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Night-time force protection duty at the PATFORSWA compound. (U.S. Coast Guard)

March 20, 2023

The Long Blue Line - 20 Years OIF: PATFORSWA—largest USCG unit outside U.S. territory

What it took to stand up the services largest unit outside of the United States.

03/27/03, North Persian Gulf - Coast Guardsmen aboard the U.S. Coast Guard Boutwell chat on the flight deck following refueling operations at sunset. The Boutwell, homeported in Alameda, California., is in the Gulf in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

March 19, 2023

The Long Blue Line - 20 Years OIF: Coast Guard combat operations in Operation Iraqi Freedom

Operation Iraqi Freedom began 20 years ago.

Rare photograph of Anita Clothier in uniform with official cover. (U.S. Coast Guard

March 17, 2023

The Long Blue Line: Skipper, jeep driver, and bandmaster forgotten by history

Coast Guard women of World War II’s temporary reserve.

Admiral Linda L. Fagan, Commandant of the Coast Guard, speaks to guests during the 2023 State of the Coast Guard Address in Washington, D.C., Mar. 7, 2023. The State of the Coast Guard Address speaks to the vision for the service. (U. S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Brandon Giles)

March 8, 2023

Commandant delivers 2023 State of the Coast Guard 

Our determination, she said, will help us confront the challenges we face as a service.

Coast Guard Recruiting Command reveals the new recruiting look. The recruiting branding graphically communicates the service’s identity to potential applicants and others encountering the Coast Guard for the first time.

March 8, 2023

Coast Guard new recruiting look is here! 

Here is the new recruiting logo and what it means. 

Allyson Conroy (center) and her children, AnnaBelle (left) and Gabriel (right) hold tree pose together, May 27, 2020. Conroy is a 500 hour yoga instructor trained in children’s yoga and trauma informed yoga. (Photo by Chief Warrant Officer Lee Conroy)

March 8, 2023

Yoga as a path to wellness, movement, and peace

What is yoga?Yoga literally means “to yoke.” We connect the mind with the body, breath with movement, awareness within ourselves. Yoga may mean, look, and feel different from one person to the next. For me, it is a way of life that I incorporate breathwork, meditation, and mindful movement with everything I do. When we practice yoga, we bring

Edward “Iceberg” Smith who rose from commander to rear admiral over the course of his Greenland Patrol years. (U.S. Coast Guard)

March 3, 2023

The Long Blue line: Greenland—Coast Guard’s Arctic combat zone of World War II, 1940-41

Securing mineral rights in Greenland allowed the US to build warships swiftly. 

Rare photo showing the heroic Pea Island Lifesaving Station crew commanded by famed African American keeper Richard Etheridge. (Coast Guard Collection)

Feb. 28, 2023

Legacy’s Shadow: The Keeper’s Lost Grave

Finding the final resting place of Keeper Capt. L.S. Wescott

Coast Guard emblem

Feb. 27, 2023

New law allows Coast Guard spouses to transfer job licenses 

President Biden signs Veterans Auto and Education Improvement Act 

Commissary Steward First Class Alphonzo F. Barbour dressed in his steward uniform including medals he received during his Coast Guard career. (Courtesy of Vince Patton)

Feb. 24, 2023

The Long Blue Line: Remembering centurium Alphonzo Barbour—eyewitness to African American history

The Coast Guard's 8th MCPOCG shares his time with a centenarian.