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Four cadets from the Topsail High School Coast Guard JROTC color guard present the colors at their Unit Establishment Ceremony at Topsail High School in Hampstead, North Carolina, Oct. 27, 2022. Representative Carson Smith from the North Carolina General Assembly (front row, left) and Rear Admiral Megan Dean, Coast Guard Director of Governmental and Public Affairs (front row, second from left) each delivered remarks during the ceremony. (U.S. Coast Guard photo.)

Feb. 2, 2023

Coast Guard is expanding nationwide JROTC program 

The service is establishing four new units this year

STAR Program pamphlet

Feb. 1, 2023

Ready, set, post!

Join the rest of Coast Guard social media for a Feb. 1 STAR blitz to expand recruiting knowledge.

Seaman Dylyn Gonzales prepares Coast Guard Cutter Oliver Henry’s (WPC 1140) New Year’s 2022 watch log entry while off Saipan. Oliver Henry currently the cutter on patrol in western Oceania and first in for response should the need arise, adds their contribution to this legacy. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Seaman Joesph Suttles

Jan. 30, 2023

Here are the 2023 New Year’s Logs!

Thanks to all this year’s participants.

Seaman Apprentice William Flores’s Coast Guard portrait. (U.S. Coast Guard)

Jan. 27, 2023

The Long Blue Line: “No greater love”—Billy Flores, hero of the Cutter Blackthorn

Embodying the motto "So others may live"...

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Jan. 26, 2023

SGLI maximums are increasing to $500,000

New law expands coverage cap for servicemembers.

U.S. Coast Guard Barque Eagle crewmembers and Coast Guard Academy officer candidates celebrate a job well done while navigating on the bridge of the Eagle Sept. 17, 2012. Officer candidates from the Academy spend two weeks of their 17-week training aboard Eagle to improve their seamanship, teamwork and leadership skills. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Lauren Jorgensen)

Jan. 25, 2023

Coast Guard launches critically trained officers program

An active duty officer with critical skills may recommission as a reserve officer at a higher paygrade without going before a promotion board

Coast Guard Anti-Retaliation logo

Jan. 24, 2023

How to spot and report retaliation

Second article in a series about anti-retaliation in the service.

Petty Officer 3rd Class Nathaniel Dirvin runs in the Cocodona 250 race through Black Canyon City and into the Bradshaw Mountains in Arizona in 2022.

Jan. 24, 2023

Running for a cause: how one member runs for the Coast Guard community  

A Coast Guard member raises funds for CGMA through running. 

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Jan. 24, 2023

Unclaimed CGPortal sites are now read-only

Unclaimed CGPortal sites will go offline April 1. 

Coast Guard emblem

Jan. 23, 2023

How to make your online meetings accessible

Microsoft Teams® makes it easy to comply with Section 508

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