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Nov. 17, 2021

Coast Guard Inspirational Leadership Awards seeking 2022 nominations

Resources for how to submit the most impactful nomination package for your shipmates

Petty Officer 1st Class Krystofer Murray (left) and Chief Petty Officer Jeston Whitacre, along with students of North Jefferson Elementary School in Kearneysville, West Virginia, stand by the school’s flagpole during flag training on Oct. 21. Murray and Whiteacre taught students the history of our nation’s flag and the importance of the traditional colors ceremony. Photo taken by Amy Dinges, North Jefferson Elementary School teacher.

Nov. 11, 2021

BZ: Coast Guard Partnership in Education, Coast Guard Exchange Systems Scholarship Program

Way to Go Coast Guard Partnership in Education (PIE) volunteers! PIE volunteers of Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Cyber, and Intelligence Service Center (C5ISC)-Kearneysville recently led fifth grade flag training at North Jefferson Elementary School in Kearneysville, West Virginia. Chief Petty Officer Jeston Whitacre and Petty

Several alumni of the Coast Guard Academy were inducted into the Hall of Heroes, here, Oct. 22, 2021. The Hall of Heroes, located on the quarterdeck of Chase Hall, is a place that honors the sacrifices Coast Guard officers have made while serving their country. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Matthew Abban)

Nov. 10, 2021

A Veterans Day Special: Stories from the Academy

Stories of heroes from the Coast Guard Academy

Coast Guard service members gather with a Coast Guard veteran in front of a helicopter to celebrate his 100th birthday

Nov. 9, 2021

Coast Guard veteran turns 100, reflects on ‘scary days’ and ‘unbelievable sights’ of D-Day invasion

Coast Guard Sector and Air Station Corpus Christie attend a centenarian birthday celebration

Nov. 4, 2021

Creating programs for innovation and morale of Coast Guard families

2020 Morale, Well-Being and Recreation Unit Program of the Year Award winners announced

The U.S. Coast Guard commissioned the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Emlen Tunnell, Patrol Forces Southwest Asia's fourth 154-foot Sentinel-class cutter, into service at Penn's Landing in Philadelphia on Oct. 15, 2021. Adm. Karl Schultz, commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard, will preside over the ceremony. Yvonne Gilmore Jordan, the eldest first cousin to Tunnell, is the ship's sponsor. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Clinton Muir)

Oct. 28, 2021

BZ: U.S. Coast Guard commissions Sentinel-class cutter named for enlisted hero, NFL great Emlen Tunnell, and more.

BZ: U.S. Coast Guard commissions Sentinel-class cutter named for enlisted hero, NFL great Emlen Tunnell; and Deadline approaching to participate in the Coast Guard Foundation’s $100,000 Matching Gift Challenge; Special sneak peak of the National Coast Guard Museum.

Contestants prep buoys on Season 3, Episode 4 of Tough as Nails on CBS/Paramount

Oct. 26, 2021

WATCH: USCGC George Cobb, Station Los Angeles on TV's "Tough as Nails"

12 contestants square off against four buoys, oscars, and gumby suits

Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office Cpl. Jeramy Manis speaks to the media about Operation Dry Water and boater safety, Tampa, Florida, July 1, 2021. Operation Dry Water is a national campaign that warns boaters of the dangers of boating under the influence. The Coast Guard and interagency partners Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office held the press event as part of efforts to keep the public safe on the water for the Fourth of July holiday, stressing the importance of wearing a life vest, knowing how to safely operate a vessel, and never boating under the influence. (DoD photo by Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Lisa Ferdinando)

Oct. 25, 2021

Coast Guard units to be honored for role in successful Operation Dry Water

Annual campaign promotes boating safety

Posed professional photograph of Tampa’s captain, Charles Satterlee, taken in London in April 1918, just a few months before the loss of the Tampa. (U.S. Coast Guard)

Oct. 22, 2021

The Long Blue Line: Satterlee—the last full measure of devotion

Captain Satterlee was a particularly competent and efficient officer and made a record of which the best might well be proud. “Official Record of Charles Satterlee,” Coast Guard Personnel Office, October 18, 1918Charles Satterlee was born in Essex, Connecticut, in 1875. His naval career began after completing the U.S. Revenue Cutter Service’s

Petty Officer Second Class, Andrew Simons, a health services technician (right), assists Air Force Maj. Katherine Rorer (left) at the Tripler Army Medical Center, Hawaii, during Tripler’s MHS GENESIS “go-live” mass vaccination evolution on Sept. 28. Simons recently participated in the Coast Guard's MHS GENESIS PACWAVE “go-live” on Aug. 21 at Coast Guard Base Honolulu and was able to lend his electronic health records experience to the event.

Oct. 21, 2021

BZ: MHS GENESIS goes live, and more

BZ: MHS GENESIS goes live; Training Center (TRACEN) Yorktown’s International Resident Training Branch; Congratulations to Cmdr. Melanie Burnham, International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM) Uniformed Member Emergency Award winner; and Solicitation: The GEICO Military Service Awards Program is seeking applicants.