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CGMA celebrates 100 years

Feb. 18, 2026

Coast Guard Mutual Assistance ready to support Coast Guard families during government shutdown

CGMA is ready to provide interest-free loans to cover essential expenses such as rent, insurance, childcare, and food.

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Feb. 12, 2026

Service uses your feedback to improve Coast Guard-managed housing

With a record 44% response rate, your feedback is now driving the future of the Coast Guard’s housing program.

LT Gay lord Amores, with the U.S. Coast Guard, talks with Alan Nogy, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District chief of the locks and dams branch, while waiting for the first commercial towboat to navigate through the newly-opened channel at Monongahela River Locks and Dam 3 in Elizabeth, Pennsylvania, Sept. 5, 2024. (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District photo by Michel Sauret)

Feb. 9, 2026

From the Philippines to Pittsburgh: A Coast Guard journey

How a Capsized Vessel and Port State Control Vessel Exams changed LCDR select Gay lord Amores’s life.

U.S. Coast Guard Women’s Rugby 7s players gain possession during the 6th annual Armed Forces Women’s Rugby Championship in Chula Vista, California, Sept., 2025. The tournament brings together athletes from the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard for elite-level competition. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Annika Hirschler)

Feb. 9, 2026

Coast Guard expands sports grant program for 2026

 Active-duty members can now receive up to $200 for individual sports competitions to promote health and readiness.

Beginning May 15, 2025, the Officer Evaluation Report (OER) submission process is changing.

Jan. 23, 2026

New Officer Evaluation Report (OER) Submission Deadlines

New timelines will help us promote the best people faster.

SN Oz Syla [previously known as Usman Rajkotwala, second from left] and his shipmates are sworn in as U.S. citizens during Rome-207’s graduation at Training Center (TRACEN) Cape May, October 2025 (U.S. Coast Guard Photo Courtesy of CWO Mike Lutz).

Jan. 12, 2026

A journey of service and citizenship

How SN Oz Syla found purpose and belonging through the Coast Guard Naturalization Program.

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Jan. 9, 2026

Coast Guard achieves historic operational success in 2025

Highlights include record drug busts, stepped-up border security, tactical tanker boardings, and Texas flood rescue efforts.

Crewmembers onboard the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Mohawk participate in a group workout while underway in the Atlantic Ocean, Aug. 4, 2022. While on deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Africa area of operations, the Crew of the Mohawk focus on personal physical readiness. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jessica Fontenette)

Jan. 8, 2026

Coast Guard launches CG Physical Readiness Program (PRP) to boost strength and readiness

Get ready for the first Physical Fitness Test in 2026!

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy (WAGB 20) Healy and crew keep station alongside a multi-year ice floe for a science evolution in the Beaufort Sea, Aug. 9, 2023.

Jan. 6, 2026

A polar plunge: The Coast Guard bets on the burgeoning Arctic

How a historic funding bill is charting a new course for the U.S. in the Arctic region.

Painting showing Cutter Bear rescuing shipwrecked whalers. (U.S. Coast Guard)

Jan. 2, 2026

Arctic Cutter Bear—A symbol for all the Service represents!

The first to ship to deliver reindeer to Alaska, first to journey into the Arctic in winter, and first to chart parts of the Bering Sea are just a few of the achievements that make Coast Guard Cutter Bear a key piece of Coast Guard history.

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