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Members of the Guardian Spouses speak with the spouses, or soon-to-be spouses, of graduating recruits from U.S. Coast Guard Training Center Cape May, N.J., Feb. 27, 2015. The Guardian Spouses provide information about military life in a positive and informative way every graduation day. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Warrant Officer John Edwards)

Feb. 17, 2021

Coast Guard spouses: Awards and scholarships available to support your education

The Coast Guard Foundation Spouse Grant and Scholarship Program is awarding eligible Coast Guard spouses with monetary awards for education-related expenses.

Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star makes port call in Juneau, Alaska

Feb. 12, 2021

Civilians getting a new performance management system 

Rollout begins this spring. All GS employees will get access by April 2022.

Official Headshot of Capt. Warren Judge, Engineering Service Division (ESD) Division Chief at the Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Cyber and Intelligence Service Center (C5ISC).

Feb. 12, 2021

Celebrating excellence: BEYA names Capt. Judge as the U.S. Coast Guard Stars & Stripes Award Winner

Capt. Warren Judge will receive Coast Guard’s Stars and Stripes Award during the 35th annual Black Engineer of the Year Awards Conference, held Feb. 12-13, 2021.

CPO Jamison Smith receives 2020 GEICO Military Service Award

Feb. 10, 2021

Chief Petty Officer Jamison Smith receives 2020 GEICO Military Service Award

Smith is a volunteer fire fighter, teaches children about fire safety

Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Casey Lawrence and her spouse, Justin, also a Coast Guard member, stand with their children on Base Kodiak, Alaska, Nov. 3, 2018. Casey and her family enjoy all that Kodiak has to offer and they recently purchased their retirement home in Kodiak. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Charly Hengen.

Feb. 8, 2021

Calling all Coast Guard children: Apply now for scholarships

The 2021 Scholarship Open Season has arrived.

Emlen Tunnell was the first African American to play NFL football for the New York Giants. Tunnell also posthumously received the Coast Guard Silver Lifesaving Medal for his actions in World War II. (U.S. Coast Guard courtesy photo)

Feb. 5, 2021

'Offense on Defense': Football legend was a Coast Guard hero 

Emlen Tunnell was the first African American in the Pro Football Hall of Fame

Coast Guard Cmdr. Warren Judge, executive officer of Base Elizabeth City, North Carolina, poses for a photograph outside the command building on base, Aug. 10, 2017. Judge was selected as the 2017 Blacks in Government Meritorious Service Award recipient for his volunteer work with local youth organizations and his role in solidifying a memorandum of agreement between the base and Elizabeth City State University. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Corinne Zilnicki/Released)

Feb. 5, 2021

Black Engineer of the Year Award (BEYA) winners announced

Six exceptional service members will be honored at this year’s Black Engineer of the Year Award (BEYA) Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Conference.

Feb. 5, 2021

African Americans in the Coast Guard: Little known facts

African Americans in the Coast Guard: Little known facts 1790 - African Americans have served since 1790, including in every major American conflict. 1795 - The first documented cutterman to lose his life was African American. 1812 - African-American cuttermen were among the first POWs in service history, captured on cutter James Madison by

DHS Outstanding Unit Award

Jan. 27, 2021

Coast Guard honored with DHS's first Outstanding Unit Award

Eligibility, manner of wear, and other guidance will be forthcoming

Petty Officer 1st Class Brian Korte, Petty Officer 2nd Class Adam Harris and Petty Officer 2nd Class Garett Brada, Coast Guard divers attached to Regional Dive Locker West in San Diego, prepare a remotely operated vehicle to scan piers near the port of San Francisco in preparation for Fleet Week Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2015.

Jan. 27, 2021

Deckplate Leader of the Week: Chief Petty Officer Brian Korte

Our deckplate leader of the week is Chief Petty Officer Brian Korte, a diver and egress operations chief stationed at U.S. Coast Guard Aviation Technical Training Center (ATTC) in Elizabeth City, North Carolina!