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Petty Officer 2nd Class Leanne M. Rensch, winner of the Master Chief Petty Officer Pearl Faurie Women's Leadership Award, works on an air conditioner unit aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Hamilton Apr. 21, 2022. Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Sydney

Aug. 22, 2022

Awardees build inclusion through policy change, innovation, authentic conversation

Here are the three winners who best demonstrate diversity and inclusion in their workplace.

Aug. 15, 2022

Solicitation: Become a certified Diversity and Inclusion change agent

Submit your application by Aug. 31.

2019-2022 Coast Guard Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan

March 4, 2022

For Action: Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan survey

Active duty, reservists, civilians and auxiliarists: Please share your thoughts by April 4, to create a service where all can thrive.

Master Chief Petty Officer Michael P. Leavitt (ret.) and his wife, Debra, depart a change-of-watch ceremony Thursday, May 22, 2014 at Coast Guard Training Center Cape May, N.J. After the change-of watch ceremony, in which Leavitt transferred his duties as MCPOCG to Master Chief Petty Officer Steven W. Cantrell, Leavitt retired following 32 years of Coast Guard service. U.S Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Cynthia Oldham

Feb. 25, 2022

Leaving active duty? Match with a retiree mentor to support the transition

Mentoring Program expands participation to retiree community

Capt. Patrick Burkett, chief of the 13th Coast Guard District’s Prevention Division, is an alumnus of South Carolina State University and the Coast Guard College Student Pre-Commissioning Initiative (CSPI). CSPI is a scholarship program, open to students of all races and ethnicities, which pays up to two academic years of college tuition at Minority Serving Institutions.

Feb. 1, 2022

CSPI: Pathway to prosperity and security through service

How the Coast Guard's CSPI program can help you achieve your educational and leadership goals

Seaman Breanna Johnson is the 1000th enrollee in the new U.S. Coast Guard mentoring program.

Sept. 15, 2021

Seaman at Petaluma becomes 1,000th enrollee in the Mentoring Program

By signing up for mentoring, the SK found a path to grow personally and professionally

The Respect and Inclusion Summer Experience, or RISE, is an Academy program aimed at making sure incoming cadets start their Coast Guard career on the right foot. RISE kicks off days before the official start of Swab Summer, giving future swabs and their families time to meet other swabs, become familiar with the Academy grounds, and to see the area surrounding the campus. (U.S. Coast Guard photos by Petty Officer 3rd Class Matthew Thieme)

July 23, 2021

RISE up at the CGA: Respect and Inclusion Summer Experience

The Respect and Inclusion Summer Experience is an Academy program aimed at making sure all cadets start their Coast Guard career on the right foot.

Lt. Amanda Thrasher, a Coast Guard search and rescue pilot, stands in the helicopter hangar at Coast Guard Air Station Astoria, at Sector Columbia River, in Warrenton, Oregon, Monday, June 21, 2021. Thrasher serves in the mountainous coastal terrain of the Pacific Northwest where she strives every day to infuse positive impact on personnel who serve in the country’s premier life-saving service. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Cynthia Oldham.

July 6, 2021

Wings of pride: Lt. Amanda Thrasher

The D13 aviator reflects on serving openly in the Coast Guard

May 19, 2021

Join us for an Inclusive Dialogue opportunity

Join the Office of Diversity and Inclusion Thursday for inclusive dialogue.

May 18, 2021

WATCH: U.S. Army Master Sergeant and Green Beret Tu Lam will keynote AAPI event

Washington, DC — Throughout May, the Coast Guard pays tribute to the contributions that generations of those in the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community have made to American history, society, and culture.On May 19, 2021 The Federal Asian Pacific American Council invites the Coast Guard family to virtually attend a AAPI Heritage Month cultural