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Our Coast Guard Leader of the Week is Senior Chief Petty Officer Brynn Simonetti, a storekeeper assigned to U.S. Coast Guard Recruiting Office Washington, DC!

June 9, 2021

Leader of the Week: Senior Chief Petty Officer Brynn Simonetti

Our Coast Guard Leader of the Week is Senior Chief Petty Officer Brynn Simonetti, a storekeeper assigned to U.S. Coast Guard Recruiting Office Washington, DC!

Members of Coast Guard Base Kodiak collaborate with joint services in support of the Arctic Care 2021 (AC21) program, May 1-18, 2021. AC21 provided care to remote Alaskan communities, through the Innovative Readiness Training (IRT) program, from the Office of the Secretary of Defense. (U.S. Coast Guard photo.)

June 8, 2021

Base Kodiak participates in joint operation bringing services to remote area in Alaska

Federal, local, and state agencies participate Arctic Care 2021

Official Coast Guard Public Affairs photo of Seaman 1st Class Eugene Edwin Oxley of Stilesville, Indiana. (U.S. Coast Guard)

June 4, 2021

The Long Blue line: “Lucky Ox”—surviving the killing fields of D-Day

Operation “Overlord” led to the defeat of Nazi Germany and end of the Second World War in Europe. "Lucky Ox" being one of the Coast Guard heroes of the operation.

Ensign Kathleen Spotz, stationed at Sector Northern New England in South Portland, Maine, was named the 2020 Coast Guard Female Athlete of the year in recognition of her superior performance as a runner. Recently, Spotz ran across the entire state of Maine in just over 30 hours—becoming the first person ever to do so!

June 3, 2021

Bravo Zulu

Congratulations to all our award winners, and be sure to check out the Coast Guard Reserve Policy Board Final Report! 

Sonar image depicting a sunken vessel on the James River in Virginia, May 27, 2021. (Photo by Chesterfield County Virginia Marine Team/Released)

June 3, 2021

Frontline Focus

The Coast Guard is scheduled to make major changes to waterways, and Seventh District crews rescue diver in distress in U.S. Virgin Islands

Seaman Apprentice George Duartes Alazar, left, 87th Security Forces Squadron master at arms, poses with family. Duartes Alazar is from Bensalem, Pennsylvania and is now stationed at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst. He is not far from home and surrounded by fellow service members within the 87th Security Forces Squadron, however he struggled with feelings of loneliness and the effects of depression. (Courtesy photo)

June 2, 2021

Discussing healthy relationships

Today’s Wellness Wednesday is a second part from last week’s discussion about healthy relationships. 

Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard’s second podcast episode

June 1, 2021

Episode #2 of the 1MC – Global Coast Guard – now available 

Listen now, Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard’s second podcast episode

2. The only known image of Revenue Cutter Service officer William Cooke Pease. Taken in 1860, it is the oldest photograph of a cutterman that exists. (Florence Kern, Captain Pease: U.S. Coast Guard Pioneer)

May 28, 2021

The Long Blue Line: Lt. Pease recounts the Key West Hurricane 170 years ago!

Here is a historical first-hand account of the Key West Hurricane of 1846 (a.k.a. The Great Havana Hurricane).

Coast Guard members from units surrounding Mobile, Alabama, come together at Radney Funeral Home in Mobile to honor John F. Crowley who passed away May 19 May 26, 2017. Crowley served over 30 years in the Coast Guard. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Travis Magee/Released)

May 28, 2021

Memorial Day: Honor Guardmen reflect on the historical traditions of military funeral honors

The presentation of colors, bugler, and gun salutes are wartime traditions carried on by our Honor Guard

Members of the Coast Guard District Seven wear their life jackets in support of Wear Your Life Jacket at Work Day in Miami, Florida, May 21, 2021. This event marks the start of National Safe Boating Week which helps raise boating safety awareness. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jose Hernandez)

May 27, 2021

Frontline Focus

Coast Guard kicks off National Safe Boating Week 2021, and Coast Guard, DoD Partners conduct search and rescue exercise off N.C. coast

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