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Jan. 21, 2022

ALCGPSC 011/22: Update 1 - Mitigating efforts for read-only access to orders functionality in Direct Access

Complications delaying the FSMS accounting data conversions directly impact orders and pay for over 130 reserve members. Reservists, commands, P&As, and SPOs shall this guidance to ensure members are paid correctly and on time.

Vintage black and white image of Lightship 70 marking the entrance to San Francisco Bay. (U.S. Lighthouse Service)

Jan. 21, 2022

The Long Blue Line: Coast Guard pioneers the marine radio over 100 years ago!

Learn how radio became a basic part of a maritime communications.

Petty Officer 3rd Class Christian Ortega Santiago, a hospital corpsman, and another member of the crew of the Sentinel-class Coast Guard Cutter Glen Harris treat a migrant for symptoms of hypothermia following his rescue from the water in the Atlantic Ocean on Jan. 5, 2021. The Glen Harris, with the Coast Guard Cutter Emlen Tunnell and the Coast Gaurd Cutter Thetis are conducting a routine patrol in the U.S. Sixth Fleet area of responsibility while the Sentinel-class cutters transit from the U.S. to their new homeport of Manama, Bahrain. U.S. Sixth Fleet, headquartered in Naples, Italy, conducts the full spectrum of joint and naval operations, often in concert with allied and interagency partners, to advance U.S. national interests, security, and stability in Europe and Africa. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Ade Gills)

Jan. 20, 2022

Frontline Focus: U.S., Spain and Morocco collaborate to conduct rescue at sea in Atlantic Ocean, and more.

U.S., Spain, Morocco rescue 103 migrants at sea; Coast Guard Cutter Stone returns to homeport after 61-day patrol; Coast Guard rescues six hunters from Cape Cod marsh, Mass.; Coast Guard rescues 2 jet skiers near Atkinson Island, Texas; and Coast Guard partners with SailPlan to monitor marine infrastructure, increasing port efficiency and helping achieve climate goal.

Petty Officer 3rd Class Noah Denend (foreground) watches as his shipmates demonstrate ground escape procedures during law enforcement training at Coast Guard Station Chincoteague, Virginia, February 18, 2020. The new Coast Guard training adds a focus on ground fighting in order to keep law enforcement officers safe as they adapt to ever-changing situations. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Stephen Lehmann)

Jan. 19, 2022

LEIs: Make sure you attend LEI school by Oct. 1

In order to maintain your LEI designation you must attend LEI school

Cmdr. Faith Schultz of Port Security Unit 309 leads her team on a mission. Coast Guard photo.

Jan. 18, 2022

Life at a Coast Guard PSU: Podcast transcription

Recruiters interview Cmdr. Faith Schultz, executive officer of Port Security Unit 309

Tom Cowan, a retired Coast Guard master chief petty officer, finally got around to taking the hike he talked about doing for years.

Jan. 17, 2022

The long walk

A retired Coast Guard master chief petty officer, finally got around to taking the hike he talked about doing for years.

Jan. 17, 2022

Prepare to vote, from anywhere

Upcoming elections for federal office

. Photo of Menhaden fishing vessels about to be converted to naval vessels for wartime service. (Naval History and Heritage Command)

Jan. 14, 2022

The Long Blue Line: “Men against the Sea”—anatomy of a Coast Guard cutter lost at sea

[This essay is adapted from the non-fiction book chapter “Men against the Sea,” Sea, Surf and Hell: The U.S. Coast Guard in World War II (New York: Prentice-Hall, 1945), 72-78.]The Coast Guard patrol craft Wilcox was lost off the Mid-Atlantic coast Sept. 30, 1943. The following account is taken from the statement made by its commanding officer, Lt.

Coast Guard Capt. Kevin Carroll speaks to the U.S. and Coast Guard Cyber Commands about the importance of cyber security March 6, 2020, aboard the Spirit of Norfolk. During his speech, Carroll spoke about the challenges of maintaining a strong cyber security posture for Coast Guard Sector Virginia. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Shannon Kearney)

Jan. 14, 2022

New direct commissioning for Coast Guard cyber officers offers new opportunities to serve

Direct commissioning opportunity will help to meet critical specialty need

Jan. 14, 2022

Message from the Commandant: Serving our communities on Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Remember! Celebrate! Act! A Day On, Not a Day Off.