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U.S. Coast Guard Chief Warrant Officer Paul Zado's retirement paperwork is shown here during his retirement ceremony in New Orleans, Louisiana, July 10, 2026. Zado and the crew of the USCGC Pamlico were responsible for developing an alternate waterway following hurricane Ida's devastation of the lower Mississippi River. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Cheyenne Basurto)

July 23, 2026

Than Just a Career: BOSN Paul Zado Reflects on 32 Years at Sea

Coast Guard Master Cutterman, Chief Warrant Officer Paul Zado, shares his

Celebrating 50 years of the Cutterman Insignia!

Dec. 23, 2024

Celebrating 50 Years of the Cutterman Insignia

Contest winners and special celebration honors our seagoing service.

Robert Kopser on the left in a Hawaiian themed button-up shirt with his wife Jennifer also in a button up shirt but her's is a dark navy color. They are in front of the water aboard a boat.

April 15, 2024

“Looking up at the stars, hearing the ship under you and the water around you, and not seeing anything else around. “— Why Chief Warrant Officer Robert Kopser serves at sea

This is the eleventh in a series of articles where cuttermen discuss why they go to sea.

The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star breaks ice Jan. 16, 2020, near the ice pier of McMurdo Station, Antarctica. The crew of the Polar Star is participating in Operation Deep Freeze – the U.S. military’s contribution to the U.S. Antarctic Program, which is managed by the National Science Foundation. U.S. Coast Guard photograph by Senior Chief Petty Officer NyxoLyno Cangemi

Feb. 5, 2021

A homage to sea duty in the Coast Guard – Successes, challenges, and being underway

As a sea service, we celebrate the perseverance of our shipmates who serve in the cutter community.

Dec. 16, 2020

Congratulations to the 2020 Hopley Yeaton Award recipients

Annual awards honor excellent cutters and superior cuttermen

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