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A Coast Guard yeoman assists a fellow Coast Guardsman at the Coast Guard Recruiting Command, February 28, 2013. YNs are key problem-solvers, counselors, and sources of information to personnel on questions ranging from career moves, entitlements, and incentive programs to retirement options and veterans' benefits.

May 8, 2023

PCS season is upon us! Here is everything Coast Guard members and families need to know.

May 8, 2023

If you are doing a permanent change of station (PCS) this summer, the PCS Assist Team can help you face any unusual challenge.

A veteran of the Civil War as a U.S. Navy officer, and the Spanish-American War as part of the U.S. Revenue Cutter Service, Frank Hamilton Newcomb served for over 40 years in the U.S. sea services. He was a progressive thinking man and considered one of the finest officers of the Revenue Cutter Service. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

May 5, 2023

The Long Blue Line: Lt. Frank Newcomb and the Battle of Cardenas Bay 125 years ago

Spanning the Civil War and the Spanish-American War, Frank Hamilton Newcomb served for over 40 years in the U.S. sea services.

Painting commissioned of Revenue Cutter McCulloch when it first set sail in 1897. (Coast Guard Academy Collection)

April 28, 2023

The Long Blue Line: 125 Years Ago—Cutter McCulloch in the Battle of Manila Bay

The role of the Revenue Cutter McCulloch in the Spanish-American War

April 25, 2023

Are you financially capable?

April is National Financial Capability Month.

Coast Guard Lt. Coty Hall, command intelligence officer at Sector Houston-Galveston, Jenna Hall, Sector Houston-Galveston’s ombudsman and winner of the 2022 Wanda Allen-Yearout Ombudsman of the Year Award, and Adilyn, the couple’s 6-month-old daughter, pose for a portrait at the sector, April 13, 2023. Hall previously won the award in 2019 for her work as Sector Los Angeles-Long Beach’s ombudsman. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Corinne Zilnicki)

April 24, 2023

Coast Guard spouse with ‘servant heart’ wins Ombudsman of the Year for second time

When giving back is in your DNA.

April 21, 2023

Is it time to explore your relationship with alcohol?

The "Rethinking Drinking" campaign provides tips, tools and resources for those who want to cut down on or quit drinking.

April 20, 2023

Three tools to support sexual assault survivors

The Coast Guard is committed to combatting sexual violence within its ranks and providing survivors with the confidential assistance and time they need to heal.

A U.S. Coast Guard Band member warms up as a boat patrols the Potomac near Ft. McNair during the U.S. Coast Guard Change of Command Ceremony, May 25, 2010. Adm. Thad W. Allen was relieved by Adm. Robert J. Papp, Jr., as commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard in a ceremony presided over by Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano. DOD photo by Cherie Cullen (released)

April 14, 2023

The Long Blue Line: The selling of the Coast Guard service song “Semper Paratus”

[Editor’s note: This essay is reprised from the December 2015 issue of the Coast Guard Academy Alumni Association Bulletin. Our thanks to the Alumni Association for permission to republish Cmdr. Pecora’s essay and imagery.]The director steps to the podium and firmly taps his baton, bringing the military band to attention in the recording studio.

Artwork promoting a solicitation for parents to submit their child's art for month of the military child.

April 12, 2023

Active-duty parents: DHS wants to spotlight your children's artwork

If you or your partner are active-duty military, please consider submitting your child's drawings, paintings, short poems, or other artwork about what your service means to them.