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Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star, a polar icebreaker, in drydock. Since the late 1970s, these 400-foot mammoths of the Coast Guard fleet, based in Seattle, Wash., have been traveling north and south for their primary mission of scientific and logistical support in both Polar Regions. Polar class icebreakers have a variety of missions while operating in polar regions. During Antarctic deployments, their primary missions include breaking a channel through the sea ice to resupply the McMurdo Research Station in the Ross Sea. Resupply ships using the channel to bring food, fuel, and other goods to make it through another winter. In addition, to these duties, Polar Star also serves as a scientific research platform with five laboratories and accommodations for up to 20 scientists. The "J"-shaped cranes and work areas near the stern and port side of ship give scientists the capability to do at-sea studies in the fields of geology, vulcanology, oceanography, sea-ice physics and other disciplines. U.S. COAST GUARD PHOTO

Jan. 31, 2022

Maintaining the Polar Fleet: The Role of Maintenance Augmentation Teams 

MATs helping to keep the cutter fleet operational 

Partial section of the painting “Coast Guard Rescue,” by Paul Rendel showing the stormy sea state during the nighttime rescue of the Terry T. (U.S. Coast Guard)

Jan. 28, 2022

The Long Blue Line: Lt. j.g. John Currier–Harmon Trophy honoree and the rescue of Scalloper Terry T

The rescue of 10 from the Terry T.

MWR Sports and Fitness program specialist Anthony Leon demonstrates some easy-to-follow exercises Feb. 16, in a regular series of videos. Photo by Eliza Cantrell

Jan. 28, 2022

Total Force Wellness Column: Guidelines to progress your physical training over time 

Here are some tips to resistance training safely

Coast Guard leadership from local units break ground for new construction during a groundbreaking ceremony at Coast Guard Station Tybee, Georgia, Jan. 12, 2022. The new building will be used for Station Tybee, Coast Guard Cutter Pompano, and Coast Guard Aids to Navigation Tybee Island to support their multiple missions. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class David Micallef)

Jan. 27, 2022

Groundbreaking ceremony for modernized Tybee Island facility; USCG Aviation Workout to Remember will honor fallen; Coast Guard Mutual Assistance funding for families facing water contamination; Birthday of the ‘Father of the Coast Guard’

Bravo Zulu!

A U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater aircrew and a Royal Bahamas Defence Force boat crews intercepted 88 people aboard a Haitian sail freighter near Great Inagua, Bahamas Jan. 23, 2022. The people were intercepted during a suspected migrant venture approximately 23 miles west of Great Inagua, Bahamas. (Royal Bahamas Defence Force photo)

Jan. 27, 2022

Frontline Focus: Coast Guard, partner agency intercept 88 Haitians near Great Inagua, Bahamas, and more.

Coast Guard, partner agency intercept 88 Haitians near Great Inagua, Bahamas; Coast Guard rescues six from distressed sailing vessel near Mona Island, Puerto Rico; Coast Guard repatriates 90 Dominicans to the Dominican Republic following three illegal voyage interdictions near Puerto Rico; Coast Guard rescues kayaker near Slidell, Louisiana; and Navy and Coast Guard stop boat in Caribbean with suspected cocaine shipment worth $22 million.

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Jan. 26, 2022

How TRICARE Pharmacy Network Changes Will Affect TRICARE For Life

Changes to retail pharmacy options

Emblem for the U.S. Coast Guard Personnel Service Center

Jan. 25, 2022

ALCGENL 004/22: Enlisted Personnel Advancement Announcement (EPAA) No. 02-22

The following personnel may be advanced.

Emblem for the U.S. Coast Guard Personnel Service Center

Jan. 25, 2022

ALCGPSC 015/22: Award of the Humanitarian Service Medal for Haiti Earthquake Relief Operations

Members who were physically present in the Joint Task Force Haiti Joint Operations Area may be eligible for the Humanitarian Service Medal.

A health services technician wearing a mask, blue scrubs and stethoscope, standing in a clinic, looking at the photographer

Jan. 24, 2022

Last Call for the new Excellence in Customer Service Award Nominations

Recognizing responsiveness to our customers' needs

Vintage black and white image of Lightship 70 marking the entrance to San Francisco Bay. (U.S. Lighthouse Service)

Jan. 21, 2022

The Long Blue Line: Coast Guard pioneers the marine radio over 100 years ago!

Learn how radio became a basic part of a maritime communications.

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