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April 13, 2022

Enlisted service members preparing for tomorrow and improving today

United Services Military Apprenticeship Program – USMAP 

Petty Officer Third Class Stephanie Williams and Seaman Thadeus Shudark are hard at work in the Sector Hampton Roads Command Center. Every day communications watchstanders stand ready for any event.

April 11, 2022

What you need to know about CGPAAS and the importance of updating your contact info, unblocking the CGPAAS notification numbers  

Coast Guard’s Personnel Accountability and Assessment System undergoes upgrades 

The Champions of Commerce wing will explore the Coast Guard’s history in facilitating the near endless flow of goods and materials in and out of the United States from the earliest lighthouse to modern day polar operations. (USCG photo)

April 8, 2022

Coast Guard to join sister service branches by getting its own national museum

Groundbreaking expected to take place late summer or early fall 2022

Long-time U.S. Life-Saving Service member and keeper, Patrick Etheridge, alleged to have uttered the unofficial Life-Saving Service motto of “You have to go out, but you don’t have to come back.” (U.S. Coast Guard)

April 8, 2022

The Long Blue Line: “You have to go out, but you don’t have to come back”—origin of the old Life-Saving Service motto

The lore behind the motto

Volunteer tax preparer Lisa McCrary does a return for Sgt. Michael D’Arcy of the Army Materiel Command Band.

April 7, 2022

Reset your financial plans during Financial Capability Month

April is Financial Capability Month and it is a good time to rethink how you manage your finances and prepare for the future. 

The U.S. Coast Guard Band performs during the National Veterans Day Observance in the Memorial Amphitheater at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, Nov. 11, 2021. (U.S. Army photo by Elizabeth Fraser / Arlington National Cemetery / released)

April 7, 2022

See the Coast Guard Band on its Southern Connections Tour 

The Coast Guard Band will be providing free performances throughout the Southeastern United States.  

A Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter pilot from Air Station Elizabeth City, N.C., flies a Jayhawk on a training mission June 14, 2016. Jayhawk aircrews typically consist of two pilots, a flight mechanic and rescue swimmer. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Auxiliarist David Lau)

April 6, 2022

Coast Guard bringing on reserve pilots 

Reserve aviators to take to the skies.

A small boat from Coast Guard Cutter Tahoma ferries Haitians from the ship to Cap-Haitien, Haiti, March 22, 2022. 188 Haitians were repatriated following an interdiction on March 19, 2022.

April 5, 2022

FSMS: Progress report from the incident command

Update 2: Progress made through April 5, 2022

Chief Petty Officer Jennifer Stubblefield, 2021 Coast Guard Alaska Reserve Enlisted Person of the Year, operates a 45-foot Response Boat-Medium near Valdez, Alaska, March 21, 2022. Stubblefield is responsible for leading Coast Guard boat crews on missions near Valdez and beyond in Prince William Sound. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Petty Officer Paul Caldentey.

April 5, 2022

UPDATE: 8 more enlisted career guides available 

19 ratings now have a dedicated career guide to help member navigate their career 

Kathryn Alonso won this year's Operation Homefront - Military Child of the Year® award for the Coast Guard. Alonso is the daughter of Capt. Ricardo Alonso and Michelle Alonso; they are located in Vienna, Va.

April 5, 2022

Recognizing their resilience during the Month of the Military Child

The Coast Guard honors our children throughout April and beyond; we also congratulate Kathryn Alonso, Operation Homefront, 2022 Military Child of the Year ® awardee for the Coast Guard.

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