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CPO Jamison Smith receives 2020 GEICO Military Service Award

Feb. 10, 2021

Chief Petty Officer Jamison Smith receives 2020 GEICO Military Service Award

Smith is a volunteer fire fighter, teaches children about fire safety

Petty Officer 2nd Class Allison Matthews, a damage controlman, aboard USCGC Resolute (WMEC 620) conducts a throttle round in the engineroom at sea on Aug. 27, 2020.

Feb. 10, 2021

DC, EM, ET, MK ratings: Learn about the new sea time requirements

Petty officers will get experience while on land, and also while at sea.

Crews on the Coast Guard Cutter Juniper conduct at-sea training to prepare for any and all scenarios while underway, Dec. 9, 2020. While underway, crews training regularly to maintain their qualifications. (U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy of the Coast Guard Cutter Juniper)

Feb. 10, 2021

Newly released: The Coast Guard Seamanship Manual

The Office of Cutter Forces updated the Coast Guard Seamanship Manual, consolidating the tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) necessary for successful deck operations aboard cutters.

Feb. 9, 2021

MyCG app is a news hub on your phone

Discover policy updates, career tools, calendars, polls, podcasts, social media, COVID news and more.

Feb. 9, 2021

Operation Innovation: Coast Guard establishes Innovation Council executive steering group

Team will help the service innovate for better organizational performance.

Emlen Tunnell was the first African American to play NFL football for the New York Giants. Tunnell also posthumously received the Coast Guard Silver Lifesaving Medal for his actions in World War II. (U.S. Coast Guard courtesy photo)

Feb. 5, 2021

'Offense on Defense': Football legend was a Coast Guard hero

Emlen Tunnell was the first African American in the Pro Football Hall of Fame

Coast Guard Cmdr. Warren Judge, executive officer of Base Elizabeth City, North Carolina, poses for a photograph outside the command building on base, Aug. 10, 2017. Judge was selected as the 2017 Blacks in Government Meritorious Service Award recipient for his volunteer work with local youth organizations and his role in solidifying a memorandum of agreement between the base and Elizabeth City State University. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Corinne Zilnicki/Released)

Feb. 5, 2021

Black Engineer of the Year Award (BEYA) winners announced

Six exceptional service members will be honored at this year’s Black Engineer of the Year Award (BEYA) Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Conference.

SN Di Vizio will represent the Coast Guard during the Super Bowl this Sunday, as part of the Joint Servics Color Guard.

Feb. 4, 2021

Super Bowl Sunday: Seaman Di Zio is ready for her color guard debut

If you didn't snag a Super Bowl ticket this year, you can be there in spirit.

Capt. Timothy J. Barelli, Commanding Officer of Coast Guard Sector San Diego, discusses the importance of Coast Guard missions specific to the District 11 area of operations, 2020. Barelli has been the Commanding Officer of Sector San Diego since June, 2019. (U.S. Coast Guard video)

Feb. 3, 2021

Here's why Sector San Diego is the best place to work

Editor's note: This article is part of an occasional series spotlighting great Coast Guard units. Here's all the info you need to submit your own unit.Sector San Diego is: at the forefront of protecting our Nation's southwest maritime border. What we do: THIS UNIT DOES EVERYTHING! From Vessel Inspections and Aids-to-Navigation, to Law Enforcement

Dana Moehling, the ombudsman for Coast Guard Station Cape May, N.J., poses in front of a response boat at the station Thursday, Feb. 19, 2015. The Coast Guard Ombudsman Program aims to enhance communication between the command and Coast Guard family members. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Nick Ameen)

Feb. 2, 2021

Expanding victim support: Ombudsman policy update removes mandatory reporting of sexual assault

The Coast Guard is continuing to develop new strategies to support members who have been sexually assaulted. One of the major initiatives underway now is to eliminate the barriers victims face when they simply want to talk things through with someone, without limiting their options to report the assault in the future. A recent example is the new

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