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Early photograph of crewmembers of the Bering Sea Patrol cutter Bear with Asian national crew members seated in the bottom row. (U.S. Coast Guard)

May 10, 2024

Devotion to Duty — Asian nationals serving in the Coast Guard

Asian nationals began serving in the United States Coast Guard 175 years ago, playing an important role in the history of the Coast Guard’s ancestor agency of the U.S. Revenue Cutter Service.

May 8, 2024

Coast Guard to host Holocaust Days of Remembrance observance on May 8

Members can attend the event in person, or view/call-in to the event on Teams.

Portrait image of Charles Jones Soong in civilian attire, photographed in 1880 at Wilmington’s 5th Street Methodist Church. (Duke University Libraries)

In early 1879, Soong signed-on to the revenue cutter Albert Gallatin under the command of Captain Eric Gabrielson and stationed in Boston. Soong served aboard the Gallatin for over a year. (U.S. Coast Guard)

May 3, 2024

Charles Jones Soong—Cutterman and powerful Chinese patriarch

Charles Jones Soong served in the Revenue Cutter Service. However, his fame is little known in the U.S. compared to his celebrity in the Far East.

Green background with a white circle off centered with a green ribbon in the middle of the circle. The words "Mental Health Awarness Month are also off center in white.

May 2, 2024

How to prioritize mental health and have healthy conversations about it

May is Mental Health Awareness Month.

Painting of the Civil War revenue cutter Morris titled “Inspection of a Merchant Ship,” by Gil Cohen, depicts a boat howitzer ready for use on the ship’s bow. (U.S. Coast Guard)

April 26, 2024

Sentinels of the past — the Coast Guard’s Civil War Boat Howitzers from the Revenue Cutter Service

Written by retired Gunner CWO Steven Wilson, this essay provides the history of two Coast Guard Civil War artifacts: Boat Howitzers #245 and #246.

A graphic encouraging members to share their story about how they got into public service.

April 22, 2024

Tell DHS why you picked a career in public service!

Let DHS know why you serve. Public Service Recognition week starts the first week of May.

The crew of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Calhoun (WMSL 759) en route to their homeport in North Charleston, Dec. 3, 2023, after delivery from Ingalls Shipbuilding and supporting missions throughout the Coast Guard’s Seventh and Eighth districts. Calhoun is named to honor the first Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard, Charles L. Calhoun, who was from Ocean City, Maryland. (U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy of Coast Guard Air Station Savannah)

April 19, 2024

Never Give Up

The Coast Guard will officially welcome its tenth Legend Class National Security Cutter, USCGC Calhoun WMSL 759, in a commissioning ceremony April 20, 2024, in Charleston, South Carolina. The 418-foot cutter is named after Master Chief Charles Calhoun, the first master chief petty officer of the Coast Guard.