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Petty Officer 2nd class Santiago Vazquez and his wife Cait Vazquez adopted their son from Bulgaria July 2022.

Nov. 28, 2022

Coast Guard families share their homes, hearts, and reasons for adopting

Coast Guard families share their adoption stories during National Military Adoption Month; learn how Coast Guard funding helped them with their journeys.

Group photograph taken in 1875 of the student rescue crew and surfboat. (Courtesy of the NWU Deering Library)

Nov. 24, 2022

The Long Blue Line: Keeper Lawrence Lawson and students rescue Evanston crew Thanksgiving Day rescue 130 years ago

A Thanksgiving1889 rescue on Lake Michigan.

Recruits from boot camp company Quebec-200 graduate Coast Guard boot camp at U.S. Coast Guard Training Center Cape May, N.J., June 18, 2021.

Training Center Cape May’s mission is to transform the recruits of today into the Coast Guard men and women of tomorrow, while providing superior mission support to our tenant commands.

(U.S. Coast Guard photo by Seaman Christian Lower)

Nov. 22, 2022

Coast Guard expands Hometown Recruiting Program (HTRP) just in time for the holidays

Spend extra time with family by helping recruit in your hometown.

Pictured here are two blue ornaments on a holiday tree at Coast Guard Headquarters in Washington, D.C., Dec. 19, 2018. Many units around the Coast Guard put up holiday decorations to boost help boost morale and show holiday spirit. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jasmine Mieszala)

Nov. 21, 2022

Tips, resources, and strategies to safely enjoy the holidays

Suggestions pulled from CGSUPRT to help you enjoy the holiday season.

A posed World War II photograph of Machinery Motor Machinist’s Mate Second Class Joseph Toahty in dress blues shot by Coast Guard photographers. (U.S. Coast Guard)

Nov. 18, 2022

The Long Blue Line: Joseph Toahty, a Pawnee warrior who served at Guadalcanal with Douglas Munro

Native Native American Joseph Robert Toahty, who served in the Coast Guard in World War II.

Nov. 18, 2022

Members recertify your Direct Access account by Dec. 19

Annual renewals due by Dec. 19

The Coast Guard Barque Eagle is in Boston Harbor, Thursday, July 23, 2015. The Eagle, operated by the pre-World War II German navy and taken as a war reparation by the U.S., is now a training ship where cadets and officer candidates learn leadership and practical seamanship skills. (U.S. photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Cynthia Oldham)

Nov. 17, 2022

Coast Guard launches new Lateral Entry initiative

The Coast Guard is bringing quality applicants into the workforce. Here’s how.

Nov. 16, 2022

Mentoring opportunity for DHS women in law enforcement

The DHS Women in Law Enforcement Mentoring Program is accepting applications for those interested in mentoring and being a mentee.

People tend to rack up credit card charges during the holidays, which can take a long time to pay back – especially if card interest accrues at a high rate. Let the financial counselors at the Army Community Service Financial Readiness Office help you create a plan to pay down your holiday debts. Call (Kaiserslautern) DSN 541-9000 / commercial at 0611-143-541-9000 or (Baumholder) DSN 531-2850 / commercial 0611-143-531-2850 to schedule an appointment today.

Nov. 16, 2022

Are you financially prepared for the holidays?

Read on for important saving tips.

Karen LeRoy, research director for the University of Virginia’s research team at Wilford Hall Ambulatory Medical Center on Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, speaks with a caller on the Freedom Quit Line. The quit line is a resource for Tricare beneficiaries, which is located at WHASC under at Cooperative Research and Development Agreement between the Air Force and the University of Virginia, for cigarette smokers worldwide who are looking for a way to quit smoking and is available at 1-844-I-AM-FREE (1-844-426-3733). (U.S. Air Force Photo by Daniel J. Calderón)

Nov. 16, 2022

The Coast Guard supports the Great American Smokeout; encourages workforce to quit smoking

The American Cancer Society sponsors Nov. 17 as Great American Smokeout for last 40 years.