: Anderson (bottom left) and Trent (bottom right).

May 7, 2021

Honoring the Coast Guard Ombudsman of the Year

National Military Spouses Day—Congratulations to all of our Ombudsmen volunteers

Petty Officer 2nd Class Andrew Guthrie, an information systems technician at the Base Seattle Electronic Support Detachment, works at his desk at Coast Guard Base Seattle, March 3, 2015. Guthrie was one of three Coast Guard members presented with the Copernicus Award in 2015, for his work in fiscal year 2014. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Amanda Norcross)

May 6, 2021

Coast Guard rolls out new electronic health record system soon

Pacific Area units are scheduled to start using MHS GENESIS this summer

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May 5, 2021

Operation Purple Camp will be both live and virtual this summer

Military kids serve too, and Operation Purple is a camp just for them.

Members of the Incident Command Post for Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur participate in a briefing in Tyler, Texas, August 27, 2020, several hours after Hurricane Laura made landfall. The team is primarily focused on reconstituting the maritime transportation system and addressing any maritime pollution concerns. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Senior Chief Petty Officer Christie Hamilton)

May 4, 2021

Reservists help revolutionize ICS courses with new training methods

Readiness means qualification, and qualification means training.

Chief Petty Officer Paul Jones, executive officer at Aids to Navigation Team Two Rivers, Wisconsin, leads a discussion on leadership with his peers at the 3rd annual Women’s Leadership Symposium in Milwaukee, March 30, 2017. The symposium brought together leaders from all levels of the service to discuss leadership, mentorship and resources available to contribute to the success of the Coast Guard’s missions. (Coast Guard photo by Lt. j.g. Tom Morrell)

May 3, 2021

Coast Guard Mentoring Program enrollment now open

Find a mentoring match in a candidate pool of more than 300

Official photograph of Harry Hamlet during his term as commandant. (U.S. Coast Guard)

April 30, 2021

The Long Blue Line: Hamlet—Revenue Cutterman, Hero, Coast Guard Commandant, author of “The Creed”

Coast Guardsman’s Creed was one of Harry Hamlet’s many contributions to a Coast Guard he loved and served.

Capt. Eva VanCamp speaks at the Memorial Service with Fireman Apprentice Christopher Garcia-Rivera and Senior Chief Petty Officer Erich White from Station Eaton’s Neck, Huntingtion Station, New York, in April 24, 2021. Photo by Lt. Tony Emanuele.

April 30, 2021

Remembering a Hero through physical fitness

Coast Guard members come together to remember Petty Officer Nate Bruckenthal

Family members of the Maritime Safety and Security Team (MSST) Los Angeles-Long Beach 91103 hold 'welcome home' signs as they wait to embrace their loved ones as they return from a six-month deployment May 22, 2010. . The unit was deployed to provide maritime force protection to the Joint Task Force aboard the Naval Station Guantanamo Bay. U.S. Coast Guard photo.

April 29, 2021

You are invited to a Yellow Ribbon event

Join us May 7

NEW LONDON, Conn. – U.S. Coast Guard Adm. Karl Schultz, Commandant of the Coast Guard speaks at the Eclipse 2021 Awards Presentation, April 10, 2021. The purpose of Eclipse is to foster an inclusive environment by stimulating a community dialog that promotes a culture of respect. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by First Class Cadet Jordan Park)

April 29, 2021

Bravo Zulu

Congratulations to multiple award winners across the Coast Guard, and Reenlistment eligibility for selective reenlistment bonus information is now available 

Cmdr. Benjamin Goff relieved Cmdr. Dorothy Hernaez as commanding officer of the USCGC Harriet Lane (WMEC 903) in a change of command ceremony at Coast Guard Base Portsmouth, Virginia, April 21, 2021. Vice Admiral Steven Poulin, the Atlantic Area commander presided over the event. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Seaman Katy Kilroy/Released)

April 29, 2021

Frontline Focus

USCG Cutter Tampa offloads $94.6M in cocaine, USCG Cutter Harriet Lane welcomes new commanding officer

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