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Oct. 19, 2021

The Coast Guard Foundation announced the 2021 Coast Guard children, scholarship awardees  

Helping to educate our Coast Guard children 

Shaun M. Lin, U.S. Coast Guard basic training. U.S. Coast Guard photo.

Oct. 18, 2021

Honoring a fallen hero

Remember Petty Officer 3rd Class Shaun Lin

Coast Guard emblem

Oct. 15, 2021

Action required: Renew your dependent's USID card by Oct. 31

Deadlines to use expired Uniformed Services Identification (USID) cards are rapidly approaching.

Photograph of Radarman Sy Siegel with shipmates aboard the Aquarius. (Courtesy of Siegel Family)

Oct. 15, 2021

The Long Blue Line: Pacific War veteran Sy Siegel, 101 years strong and still Semper Paratus! 

Sy Siegel is one of many distinguished combat veterans of the long blue line.

Adm. Karl Schultz, commandant of the Coast Guard, presents the Coast Guard Commendation Medal to members at Air Station Cape Cod, Oct.10, 2021. The Commendation Medal is awarded to members for their meritorious service that has resulted in unusual and outstanding achievement. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Emma Fliszar/Released)

Oct. 14, 2021

BZ: Coast Guard Commandant presented awards honoring joint rescue, and more.

BZ: Coast Guard Commandant presented awards honoring joint rescue; Happy 246th Anniversary to the Chaplain Corps; Solicitation: 2022 Coast Guard Culinary Team (CGCT).

Multiple U.S. and Canadian partner agencies planned and executed four large-scale interagency, binational operations throughout the summer. The various maritime law enforcement and security missions were held to deter illicit activities in the region, uphold multi-agency interoperability, and to ensure mission capabilities throughout the Puget Sound, San Juan Islands, and Strait of Juan de Fuca. (Courtesy photo)

Oct. 14, 2021

Frontline Focus: U.S., Canadian partner agencies complete joint maritime law enforcement, security operations throughout Puget Sound, and more. ​

U.S., Canadian partner agencies complete joint maritime law enforcement, security operations throughout Puget Sound; Coast Guard, partners searching for missing kayaker off Saipan; Coast Guard, partner agencies respond to oil spill near Gaithersburg, Maryland; Coast Guard rescues 199 Haitians; Unified command continues response to oil spill off Newport Beach, California.

The crew aboard Cutter Tampa uses newly installed WiFi on the mess deck on Sept. 21, 2021. The cutter crew conducted a Caribbean patrol to combat illicit activity and protect the safety of life at sea. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

Oct. 12, 2021

Staying connected on the Coast Guard Cutter Tampa

An underway WiFi test

Members of Base National Capital Region receive their specific Health Clinic of the Year award, July 21, 2021. Every Coast Guard clinic will be recognized as the clinic of the year for 2020 based on how well the medical community responded to a global pandemic as well as hurricanes in 2020. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Keisha Reynolds.

Oct. 12, 2021

Results are in—the 2020 Health Care Facility of the Year Award honors all Coast Guard clinics and staff

Rear Adm. Dana Thomas states all clinics have earned the honor of Health Care Facility of the Year based on incredible efforts throughout 2020 and beyond.

Raspberries are at the heart of a weight loss debate. Some believe raspberry ketones can aid in weight loss whereas others do not. This article gives facts you may want to consider if you're embarking on your own weight loss journey.

Oct. 8, 2021

The bottom line about using raspberry ketone as a supplement for weight loss

Expert advice and data—think twice before using ketone for diet purposes

Circa 1940 photograph showing keepers quarters and “U.S. Coast Guard” painted on the side of the storage shed. (Photo courtesy of the Guantanamo Public Memory Project)

Oct. 8, 2021

The Long Blue Line: GITMO Lighthouse standing the watch for 120 years, still Semper Paratus!

It has been 121 years since the Guantanamo Lighthouse was built, remaining Semper Paratus thanks to numerous Coast Guard members who have preserved this unique piece of Coast Guard history.