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Secretaries Cup football game high fives

Nov. 24, 2021

BZ: United States Merchant Marine Academy wins Secretaries Cup, and more

BZ: United States Merchant Marine Academy wins Secretaries Cup, Nominations for 2021 DHS Chief Financial Officer Awards due, MOCTC article appears in Journal of Military Learning, Crew of the Coast Guard Station St. Louis

Chief Petty Officer Brian Sorensen and his children, Alexis and Blake, participate in the 12th annual Coast Guard Flags Across America event at Arlington National Cemetery Nov. 6, 2010. Members of FAA place flags at the graves of fallen Coast Guardsmen as part of the event. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Patrick Kelley.

Nov. 18, 2021

BZ: Putting training to the test, 2021 recipients of the Captain Frank A. Erickson and Commander Elmer F. Stone Aviation Awards, Coast Guard honors fallen, Apply for grants

Bravo Zulu to A-school students at TRACEN Yorktown! Boatswain’s mate A-school students and instructors at Training Center (TRACEN) Yorktown diverted from their studies Oct. 20 to respond to two search and rescue cases. While conducting two-boat towing operations, on the York River, students and crew of a 38-foot training boat observed a pontoon

Seaman Nate Dirvin crosses the finish line after running 135 miles through Death Valley to Mount Whitney in California, July 19, 2021. He completed the Badwater 135 to raise funds for Coast Guard Mutual Assistance. U.S. Coast Guard photo.

Oct. 7, 2021

BZ: Bravo Zulu to member for completing several ultra-marathons raising money for Coast Guard Mutual Assistance (CGMA), and more.

BZ: Bravo Zulu to member for completing several ultra-marathons raising money for Coast Guard Mutual Assistance (CGMA); Solicitation: Black Engineer of the Year Award (BEYA) Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) 2022 Conference Outstanding Achievement Award (OAA) nominations; Solicitation: Nominations for the 2021 Coast Guard Engineer of the Year (EOTY) are being accepted.

Lois Bouton, who served as a SPAR from 1943 to 1945, went on to write more than 100,000 letters to Coast Guard members over a span of 50 years, earning her the affectionate title, “The Coast Guard Lady.” Photo courtesy of Lois Bouton.

Sept. 30, 2021

BZ: Help meet the challenge of making 2021 the year “The Coast Guard Lady” receives the most cards ever to mark her 102nd birthday, and more

BZ: Help meet the challenge of making 2021 the year “The Coast Guard Lady” receives the most cards ever to mark her 102nd birthday; Participate in the “Eight Bells—A Sea Service Celebration”; Happy 74th Birthday to the United States Air Force.

Chaplain Andrew Hoyle (standing, back left), Coast Guard headquarters’ Partnership in Education (PIE) coordinator, along with Coast Guard and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) volunteers, pose in front of a table full of backpacks stuffed with school supplies at Anita J. Turner Elementary School during a back-to-school night event, August 26th. Hundreds of Coast Guard and DHS volunteers donated equipment or helped pack backpacks with schools supplies to support the D.C. community through St. Elizabeth’s Back-to-School backpack and supply drive (Coast Guard photo by Patrick Ferraris).

Sept. 9, 2021

BZ: USCG and DHS partners hold successful local back-to-school backpack drive helping nearly 300 children, and more

BZ: USCG and DHS partners hold successful local back-to-school backpack drive helping nearly 300 children, and more USCG and DHS partners hold successful local back-to-school backpack drive helping nearly 300 children; Summer joint service cyber event proves to be a success; Military to Mariner (M2M) program issued the first set of course completion certificates for Lifeboatman Limited and Able Seaman endorsed ratings in August; Labor Day offered an opportunity to remember the strength, resilience, and contributions of the Coast Guard workforce

Wendy Chaves, head of the Office of Research, Development, Test & Evaluation and Innovation was presented a Coast Guard Civilian Service Commendation Medal by Rear Adm. J.M. Kelly for her work to establish a Coast Guard detachment at the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) July 28, 2021.

Sept. 2, 2021

Bravo Zulu: Coast Guard civilian recognized for work establishing DIU detachment, and more

Bravo Zulu: Coast Guard civilian recognized for work establishing DIU detachment; Honoring a 50-year career of teaching music to Coast Guard cadets; Many firsts for Coast Guard Women recognized during Women’s Equality Day event.

Coast Guard women are assigned the same operational duties as men, whether its aboard cutters, small boats or as aircrew members.

Aug. 19, 2021

BZ:  Women’s Equality Day marks a time to celebrate Coast Guardswomen’s service, contributions and successes, and more

BZ: Women’s Equality Day marks a time to celebrate Coast Guardswomen’s service, contributions and successes; Bravo Zulu to the 2020 CAPT Godfrey L. Carden and BM1 John C. Cullen Maritime Security Response Operations (MSRO) Excellence Award; Solicitation for FY21 Special Command Aide of the Year

Lt. Cmdr. Stephanie Woods accepts 2020 DHS Chief Readiness Support Office Supervisor of the Year award, presented by Capt. Joshua P. Miller, commanding officer, Base National Capital Region, July 7, 2021. U.S. Coast Guard photo taken by Noelle Slager.

July 22, 2021

BZ: DHS Chief Readiness Support Office names Supervisor of the Year, and more

BZ: DHS Chief Readiness Support Office names Supervisor of the Year; 2020 Fireman First Class Paul Clark Boat Forces Engineer Award winner announced; Nominations for the 2021 Naval Engineering Awards sought; Solicitation for the Swarigen Award for Outstanding Mentorship in Human Performance Technology;

Volunteers gather at Bread for the City on June 29 to support the needy during Feds Feed Families. This year's annual government-wide campaign highlights a summer of giving to local food banks and pantries like Bread for the City. Photo by Kyah Campbell, volunteer coordinator, Bread for the City, SE.

July 15, 2021

Bravo Zulu: Coast Guard employees demonstrated a spirit of giving through the Feds Feed Families program, and more

Feds Feed Families, Coast Guard Lady selected for the Spirit of Hope Award, CG Foundation new shipmate fund

Air Force Master Sgt. Kelisha Brown and fellow Coast Guard senior enlisted leaders listen to leadership best practices as part of the Coast Guard Chief Petty Officers’ Academy at Coast Guard Training Center Petaluma, Sept. 4, 2014. The monthlong course, which is open to a select few senior enlisted leaders from other military services, helps prepare new Coast Guard chiefs for the increased responsibility they take on as members of the Chief Petty Officer Corps. Instruction is provided in work-life, wellness, human resource management, oral and written communications, career management, human relations and military customs and courtesies.

July 8, 2021

Bravo Zulu: Happy 50th Anniversary to Coast Guard Training Center Petaluma!

TRACEN Petaluma anniversary, MWR award solicitation, SEER award announcement, and more