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Feb. 18, 2026

Government funding lapse

Coast Guard continues critical operations while non-essential activities pause.

(Left) Vintage photograph of Sumner Kimball early in his Treasury Department career. (Right) Photograph of U.S. Life-Saving Service General Superintendent, Sumner Kimball, late in his service career. (U.S. Coast Guard)

Feb. 13, 2026

Kimball—Second most important civilian in Coast Guard history!

Through his remarkable 53-year career in federal service, Sumner Kimball shaped the modern U.S. Coast Guard, leaving a lasting legacy.

USS Serpens at anchor somewhere in the Pacific islands with derricks extended to take on cargo. (U.S. Navy)

Feb. 11, 2026

USS Serpens—Coast Guard’s worst loss of life over 80 years ago

A vital supply line in the Pacific, the USS Serpens was destroyed in one of the largest disasters in U.S. Coast Guard history.

LT Gay lord Amores, with the U.S. Coast Guard, talks with Alan Nogy, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District chief of the locks and dams branch, while waiting for the first commercial towboat to navigate through the newly-opened channel at Monongahela River Locks and Dam 3 in Elizabeth, Pennsylvania, Sept. 5, 2024. (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District photo by Michel Sauret)

Feb. 9, 2026

From the Philippines to Pittsburgh: A Coast Guard journey

How a Capsized Vessel and Port State Control Vessel Exams changed LCDR select Gay lord Amores’s life.

Right: Photograph of U.S. Life-Saving Service head, Sumner Kimball, late in his career. (U.S. Coast Guard) Left: Official photograph of Treasury Secretary Franklin MacVeagh during his term in office. (Library of Congress)

Jan. 30, 2026

From near extinction to rebirth—Coast Guard’s first reorganization began 150 years ago!

A reorganization driven by the Progressive Movement transformed two 19th-century civilian agencies into the modern U.S. Coast Guard.

Black and white photo of Buoy Tender Blackthorn. At the time of its sinking, the tender was homeported at Galveston, Texas. (U.S. Coast Guard)

Jan. 29, 2026

“No greater love”—Billy Flores, hero of the Blackthorn lost over 45 years ago

The heroic story of FRC William Flores' namesake: Seaman Apprentice William R. Flores.

A Coast Guard cutter encounters heavy seas while steaming to its Pacific Ocean Station duty. (U.S. Coast Guard)

Jan. 23, 2026

Korea—Coast Guard’s “forgotten war” 75 years ago

While considered by some historians as the "forgotten war," the Korean War made a permanent mark on the Coast Guard.

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy (WAGB 20) conducts on-ice research in the Arctic Ocean, Oct. 1, 2025. Coast Guard operations in the Arctic are critical to expanding our understanding of the Arctic operating environment for advancing national security objectives. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Chris Sappey)

Jan. 23, 2026

Your 2025 New Year’s cutter logs!

Bravo Zulu to the winners of this year’s contest. 

(Left Image) Elmer Stone (standing left) posing with other officers and mascot of Cutter Onondaga. (U.S. Coast Guard). (Right Image) Cadet Elmer Stone (standing right) posing with other cadets on board a revenue cutter. (U.S. Coast Guard)

Jan. 21, 2026

Elmer Stone—Coast Guard Aviator #1 set the world record over 100 years ago!

During his Coast Guard career, Elmer Fowler Stone served his country selflessly for over 25 years

Operational Security (OPSEC)

Jan. 20, 2026

OPSEC policy updated in time for annual survey

Units responsible for creating and maintaining Critical Information Lists (CIL) to protect mission data.

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