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crewmembers harvesting hydroponic lettuce

March 14, 2022

Cutter Polar Star enjoys farm to galley produce, grown in the hangar

Experimental hydroponic garden on heavy icebreaker becomes new source of fresh vegetables at sea

Crews from the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Juniper and USCGC Joseph Gerczak conducted security patrol operations in Samoa’s exclusive economic zone throughout February 2022, to protect fisheries and other natural resources. The Juniper and Joseph Gerczak crews helped fill the operational presence needed to deter illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing while Samoa’s Nafanua II patrol boat underwent routine maintenance. (U.S. Coast Guard courtesy photo)

March 11, 2022

Frontline Focus: Coast Guard, partner agencies continue salvage operations for grounded boat on Kehoe Beach, Calif., and more.

Coast Guard, partner agencies continue salvage operations for grounded boat on Kehoe Beach, Calif.; Coast Guard Cutter Diligence returns to homeport after 60-Day Eastern Pacific Ocean patrol; U.S. Coast Guard patrols Exclusive Economic Zone in partnership with Samoa; and Coast Guard medevacs cruise ship passenger near New Orleans.

Sailors assigned to the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) serve food during a Friends and Family Day event hosted aboard Kearsarge. The officers and crew of Kearsarge hosted a Friends and Family Day event to display their operational capabilities to their loved ones. (U.S. Navy Photo by MC3 Kaitlyn E. Eads/Released)

March 11, 2022

10 tips to help you maintain your weight while gathering with friends and family

EDITOR'S NOTE: This piece is contributed and written by the Human Performance Resources by CHAMP at the Uniformed Services University Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, and other celebrations, are right around the corner—so controlling what you eat can be particularly challenging when regular meal routines are disrupted by family get togethers. The

March 4, 2022

Message from the Commandant: Celebrate women who provide healing and hope in March

Women's History Month 2022

A veteran of the Civil War and the Spanish-American War, Lt. Frank Newcomb served for over 40 years in the U.S. sea services. He was a progressive thinking man and considered one of the finest officers of the Revenue Cutter Service. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

March 4, 2022

The Long Blue Line: Revenue Cutter Hudson and the Battle of Cardenas Bay in the War with Spain

The service’s first minority members honored for heroism in combat in the War with Spain

Female Coast Guard petty officer having a conversation with a potential recruit

March 3, 2022

Coast Guard women can share their story with the Women's Leadership Initiative

(Her)story of the Coast Guard

Coast Guard Cutter Blue Shark transits the waters of the Salish Sea alongside HMCS Saskatoon and HMCS Yellowknife during a joint exercise on Feb. 17, 2022. The exercise was conducted to train and prepare Royal Canadian navy crews for deployments to support United States counter-narcotics operations. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Steve Strohmaier)

March 3, 2022

Frontline Focus: U.S. Coast Guard, Navy host international exercise with Royal Canadian navy, and more.

Coast Guard, Navy host international exercise with Royal Canadian navy; Coast Guard Cutter Reliance returns to homeport following 52-day patrol; Coast Guard discovers illegal halibut catch near Kodiak, Alaska; Coast Guard repatriates 42 Cubans to Cuba; and Coast Guard commissions 46th Sentinel-class cutter.

Master Chief Petty Officer Michael P. Leavitt (ret.) and his wife, Debra, depart a change-of-watch ceremony Thursday, May 22, 2014 at Coast Guard Training Center Cape May, N.J. After the change-of watch ceremony, in which Leavitt transferred his duties as MCPOCG to Master Chief Petty Officer Steven W. Cantrell, Leavitt retired following 32 years of Coast Guard service. U.S Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Cynthia Oldham

Feb. 25, 2022

Leaving active duty? Match with a retiree mentor to support the transition

Mentoring Program expands participation to retiree community

The Coast Guard Cutter James' crew offloaded approximately 54,500 pounds of cocaine and 15,800 pounds of marijuana, worth approximately $1.06 billion, Feb. 17, 2022, in Port Everglades, Fla. The ship’s crew set new records during their 90-day patrol for the largest single cocaine interdiction at 10,915 pounds, worth $206.4 million, and the largest single marijuana interdiction at 3,962 pounds, worth $3.59 million, which is the greatest amount of contraband interdicted during an Eastern Pacific patrol. (U.S. Coast Guard Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jose Hernandez).

Feb. 24, 2022

Frontline Focus: Coast Guard Cutter James offloads more than $1.06 billion in illegal narcotics, and more.

Coast Guard Cutter James offloads more than $1.06 billion in illegal narcotics; Station San Juan crew, research vessel Neil Armstrong assist 2 US boaters in distress in Atlantic Ocean waters north of Puerto Rico; Coast Guard repatriates 13; Coast Guard medevacs mariner near Mobile Bay, Ala.

Gen. Paul Nakasone, Commander of U.S. Cyber Command and Director of the National Security Agency, returns a salute render from Coast Guard Rear Adm. Bill Kelly, Superintendent of the Coast Guard Academy, Jan. 20, 2022. Nakasone visited the Coast Guard Academy to discuss the vitality of cyber security infrastructure in an increasingly technological world with both senior leadership and cadets. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Matthew Abban)

Feb. 23, 2022

The CGA and the new operational domain

The Coast Guard Academy will soon commission its first Cyber Systems graduates later this academic year.

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