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Health Benefits Advisor Charlene Johnson talks with a retiree in the TRICARE Operations Department at Naval Hospital Jacksonville. Johnson, of Pensacola, Florida, enjoys helping people understand their TRICARE benefits. Johnson says “I love supporting our active duty, retirees, and beneficiaries.” TRICARE 2020 Open Season ends on Dec. 14.

Nov. 9, 2022

If you are looking to change your federal health insurance, TRICARE or FEDVIP open season starts Nov. 14.

It’s time to update or secure your health benefits.

Petty Officer 1st Class Alex “Gambit” Alfonso, an information systems technician stationed at Electronic Support Detachment Baltimore, and Christian “Jakespine” Jacobs, a Gold Star Gamer Marine team member, pose for a photo at Infinity Park in Glendale, Colorado, August 19, 2022. Alfonso is a member of the Coast Guard Gaming team that competed in the Warrior GMR Foundation’s Rocket League tournament and helped coach the Marine GSG team during the children’s league. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jasmine Mieszala)

Nov. 8, 2022

Members game with Gold Star Children

Children of Gold Star families connect through gaming.

Capt. Melissa Powers, a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner with the 328th Combat Support Hospital, gives her analysis of a role-playing casualty for her Soldier to annotate during a training exercise at Fort Hunter Liggett, California, July 31, 2015. Powers and 328th CSH are taking part in Operation Caucacus Restore, which engages Soldiers in real world scenarios to prepare them for a deployment. These exercises are adaptive and have the capability to train units as large as 500 service members. (U.S. Army photo by Pvt. Joshua P. Morris/Released)

Nov. 7, 2022

Mastering your mindset could improve your performance, your life

Professionals from CHAMP explain what a mindset is and how you can use yours to your advantage. 

Retired Coast Guard Capt. Tony Russell is the executive director of the Center for Arctic Study and Policy (CASP). (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Matt Abban)

Nov. 7, 2022

CGA names new director for Center for Arctic Study and Policy (CASP)

Retired Coast Guard captain, and former cutterman, takes the helm at CASP.

First boat used by Aquinnah Wampanoag rescuers, photographed after the event. Samuel Anthony is seated third from right. (Courtesy of the Martha’s Vineyard Museum)

Nov. 4, 2022

The Long Blue Line: “They periled their lives for others”— Martha’s Vineyard’s Aquinnah Wampanoag heroes

Here's the story of the first Native Americans known to serve in the U.S. Coast Guard.

Recruits from boot camp company Quebec-200 graduate Coast Guard boot camp at U.S. Coast Guard Training Center Cape May, N.J., June 18, 2021. Training Center Cape May’s mission is to transform the recruits of today into the Coast Guard men and women of tomorrow, while providing superior mission support to our tenant commands. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Seaman Christian Lower)

Nov. 3, 2022

Coast Guard removes barriers to boost recruiting 

Rules for single parents, dependents, debt-to-income ratios changed 

Experiencing occasional anxiety is not necessarily a bad thing, but when the symptoms begin to impact your life in a negative manner, there are simple strategies to manage the condition. There are also places you can go for help.

Nov. 1, 2022

How to stop catastrophic thinking and escape its downward spiral to anxiety

Learn these methods on how to stop the process of illogical and negative thinking that could lead to more serious mental health behaviors.

Coast Guard pilots Jack Rittichier and Lonnie Mixon who received medals for their role in flying helicopter rescue missions in Vietnam. (U.S. Coast Guard)

Oct. 28, 2022

The Long Blue Line: “Tip of the Spear”—Coast Guard joins the fight in Vietnam

Remembering the Coast Guard's role in the Vietnam War.

A new and breathtaking sight to the Cumberland County annual ‘Remember My Name’ event was the Field of Shoes, created by the Fort Bragg ACS Family Advocacy Program, Oct. 6. Accompanied by a photo of each victim, 106 pairs of shoes lined the grounds representing a heartfelt visual tribute of their tragic losses. (U.S. Army photo by Sharilyn Wells, Fort Bragg Garrison Public Affairs)

Oct. 26, 2022

Stand with your military community to ‘Break the Silence’ to end domestic abuse

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month and this year’s campaign encourages everyone in our community to break the silence.

In this work from the U.S. Coast Guard Art Program 2014 Collection, "'Rollin', Rollin‚Rollin''" ID# 201401, crewmembers and their 47-foot Motor Life Boat roll in the surf during training exercises in waters near the Coast Guard station in Morro Bay, Calif. The station provides services for the Central California coast and port security coverage for a nuclear power plant and Vandenberg Air Force Base. U.S. Coast Guard Art Program work by Dennis D. Bloom.

Oct. 25, 2022

Coast Guard Art Program (COGAP) celebrates International Artist Day 

Honoring the service’s rich artistic tradition for years to come.

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.