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Profile view of the Revenue Cutter Manning at about the time of the eruption of the Katmai Volcano, June 6, 1912. (U.S. Coast Guard)

June 6, 2022

The Long Blue Line: Katmai—Part I. America’s worst volcanic eruption and the Revenue Cutter’s humanitarian response

The Revenue Cutter Service was one of the agencies that combined to create to the U.S. Coast Guard. This is their story

Official headshot of Michael J. Swierc, who enlisted in the Coast Guard on Aug. 11, 1942, and trained as a motor machinist’s mate before deploying overseas for the first wave of the D-Day invasion. Swierc, who turned 100 years old on Nov. 6, 2021, received the Bronze Star Medal for helping save 126 Allied troops from drowning in the English Channel on June 6, 1944. (U.S. Coast Guard photo, courtesy Pam Manka)

June 3, 2022

The Long Blue Line: D-Day, 1944—MoMM2 Swierc and the heroic saviors of CG-16

The night of the invasion was unbelievable. There was a continuous flash of light in the sky and we could hear the bombs. It was nonstop fire.   - Motor Machinist’s Mate Second Class Mike SwiercNearly 80 years have passed since Motor Machinist’s Mate Second Class Michael J. Swierc served on the Coast Guard Cutter CG-16 off Utah Beach during the

Coast Guard spouses, Petty Officer First Class Chelsea Rasmussen and Joshua Rasmussen, a retired chief petty officer, participate in the Shamrock race in Virginia Beach, Va., with their Angel Rider and friend, Anastasia Wartmann, April 9, 2018. (Official race photo)

June 2, 2022

Coast Guard members run across the nation with Ainsley Angels events

Giving back looks and feels different to everyone. For some, it is helping other to run with a purpose.

Coast Guard Commandant Change of Command

June 1, 2022

'It's about time': Biden instates first woman service chief during historic change of command

Adm. Linda Fagan has donned the shoulder boards of the Commandant who integrated the Coast Guard Academy in 1975.

U.S. Coast Guard Vice Commandant Vice Adm. Linda Fagan

May 30, 2022

You're invited! Change of Command and Change of Watch

Here's how to watch the Change of Watch on Tuesday, May 31, and Change of Command on Wednesday, June 1.

Official Coast Guard photograph of Seaman First Class Fletcher Burton in dress blues. (U.S. Coast Guard)

May 30, 2022

The Long Blue Line: Seaman First Class Fletch Burton—he went in harm’s way so others might live free

Memorial Day we remember those who gave all.

Commissaryman Robert Manges in his dress blues on leave from the Coast Guard. (Courtesy of Robert Manges)

May 27, 2022

The Long Blue Line: World War II Chief Commissaryman Robert Manges—100-years strong!

Celebrating a 100-year-old Coast Guard veteran

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 721st Aerial Port Squadron load a pallet of infant formula onto a C-17 Globemaster lll aircraft assigned to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, May 22, 2022. The infant formula arrived from Switzerland as part of the U.S. Government’s Operation Fly Formula to rapidly transport infant formula to the United States due to critical shortages there. Under Operation Fly Formula, the USDA and the Department of Health and Human Services are authorized to request Department of Defense support to pick up overseas infant formula that meets U.S. health and safety standards. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jared Lovett)

May 24, 2022

Formula reimbursement program available through CG Mutual Assistance

Effective immediately, Coast Guard Mutual Assistance (CGMA)  is establishing a temporary program to reimburse eligible personnel who need to have baby formula shipped to them from other parts of the country. 

Coast Guard helicopter flies across colorful sunset

May 24, 2022

Coast Guard members—TeleMynd is another virtual behavioral health solution available to you and your families 

TRICARE’s TeleMynd solution may reduce wait times for Coast Guard members, dependents and retirees waiting to be seen in the Tricare Network.  

Coast Guard helicopter flies across colorful sunset

May 23, 2022

It’s Mental Health Awareness Month: An officer and Coast Guard spouse shares her quick-reference guide to our behavioral health resources 

Lt. Emily Ivashenko, a wellness advocate, certified yoga instructor, and meditation coach collects behavioral health resources for families. 

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.