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March 2, 2022

Military members here is your financial readiness at every turn—a new approach to your career’s financial preparedness

Congressional mandate requires military departments to provide financial literacy training.

U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Samuel Wilson, a student in the Cold Water Ice Diving (CWID) course, resurfaces on Ferrell Lake, located on Camp Ripley, Feb. 3, 2022. Divers hold onto the edge of the ice until instructed to exit the water. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jessica Fontenette)

March 1, 2022

Divers train in extreme conditions to master their craft

Diving just got cooler.

Master Chief Petty Officer Michael P. Leavitt (ret.) and his wife, Debra, depart a change-of-watch ceremony Thursday, May 22, 2014 at Coast Guard Training Center Cape May, N.J. After the change-of watch ceremony, in which Leavitt transferred his duties as MCPOCG to Master Chief Petty Officer Steven W. Cantrell, Leavitt retired following 32 years of Coast Guard service. U.S Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Cynthia Oldham

Feb. 25, 2022

Leaving active duty? Match with a retiree mentor to support the transition

Mentoring Program expands participation to retiree community

Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Brian Kirkendall poses for a photo at Coast Guard Air Station Savannah Friday Sept.,3, 2010. Kirkendall completed a 100-mile race May 15, 2010, almost three years to the day of his final chemotherapy treatment. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Michael Hulme

Feb. 25, 2022

Total Force Wellness: Set new military fitness goals for the year

EDITOR'S NOTE: This column is written by the Human Performance Resources by CHAMP at the Uniformed Services UniversityWe are still early in the New Year and it is still the perfect time to refocus your fitness goals. Take some time to make a plan to get back into shape or get a jump-start on prepping for the Body Composition program.Identify

Feb. 24, 2022

Commandant’s final SOTCG: Tuition support increases, cutter construction, and a workforce united in service

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The Coast Guard Cutter James' crew offloaded approximately 54,500 pounds of cocaine and 15,800 pounds of marijuana, worth approximately $1.06 billion, Feb. 17, 2022, in Port Everglades, Fla. The ship’s crew set new records during their 90-day patrol for the largest single cocaine interdiction at 10,915 pounds, worth $206.4 million, and the largest single marijuana interdiction at 3,962 pounds, worth $3.59 million, which is the greatest amount of contraband interdicted during an Eastern Pacific patrol. (U.S. Coast Guard Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jose Hernandez).

Feb. 24, 2022

Frontline Focus: Coast Guard Cutter James offloads more than $1.06 billion in illegal narcotics, and more.

Coast Guard Cutter James offloads more than $1.06 billion in illegal narcotics; Station San Juan crew, research vessel Neil Armstrong assist 2 US boaters in distress in Atlantic Ocean waters north of Puerto Rico; Coast Guard repatriates 13; Coast Guard medevacs mariner near Mobile Bay, Ala.