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Boat crews from Coast Guard Station Washington aboard two 29-foot Response Boat-Smalls train in the Potomac River near Alexandria, Virginia, Thursday Apr. 6, 2016. Boat crews train to remain proficient in their skills and abilities. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jasmine Mieszala)

March 5, 2021

Best Places to Work: Station Washington

Learn more about Station Washington

Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) crewmember Seaman Eli Madison, a native of Northwood, New Hampshire, stands watch on the bridge while underway in the Bering Sea, Monday, Feb. 1, 2021. The Polar Star is underway in the Arctic to protect the nation’s maritime sovereignty and security throughout the region. U.S. Coast Guard Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Cynthia Oldham.

March 5, 2021

Calling all enlisted writers

Deadline for the U.S. Naval Institute's Enlisted Prize Essay Contest 

USCGC Stone arrives home after Operation Southern Cross

March 4, 2021

Major cutters: New policy will support members' resilience

Members who are assigned to major cutters may be eligible for up to 15 days of resiliency absence.The Coast Guard is authorizing the use of administrative absence for members assigned to major cutters (levels four and five), in an effort to promote physical, mental and spiritual health of members who had significant restrictions of movement or

March 4, 2021

Transfer season reminders: Household goods, mandatory survey

The 2021 household good (HHG) transportation season will soon be upon us, and with it comes the importance of HHG counseling. To ensure all members have the most success with their movement of HHGs commands are highly encouraged to provide each transferring or separating member with a copy of this ALCOAST and include HHGs counseling on

March 4, 2021

Transfer season reminders: Personally procured moves

The Household Goods (HHG) transportation peak season, which runs from 15 May through 31 Aug, is fast approaching. During peak season it may be difficult to secure a Government-contracted transportation service provider (TSP) that meets the member’s desired packing, pick-up, and delivery dates. If a TSP cannot be contracted, or if a member prefers,

2019 AFS Tournament Coast Guard Rugby Team

March 4, 2021

Try out for the 2021 Women’s Armed Forces Rugby Sevens Championship

Time to try out for the Coast Guard's AFS Rugby team

Velma Vining, from Base Kodiak, is shown in a still image from a video about the virtual education fair.

March 3, 2021

Join the Coast Guard's first Virtual Education Fair, March 10-11

Check out hundreds of college degree and academic certificate programs!

Megan Atkinson pins a rank insignia Dec. 12, 2020, on Petty Officer 2nd Class Trevor Atkinson of Winter Haven, Florida, during a virtual meritorious advancement ceremony at Coast Guard Port Security Unit 307 in Clearwater, Florida. Atkinson, is a tactical boat crewman at PSU 307 and became the second Coast Guard reservist to be meritoriously advanced under a new program established by the commandant in March 2020. Coast Guard photo courtesy of Lt. Glenn Sanchez

March 3, 2021

Enlisted members: New policy creates more time to plan advancement ceremonies

New policy gives members the option to be ceremoniously advanced on a date most conducive to their desires and the unit’s operational schedule. 

A crew form U.S. Coast Guard Aids to Navigation Team Sabine, Texas hangs new a dayboard on Lake Charles, Louisiana, Aug 31, 2020. The crew has been working to repair aids to navigation in the tributaries of the Gulf of Mexico in the wake of Hurricane Laura. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Ronald Hodges)

March 2, 2021

Coast Guard's first Data Strategy guides the way forward for data readiness and well-informed decision making

The first in our service history, the Coast Guard Data Strategy is a critical step for improving data quality and decision making in the Coast Guard for years to come.

Coast Guard service members receive their initial dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at U.S. Coast Guard Training Center Cape May, N.J., Jan. 8, 2021.

Feb. 26, 2021

Training centers lift restrictions for vaccinated students

Vaccinate before training, to avoid Restriction of Movement (ROM) requirements