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April 9, 2021

New emergency management credentials are available for any member of the workforce

Learn how to get the certification and update your Direct Access codes

The Coast Guard Cutter Walnut returns to its new homeport in Pensacola, Fla., March 31, 2021.

April 9, 2021

Frontline Focus

CGC Walnut arrives at its new homeport, and more operational news from the past week.

Painting of the sinking of Cutter Tampa by the German submarine UB-91 painted by noted marine artist John Wisinski. (Coast Guard Collection)

April 9, 2021

The Long Blue Line: Coast Guard Combat Operations in World War I

World War I served as a baptism of fire for the Coast Guard. During the war, the Coast Guard performed its traditional missions of search and rescue, maritime interdiction, law enforcement, humanitarian response, and port security.

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April 8, 2021

Event: Small businesses pitch innovative tech ideas

The DHS Small Business Innovation Research Program fosters new processes, products and technologies that support DHS missions

Birth of the Cool album cover

April 8, 2021

Live jazz: Miles Davis' iconic album 'Birth of the Cool'

In a rare event, the Coast Guard's jazz nonet will perform the album in full. In related news, please help name the Nonet!

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April 7, 2021

Emergency management: New trainings, certifications, lessons learned

Check out the latest news from the Coast Guard's emergency management community.

Petty Officer 2nd Class Joseph Salvati, a health services technician with Health, Safety and Work-Life Field Office's Rockmore King Clinic, checks for an ear infection Oct. 8 at the clinic.

April 7, 2021

TODAY: Learn about the Coast Guard’s network of support services available to you

Asking for help can sometimes be difficult, however, knowing your available Coast Guard resources can help alleviate concerns about accessing the care you need. The webinar recording will be available after the live event.

Joseph Ford, a Coast Guard Sector San Francisco command duty officer, answers the phone at Sector San Francisco command center, March 4, 2021. Ford and Travis Addison, a Sector San Francisco civilian search-and-rescue controller, coordinated the rescue of a young woman who entered the water with no flotation device on January 31, 2021. (U. S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Brandon Giles)

April 6, 2021

Civilians to the Rescue

A 19-minute phone call in January meant the world to a young woman fighting for her life.

Port of San Diego Commissioner Marshall Merrifield, Rep. Mike Levin, Coast Guard Deputy Commandant for Mission Support Vice Adm. Michael F. McAllister, Rep. John Garamendi, Chancellor of the University of California San Diego Pradeep Khosla, and Rep. Scott Peters take part in a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego Jan. 24, 2020. The Coast Guard entered into an agreement with Scripps Institution of Oceanography to establish the Blue Technology Center of Expertise, which will provide opportunities for rapid identification and integration of new blue technologies into current Coast Guard capabilities. (Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Patrick Kelley.)

April 6, 2021

Operation Innovation: Blue Tech Center of Expertise seeks technology solutions 

What is blue technology and how is the Coast Guard using it?

Petty Officer Second Class Julie Nguyen celebrates Rear Adm. Huan Nguyen's promotion ceremony as he becomes the first Vietnamese-American admiral in the U.S. Navy, Oct. 2019 (U.S. Coast Guard Picture).

April 5, 2021

Women in the fleet reflect on opportunity, and how we are “Stronger Together” 

Our third part highlighting a few of the remarkable women in the Coast Guard and the stories behind their service.