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Portrait of William Tatham in 1779. Tatham was a contemporary and frequent correspondent of the president. He was universally acknowledged as brilliant, but could be abrasive and arrogant. He quickly alienated the other two commissioners, Jonathan Price and William Coles, working on the 1806 survey. They ended up submitting separate reports, and only Coles and Price produced the chart. (North Carolina Historical Review, July 1972)

May 6, 2022

The Long Blue Line: Death by hurricane of Coast Survey Cutters Diligence and Governor Williams 216 years ago

A busy hurricane season of 1806.

Chief Petty Officer Geoffrey Potter, active duty recipient of the 2021 CDR John P. Dailey Award, with wife, Jean, at his 2018 advancement ceremony. Photo courtesy Chief Petty Officer Geoffrey Potter.

May 2, 2022

2021 CDR John P. Dailey Award recipients announced

MyCG interviews the active duty and civilian winners 

Prinsendam cruising the sheltered waters near Skagway, Alaska, before her fire and subsequent loss. (Alaska State Library)

April 29, 2022

The Long Blue Line: Prinsendam—Coast Guard’s “Miracle Rescue” over 40 years ago!

Editor’s note: This article initially published Nov. 24 in the Commandant’s Bulletin Magazine.The town of Valdez, Alaska, fell behind the U.S. tanker Williamsburgh. Full of oil, the ship headed for Texas. The bridge crew sighed relief—one more successful trip through the narrow channel. Midnight was approaching, bringing in Saturday, Oct. 4, 1980,

A small boat from Coast Guard Cutter Tahoma ferries Haitians from the ship to Cap-Haitien, Haiti, March 22, 2022. 188 Haitians were repatriated following an interdiction on March 19, 2022.

April 28, 2022

FSMS: Weekly progress report from the Incident Command

The Coast Guard’s FSMS Transition Incident Command (IC) is looking for volunteers to assist in its mission critical operation. 

Coast Guard member monitors container ship from the deck of a response boat

April 25, 2022

Attend OPM’s virtual roadshow and learn about managing a response career

Session to be held April 27 at 2 p.m. EST

Lt. Buddy Ebsen on stage hosting the 7th War Loan bond drive in Seattle. (U.S. Coast Guard)

April 22, 2022

The Long Blue Line: Buddy Ebsen—Hollywood actor and World War II patrol frigate officer

Hollywood actor, Coast Guard WWII hero

A small boat from Coast Guard Cutter Tahoma ferries Haitians from the ship to Cap-Haitien, Haiti, March 22, 2022. 188 Haitians were repatriated following an interdiction on March 19, 2022.

April 21, 2022

FSMS: Progress report from the Incident Command

The new FSMS Homepage: Navigating to Full Operational Capability has been launched!  This centralized site brings all FSMS tools into one single location. You’ll find continued updates, searchable job aids, demos and discussion boards. If you use FSMS, you’ll want to bookmark this new microsite and spend time familiarizing yourself with all the

macro photo of a voting ballot

April 20, 2022

Civilian administrative leave authorized for voting

New policy from Civilian Human Resources

Three Coast Guard employees working in cubicle space

April 18, 2022

GS-13 civilians: Grow your leadership skills with SLTC

Dedicated time to focus on growth as a civilian leader in the Coast Guard

A U.S. Coast Guard Academy cadet, a member of the Academy's cyber team looks at his computer while participating in the National Security Agency's (NSA) annual cyber exercise (NCX), here, Mar. 31, 2022. The Academy's cyber team won third place out of 12 total teams. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Matthew Abban)

April 18, 2022

Coast Guard Academy Participates in NSA Cyber Exercise 2022

Practicing cyber security with higher institutions.