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Jan. 15, 2021
Solicitation: Spirit of Hope Award
Applications due by April 16.
Call for submissions: Naval Institute essay contest
Help the Coast Guard incorporate emerging and disruptive technologies
The Long Blue Line: Minots—loss of the deadly “Lover’s Light” 170 years ago!
It shines "one, four, three" in the waters off Boston. Here's the story of Minot's Light.
Jan. 12, 2021
Update: Payroll tax payback will be spread out through 2021
Civilians, members may see higher take-home pay than expected
Why I received the COVID vaccine
See why this Coast Guard member received the COVID-19 vaccine.
Jan. 8, 2021
Watch: PBS’s “The Codebreaker” premiers Monday, Jan. 11
America’s greatest codebreaker was a Coast Guard civilian
Solicitation: Ombudsman of the Year
Ombudsman connect commands and Coast Guard families, and help families find critical services
Coast Guard Senior Leadership Gets Vaccinated
Admiral Karl Schultz and Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard (MCPOCG) Jason Vanderhaden have received the COVID-19 vaccine.
DesertStorm30: Protecting the seas
Coast Guard veterans remember Desert Storm 30 years later.
The Long Blue Line: So that others might live—Earl Cunningham’s final rescue
In the 1930s, before modern search and rescue systems like the Coast Guard’s Rescue 21 system and ubiquitous marine radios, Coast Guardsmen stood watch on the shore to watch for those in need.