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Circa 1940 photograph showing keepers quarters and “U.S. Coast Guard” painted on the side of the storage shed. (Photo courtesy of the Guantanamo Public Memory Project)

Oct. 8, 2021

The Long Blue Line: GITMO Lighthouse standing the watch for 120 years, still Semper Paratus!

It has been 121 years since the Guantanamo Lighthouse was built, remaining Semper Paratus thanks to numerous Coast Guard members who have preserved this unique piece of Coast Guard history.

Seaman Nate Dirvin crosses the finish line after running 135 miles through Death Valley to Mount Whitney in California, July 19, 2021. He completed the Badwater 135 to raise funds for Coast Guard Mutual Assistance. U.S. Coast Guard photo.

Oct. 7, 2021

BZ: Bravo Zulu to member for completing several ultra-marathons raising money for Coast Guard Mutual Assistance (CGMA), and more.

BZ: Bravo Zulu to member for completing several ultra-marathons raising money for Coast Guard Mutual Assistance (CGMA); Solicitation: Black Engineer of the Year Award (BEYA) Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) 2022 Conference Outstanding Achievement Award (OAA) nominations; Solicitation: Nominations for the 2021 Coast Guard Engineer of the Year (EOTY) are being accepted.

The crew of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Oliver Berry (WPC 1124) travels to their new Homeport in Honolulu, Sept. 22, 2017. The Oliver Berry is the first of three 154-foot fast response cutters to be stationed in Hawaii. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Amanda Levasseur/Released)

Oct. 7, 2021

Frontline Focus: Coast Guard nabs two smugglers, seizes $7.5 million in cocaine following interdiction in Caribbean Sea

Frontline Focus: Coast Guard nabs two smugglers, seizes $7.5 million in cocaine following interdiction in Caribbean Sea; Coast Guard patrols international waters in an effort to strengthen maritime governance and US-Samoan partnership; Coast Guard holds first-of-their-kind fuel workshops, trains examiners from across US; Coast Guard rescues two from vessel taking on water near Gulfport, Mississippi

The ribbon is cut in front of the new Coast Guard Exchange in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Sept. 14, 2021. U.S. Coast Guard photo

Oct. 6, 2021

New Coast Guard Exchange in Puerto Rico serves military families in the San Juan Region

A new 22,000-square foot store becomes the 65th Coast Guard exchange location

World War II underway photo of the Coast Guard-manned USS Durant (DE-389) sporting its haze gray paint scheme. (U.S. Navy)

Oct. 5, 2021

The Long Blue Line: USS Durant—Coast Guard and Navy warship of World War II and Cold War

Surprisingly, in the Coast Guard’s 230-year history, the service has operated very few purpose-built naval warships. However, during World War II, Coast Guardsmen operated a number of smaller classes of warships, including sub chasers, patrol gunboats, patrol craft, patrol frigates, and destroyer escorts. The USS Durant (DE-389) was one of several

Take the Rock swimmers and the support crew cross the San Francisco Bay during the Alcatraz swim on Sunday, Sept. 26, 2021. Photo by James Leedy

Oct. 4, 2021

Coast Guard members “Escape from Alcatraz” in recent swim challenge

A group of more than 20 Coast Guard veterans, active duty, and reservists team up with a veterans swim group to train and swim from Alcatraz Island to San Francisco.

The supplement business is a multi-billion dollar industry that is not currently regulated like conventional food and drug products by the Food and Drug Administration. The use of supplements is designed to add further nutritional value to the diet, not act as a meal replacement. (U.S. Air Force photo illustration/Airman 1st Class Daniel Brosam)

Oct. 1, 2021

The top four things to know about weight-loss supplements

What you should know before taking supplements to lose weight

The Coast Guard, and the Beach Haven Volunteer Fire Department rescued six boaters after their 30-foot white pleasure craft struck a fixed aid to navigation in the vicinity of Ham Island, Sept. 19, 2021. The boaters were safely recovered and taken back to shore where local emergency medical services personnel transported them to various local hospitals. (U.S. Coast Guard photo/Released)

Sept. 30, 2021

Frontline Focus: Coast Guard rescues missing hiker from ravine in Olympic National Park, and more

Frontline Focus: Coast Guard rescues missing hiker from ravine in Olympic National Park; Coast Guard, Beach Haven Volunteer Fire Department rescue six from boat crash near Ham Island, N.J; Coast Guard interdicts two lancha crews illegally fishing US waters; Coast Guard crews remain vigilant during operations in the Arctic Region. 

The Coast Guard Cutter Maple hosts an international “Heat and Beat” competition on the buoy deck in Greenland, June 25, 2021. Joint Arctic Command representatives, along with Cmdr. Eric Casler, won the competition with the fastest time and flattest pin. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jose Hernandez)

Sept. 29, 2021

An interview with Cmdr. Eric Casler, the Coast Guard’s first attache in Denmark 

Hear from the attaché to Denmark.

Coast Guard emblem

Sept. 29, 2021

It's Insider Threat Awareness Month, can you recognize an insider threat?

Take our unofficial quiz to test your ability to spot an insider threat.

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