An official website of the United States government
A .mil website belongs to an official U.S. Department of Defense organization in the United States.
A lock (lock ) or https:// means you’ve safely connected to the .mil website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

My Coast Guard

Subscribe to receive MyCG updates

Commentary | Feb. 9, 2021

MyCG app is a news hub on your phone

By Christie St. Clair

The Coast Guard has launched an app to support our members, civilians and families. The MyCG app lets you bring MyCG on the go, plus helpful new tools you can’t get anywhere else.

The MyCG app is free, and available through the iTunes App Store and Google Play. Features include all the news you find on MyCG, plus:

  • Multimedia content
  • A monthly poll
  • Calendars
  • COVID-19 updates
  • General messages (ALCGOFF, ALCGENL, and more)
  • Social media links
  • Resources to support your career and personal life

MyCG is a Coast Guard-wide effort to modernize and centralize organizational communications. The system launched in August 2020, after multiple studies found Coast Guard members and families were getting bombarded with too much information, some of which wasn’t relevant to them. The site is intended to share news, resources, and announcements in a user-friendly way that is easy for everyone to access.

Following its successful launch, the MyCG team has continued to mature and expand the site, adding new features and functions. Today’s app rollout represents the latest milestone in the Coast Guard’s MyCG transformation. As we continue to evolve MyCG – and the ways we communicate with all members of the Coast Guard family – we hope MyCG will become your one-stop to find key news and resources.

Another major update is the new MyCG All Hands Briefer. Just subscribe on MyCG, and you’ll start getting a weekly roundup of key news sent right to your inbox. 

Commands are requested to encourage all hands to download the app from major app stores, and subscribe to the MyCG All Hands Briefer

Resources


The U.S. Department of Defense is committed to making its electronic and information technologies accessible to individuals with disabilities in accordance with Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act (29 U.S.C. 794d), as amended in 1998. DoD websites use the WCAG 2.0 AA accessibility standard.

For persons with disabilities experiencing difficulties accessing content on a particular website, please use the form DoD Section 508 Form.  In this form, please indicate the nature of your accessibility issue/problem and your contact information so we can address your issue or question. If your issue involves log in access, password recovery, or other technical issues, contact the administrator for the website in question, or your local helpdesk.