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2021 P&G Military virtual event

Feb. 12, 2021

Family event: Join NFL stars Aaron Jones, Jonathan Allen, during the ProCamps kick-off

Kick-off open to all ages! These camps teach military children the fundamentals of football, teamwork and how to make new friends. 

Airman 1st Class Wade Helms calls the names of travelers to board a bus that will take them to an awaiting C-5 Galaxy bound for Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, on April 17. The 60th, 44th, 55th, and 82nd Aerial Port Squadrons operates AMC's primary west coast aerial port. During CY08 the Travis team loaded 51,849 cargo tons, 43,486 passengers and supported 5,393 missions. The unit, its flights and people have garnered top awards from command to national defense level. They support seven U.S. Air Force major commands, Department of Homeland Security, and all DoD services' air transportation needs with a budget of $4.8 million. More than 530 assigned personnel support traffic management services, passenger/cargo movement on airlift missions maintaining a global deployment capability for the largest wing in AMC.

Feb. 12, 2021

NEW: Travel, leave policy for Calendar Year 2021

Here are new travel and leave policies for Calendar Year 2021

8. Lt.j.g. Joseph Jenkins on the bridge late in World War II. (photo courtesy of the Jenkins Family)

Feb. 11, 2021

The Long Blue Line: Lt. j.g. Joseph Jenkins—first African American commissioned officer in the 20th century

Celebrating African American Heritage Month - the Coast Guard's first African American commissioned officer

Coast Guard rescues 3 stranded on Anguilla Cay, Bahamas

Feb. 10, 2021

Watch: Coast Guard crew rescues group stranded on a Bahamas island for 33 days

Group apparently survived on coconuts

Chief Petty Officer Walter Morey, the Recruiter In Charge of Recruiting Office Hampton Roads, Va., swears in two new recruits under the Pandemic Displaced Recruit Program on Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021.

Feb. 10, 2021

Recruits paid, on-boarded while waiting for boot camp

Future members of the Coast Guard will receive immediate pay and benefits as they endure delays for boot camp impacted by pandemic restrictions.

The MyCG app launched Feb. 8, 2021.

Feb. 9, 2021

MyCG app is a news hub on your phone

Discover policy updates, career tools, calendars, polls, podcasts, social media, COVID news and more.

Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Casey Lawrence and her spouse, Justin, also a Coast Guard member, stand with their children on Base Kodiak, Alaska, Nov. 3, 2018. Casey and her family enjoy all that Kodiak has to offer and they recently purchased their retirement home in Kodiak. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Charly Hengen.

Feb. 8, 2021

Calling all Coast Guard children: Apply now for scholarships

The 2021 Scholarship Open Season has arrived.

Emlen Tunnell was the first African American to play NFL football for the New York Giants. Tunnell also posthumously received the Coast Guard Silver Lifesaving Medal for his actions in World War II. (U.S. Coast Guard courtesy photo)

Feb. 5, 2021

'Offense on Defense': Football legend was a Coast Guard hero 

Emlen Tunnell was the first African American in the Pro Football Hall of Fame

SN Di Vizio will represent the Coast Guard during the Super Bowl this Sunday, as part of the Joint Servics Color Guard.

Feb. 4, 2021

Super Bowl Sunday: Seaman Di Zio is ready for her color guard debut

If you didn't snag a Super Bowl ticket this year, you can be there in spirit. 

Dana Moehling, the ombudsman for Coast Guard Station Cape May, N.J., poses in front of a response boat at the station Thursday, Feb. 19, 2015. The Coast Guard Ombudsman Program aims to enhance communication between the command and Coast Guard family members. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Nick Ameen)

Feb. 2, 2021

Expanding victim support: Ombudsman policy update removes mandatory reporting of sexual assault

The Coast Guard is continuing to develop new strategies to support members who have been sexually assaulted. One of the major initiatives underway now is to eliminate the barriers victims face when they simply want to talk things through with someone, without limiting their options to report the assault in the future. A recent example is the new

The U.S. Department of Defense is committed to making its electronic and information technologies accessible to individuals with disabilities in accordance with Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act (29 U.S.C. 794d), as amended in 1998. DoD websites use the WCAG 2.0 AA accessibility standard.

For persons with disabilities experiencing difficulties accessing content on a particular website, please use the form DoD Section 508 Form.  In this form, please indicate the nature of your accessibility issue/problem and your contact information so we can address your issue or question. If your issue involves log in access, password recovery, or other technical issues, contact the administrator for the website in question, or your local helpdesk.