NOTICE: A lapse in appropriations has occurred. Military members will continue to report for duty as per normal operations. Excepted and exempt civilian employees will report to work as usual. Managers and supervisors of non-exempt/non-excepted civilian employees must begin conducting orderly shutdown on the next scheduled workday. FAQs and resources regarding the lapse operations will continue to be posted here and the internal lapse site. 
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Feb. 18, 2026

Government funding lapse

Coast Guard continues critical operations while non-essential activities pause.

SAFECEN replaces Health, Safety and Work-Life Service Center (HSWL SC) as part of Force Design 2028 initiative

Jan. 26, 2026

Coast Guard launches Safety Service Center (SAFECEN) to enhance safety and risk management

SAFECEN replaces Health, Safety and Work-Life Service Center (HSWL SC) as part of Force Design 2028 initiative.

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy (WAGB 20) conducts on-ice research in the Arctic Ocean, Oct. 1, 2025. Coast Guard operations in the Arctic are critical to expanding our understanding of the Arctic operating environment for advancing national security objectives. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Chris Sappey)

Jan. 23, 2026

Your 2025 New Year’s cutter logs!

Bravo Zulu to the winners of this year’s contest. 

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Jan. 20, 2026

Kevin E. Lunday is sworn in as the 28th Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard

Coast Guard holds formal swearing-in and assumption of command ceremony at Coast Guard Headquarters.

The new report highlights record-breaking drug seizures, rapid modernization, and significant workforce growth just ten months into the sweeping initiative.

Jan. 15, 2026

Force Design 2028 delivers immediate impact

The new report highlights record-breaking drug seizures, rapid modernization, and significant workforce growth just ten months into the sweeping initiative. 

Force Design 2028 focuses on infrastructure improvements, personalized learning pathways, and immersive technologies like VR and AR.

Jan. 14, 2026

Transforming Coast Guard training to meet future challenges

 Force Design 2028 focuses on infrastructure improvements, personalized learning pathways, and immersive technologies like VR and AR.

Coast Guard Cutter Robert Yered gets underway for a patrol.

Jan. 14, 2026

No ordinary hero—Silver Star recipient and FRC namesake Robert Yered

How Robert J. Yered's bravery in the Vietnam War led to being honored with a Coast Guard cutter in his name.

Coast Guard Academy cadets toss a seabag while disembarking the Coast Guard Cutter Eagle in Rockland, Maine, Aug. 3, 2024. The Eagle serves as a classroom at sea, giving all officers a foundation in seamanship and life underway. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Matt Thieme)

Jan. 13, 2026

Coast Guard pilot program to issue mobile devices to every active-duty member

Digital Seabag Initiative issues iPhones and iPads to five Boat Forces.

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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.

Engraving of Revenue Cutter Corwin trapped in ice floes in June 1880 off Cape Romanzof in the Bering Sea. [Report of the Cruise of the U.S. Revenue-Steamer Corwin in the Arctic Ocean (Washington, DC: GPO, 1880)

Jan. 9, 2026

Hooper— Arctic pioneer and founder of the Bering Sea Patrol—a son’s remembrance

Chronicling the remarkable journey of CAPT Calvin Leighton Hooper.

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