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Check out a new series of short videos from Gold Badges and RFMCs to stay in-the-know!

May 15, 2025

New! Senior enlisted members launch the “Badge Bulletin” video series

Check out a new series of short videos from Gold Badges and RFMCs to stay in-the-know!

Official service photograph of Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard Charles L. Calhoun in his dress blues. (U.S. Coast Guard)
The newly commissioned National Security Cutter, Charles Calhoun, steams up the Cooper River to its new homeport at Coast Guard Base Charleston. (U.S. Coast Guard)

Oct. 4, 2024

MCPOCG #1 Charles Calhoun — leader, mentor, trailblazer and NSC namesake

Calhoun's philosophy was, “You should have important goals in your life and make every effort possible to obtain those goals. Set your goals high. Believe in being the best in everything you want to accomplish.”

The crew of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Calhoun (WMSL 759) en route to their homeport in North Charleston, Dec. 3, 2023, after delivery from Ingalls Shipbuilding and supporting missions throughout the Coast Guard’s Seventh and Eighth districts. Calhoun is named to honor the first Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard, Charles L. Calhoun, who was from Ocean City, Maryland. (U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy of Coast Guard Air Station Savannah)

April 19, 2024

Never Give Up

The Coast Guard will officially welcome its tenth Legend Class National Security Cutter, USCGC Calhoun WMSL 759, in a commissioning ceremony April 20, 2024, in Charleston, South Carolina. The 418-foot cutter is named after Master Chief Charles Calhoun, the first master chief petty officer of the Coast Guard.

July 17, 2023

Workforce Message: Accountability and Transparency

The Commandant and Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard release video, details on a 90-day Accountability and Transparency Review.

Petty Officer 2nd Class King instructs advanced combat marksmanship recently at a Naval Special Warfare firearms range in San Diego wearing his Deployable Special Forces Kit. King is the Coast Guard’s 2022 Enlisted Person of the Year.

May 4, 2023

Introducing Petty Officer 2nd Class James King, your 2022 Coast Guard Enlisted Person of the Year

“It's the people that make me enjoy doing what I do.”

Petty Officer 1st Class Hannah Hall poses with her crew from Coast Guard Station Georgetown, South Carolina, before leaving the dock for a recent law enforcement patrol. Hall is Coast Guard’s 2022 Reserve Enlisted Person of the Year due to her superior leadership and performance.

May 4, 2023

Introducing Petty Officer 1st Class Hannah Hall, your 2022 Coast Guard Reserve Enlisted Person of the Year

"When I retire, so I’ll be telling stories about the crews that I worked with—that’s what makes this all so special."

Participants listen to the presenters at the 40th annual meeting of the Coast Guard National Retiree Council’s (CGNRC), Sept. 7-8, 2022. (USCG photo)

Sept. 22, 2022

Coast Guard Commandant hosts 40th annual Coast Guard National Retiree Council meeting

CGNRC continues to foster communication between service leadership and retirees.

April 8, 2022

Next Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard selected

Master Chief Petty Officer Heath Jones will serve as the next Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast and Master Chief Petty Officer Timothy A. Beard as the next Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard Reserve (MCPO-CGR). Commandant Karl Schultz and current Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard Jason M. Vanderhaden made the