Dec. 8, 2021

Coast Guard Academy alum selected for NASA Astronaut Candidate Program

The Coast Guard alum heads to the moon

Dec. 7, 2021

New variant on the rise, get boosted now

With the Omicron variant making its way around the world, boost your immune system with a vaccine booster

Dec. 7, 2021

Coast Guard Academy capstone projects impact the fleet 

Within the nine majors of study at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy (CGA), most cadets complete a project-oriented capstone course during the spring semester of their senior year. It is an opportunity for the cadets to put into practice what they have learned in the classroom during their major of study. Many of the senior capstone projects are

Dec. 6, 2021

Microsoft Teams boot camp sessions start this week

Familiarize yourself with the ins and outs of DoD365 Teams

Dec. 6, 2021

Steadfast: How one Coast Guard captain navigates the uncharted seas of life

Expertise is a product of experience. It is a characteristic that is wholly meritocratic, with the amount of hours put toward refining one’s skill determining how far that individual will get in their profession. For U.S. Public Health Service (PHS) Officer Capt. Esan Simon, the Medical Director of the Coast Guard Academy, his constant desire to

Dec. 3, 2021

The Long Blue Line: The attack on Pearl Harbor—“a date that will live in infamy”—80 years ago

In his war declaration speech, President Franklin Roosevelt labeled Dec. 7, 1941, as a “date that will live in infamy.” On that day, without forewarning or a declaration of war, forces of Imperial Japan attacked the U.S. Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. In the battle, Coast Guard units served alongside the Navy firing anti-aircraft barrages

Nov. 30, 2021

November is National Adoption Month: A roadmap to adopting a child

Here are some guidelines to expanding your family through adoption

Nov. 24, 2021

BZ: United States Merchant Marine Academy wins Secretaries Cup, and more

BZ: United States Merchant Marine Academy wins Secretaries Cup, Nominations for 2021 DHS Chief Financial Officer Awards due, MOCTC article appears in Journal of Military Learning, Crew of the Coast Guard Station St. Louis

Nov. 24, 2021

Frontline Focus: Coast Guard medevacs passenger from cruise ship 231 miles southeast of Wilmington, N.C., and more

Coast Guard medevacs passenger from cruise ship 231 miles southeast of Wilmington, North Carolina; Coast Guard Cutter Hamilton offloads approximately $504 million in cocaine, marijuana at Port Everglades, Florida; and Coast Guard taps second ship as party of interest in oil spill

Nov. 24, 2021

Education opportunities for Coast Guard civilian employees

Advanced education opportunities offer civilian employees a chance to enhance contributions to the Coast Guard workforce