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A Long Blue Line Title Card for the history of the Coast Guard Reserves.

July 3, 2026

The Long Blue Line: Coast Guard Reserve—making 85 years of history!

The Coast Guard Reserve was established by the passage of the Coast Guard Reserve and Auxiliary Act of February 19, 1941. That act also established the Coast Guard Auxiliary under its present name (the Auxiliary had originally been called the “Coast Guard Reserve”). The new Coast Guard Reserve was modeled after the Naval Reserve as a military

July 2, 2026

New 'SpouseWorks' program brings free career coaching and resources to Coast Guard spouses

The Coast Guard is excited to announce that Military OneSource’s SpouseWorks (formerly MySECO) is now providing eligible Coast Guard spouses with free access to professional career coaching, job search assistance, and online courses starting July 1. Every Coast Guard spouse has unique talents, aspirations, and professional

Those familiar with Coast Guard history know that the service’s development has been shaped by the nation’s natural and man-made disasters. Many Coast Guard missions were written in blood. Nowhere is that clearer than the Marine Safety mission.

June 26, 2026

“Written in Blood”: Maritime disasters that shaped the Coast Guard’s Marine Safety Mission

Those familiar with Coast Guard history know that the service’s development has been shaped by the nation’s natural and man-made disasters. Many Coast Guard missions were written in blood. Nowhere is that clearer than the Marine Safety mission.

Lt.j.g. Samantha Cardoza and Petty Officer 1st Class Brian Moehler, members of the Atlantic Strike Team located in Fort Dix, New Jersey, inspect a row of displaced vessel on the shoreline of the Naval Air Stations Key West, Florida, Oct. 2, 2017. Assessed vessels are prioritized for removal based on their threat to the environment and their hazard to navigation. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class David Weydert.

June 26, 2026

Coast Guard releases FY25 Annual Safety Report

Newly established center increases safety services by 50 percent

Capt. Chad Brick, chief of CG-RAPTOR, leading a demonstration of TRITON, a new boarding app, at Boat Station Washington on May 19, 2026. Brick is a driving force behind RAPTOR, a team initiated by Force Design to rapidly prototype and bring new technologies to the field.

June 25, 2026

How CG-RAPTOR is supercharging Coast Guard innovation

Capt. Chad Brick leads the push to speed technology to the field

Coast Guard civilian Ronette Rhoden stands with military members from her TRACEN Yorktown unit on the base pier in Yorktown, Virginia on June 17, 2026. Their support and dedication to the Coast Guard’s new Physical Readiness Program (PRP), she says, inspired her to get back into fitness. From left to right: SK1 Catherine Walker, SK3 Dominic Olivas, Rhoden, SK1 Roy Follman, Lt Cmdr. James Rizzo, Chief Warrant Officer Katie Underwood, SK3 Desteny Carranza-Velasquez. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Warrant Officer Chad McNeil

June 24, 2026

Civilians find motivation in Coast Guard fitness push

How the new Physical Readiness Program (PRP) is inspiring civilians to get moving and bringing coworkers together

A title card for the DEOCS Climate Survey

June 23, 2026

Make Your Voice Heard: 2026 DEOCS Registration is Now Open

A positive, mission-focused work environment is crucial for our readiness and resilience. Registration is now officially open for survey administrators to set up their unit's annual 2026 Defense Organizational Climate Survey (DEOCS), to help commands systematically assess, address, and improve organizational climate. While administrators can begin