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Petty Officer 1st Class Benjamin Davis, center, with daughter Emma and his parents at Training Center Petaluma, Calif., in 2022.

Sept. 4, 2023

“What other crazy things can I do out here that I would never get to do anywhere else?” — Why Petty Officer 1st Class Benjamin Davis serves at sea  

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

Petty Officer 1st Class Benjamin Yoder poses with FN Peele while taking a break during law enforcement training at the Portsmouth, Va., shooting range.

Aug. 2, 2023

“An experience you’re not gonna get anywhere else.” — Why Petty Officer 1st Class Benjamin Yoder serves at sea  

I wanted a little direction and opportunity for adventure, so we drove 4 1/2 hours from Wyoming to the nearest recruiter — and here I am. 

Capt. Patrick Culver delivers remarks upon assuming the responsibility as the 16th Gold Ancient Mariner on July 17, 2020. The title of Ancient Mariner recognizes seagoing longevity and honors the most venerable practitioners of seamanship.

June 29, 2023

Special edition of Why I Serve at Sea — Captain Patrick Culver, Gold Ancient Mariner #16

This special edition of the Why I Serve at Sea series recognizes Capt. Patrick Culver. The Ancient Mariner program was established in 1978 to honor those who have chosen to accept the responsibilities of serving as a Cutterman and following the path of life at sea. This designation not only recognizes seagoing longevity but also extols the officer

Chief Petty Officer Gentry celebrates his advancement to E7 with his wife, Ashley, and daughter, Abby, on Oct. 22, 2021, at the River Front Park in North Charleston, South Carolina. Photo taken by Ms. Marianne Johnson.

May 24, 2023

“The impact we have globally and in our communities” - Why CPO Gentry serves at sea 

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

Senior Chief Petty Officer Corbin Ross, officer in charge of Coast Guard Station Annapolis, poses for a photo in Annapolis, Md., Feb. 26, 2015. Ross has been the officer in charge of Station Annapolis since May 2011. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jasmine Mieszala)

Jan. 18, 2023

Coast Guard revises OIC review board process

Process updated for select candidates

Chief Petty Officer Joseph Greely (left) from Coast Guard Cutter Charles Moulthrope instructs then Petty Officer 1st Class Collin Strange as they conduct training in the cutter’s small boat in the Atlantic on April 12, 2021. Strange, an operations specialist, is the winner of the 2022 Hopley Yeaton Enlisted Officer Superior Cutterman award. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Sydney Niemi/Released)

Dec. 29, 2022

2022 Hopley Yeaton Awards winners announced 

Coast Guard “Oscars” recognize cutter excellence and superior cutterman 

Coast Guard Sector Boston recognizes new cuttermen aboard the USS Constitution during an Eight Bells celebration, Oct. 18, 2021. The annual occasion commemorates sea service with a variety of events, including a writing competition. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Tyler Meecham.)

Nov. 9, 2022

2 cuttermen win 2022 Eight Bells contest to celebrate afloat service 

These two authors captured experiences, challenges, camaraderie at sea.

Lt. Jalle Merritt, a combat systems officer assigned to the Coast Guard Cutter Waesche, photographed with a national security cutter in the background. Merritt is slated to command the Coast Guard Cutter Myrtle Hazard in July 2022

July 25, 2022

Opportunities for women afloat expand as 2023 transfer season approaches 

New and converted platforms offer varied missions, increased flexibility 

EASTERN PACIFIC OCEAN – Seaman Apprentice Tatiana Muniz Guzman, a crewmember aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Sherman, stands ready to raise the morning colors, Jan. 9, 2017. Sherman, homeported in Honolulu, is on a counter narcotics mission in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. Cutters like Sherman routinely conduct operations from South America to the Bering Sea conducting alien migrant interdiction operations, domestic fisheries protection, search and rescue, counter-narcotics and other Coast Guard missions at great distances from shore keeping threats far from the U.S. mainland. (FOR RELEASE U.S. Coast Guard photo Chief Warrant Officer Allyson E.T. Conroy)

Sept. 2, 2021

Creating more opportunities for women to serve underway

Small changes to assets and policy have big impacts, expanding opportunities for women afloat

Petty Officer 2nd Class Andrew Guthrie, an information systems technician at the Base Seattle Electronic Support Detachment, works at his desk at Coast Guard Base Seattle, March 3, 2015. Guthrie was one of three Coast Guard members presented with the Copernicus Award in 2015, for his work in fiscal year 2014. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Amanda Norcross)

April 29, 2021

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