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Official logo of the 75th anniversary of the USCG training center, Cape May.

June 12, 2023

Training Center Cape May celebrates 75 years of recruit training

June 8 festivities honored the training center’s history 

A photograph of LTJG Tom Beard, who began his career as a Navy pilot and transferred to the Coast Guard aviation branch. (Courtesy of the author)

June 9, 2023

The Long Blue Line: Into the eye of a storm on the wings of an Albatross — Hurricane Laurie, 50 years ago!

Instantly, sunlight! No wind. Clear skies. The sea surface was flat and oily looking but undulating with huge pop-up waves. We were in!

he Director of Operational Logistics (DOL) is spearheading the initiative to create service level standards (SLS), which set completion timelines for a specific service.

June 6, 2023

New system to help improve customer service

The Coast Guard sets expectations of base-provided services.

Photo By Tina Epperson 2006

June 5, 2023

CWOs – this roadshow is for you!

OPM’s 10th virtual roadshow July 12 at 2 pm EDT

The Coast Guard will suspend cell service to unregistered devices on 30 June 2023.

June 5, 2023

Approximately 2,100 non-compliant Coast Guard iOS mobile devices lose connectivity on June 30

Updated policy mirrors DHS and DOD archiving standards.

U.S. Coast Guard Chief Warrant Officer DeAnna Melleby, Information Systems Security Officer for the Coast Guard Command, Control, Communication and Information Technology unit at Coast Guard Base Boston, peers through a space in a server April 20, 2017. Melleby and her team have a number countermeasures they use to keep the Coast Guard computer network secure, including a 'sniffer' program that identifies when USBs or cell phones are plugged into the system. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Andrew Barresi)

June 2, 2023

Cyber Mission Specialist “group lateral” Phase 2 applications due June 15

“We know we have members who have significant talent, experience, and background in these operations, and we’d love to be able to apply their skills to the mission.”

The Galveston Lifesaving Station probably looked like this unnamed station before the 1900 storm destroyed it. (U.S. Coast Guard Photo)

June 2, 2023

The Long Blue Line: Lifesaving Station Galveston washed away in deadly 1900 hurricane

The story of the heroic actions of Keeper Edward Haines even when he lost everything to the storm.

The login screen for the new Coast Guard Personally Procured Move claim request system.

June 1, 2023

Get your PPM claims paid faster with FINCEN’s new application

Complete your claim entirely online, no stamps involved.

Petty Officer 2nd Class Joshua Magie, an aviation survival technician with Air Station Houston, battles the wind and rain while surveying of Hurricane Isaac in Louisiana, Aug. 11, 2012. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

June 1, 2023

It's hurricane season. Are you ready?

Don’t miss these key tips and resources.

Coast Guard On-line credentialing opportunities

May 31, 2023

CG Civilians eligible for up to $4,500 a year for professional credentialing

Credentialing Assistance (CA) Pilot Program pays for credentials related to your job series

The U.S. Department of Defense is committed to making its electronic and information technologies accessible to individuals with disabilities in accordance with Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act (29 U.S.C. 794d), as amended in 1998. DoD websites use the WCAG 2.0 AA accessibility standard.

For persons with disabilities experiencing difficulties accessing content on a particular website, please use the form DoD Section 508 Form.  In this form, please indicate the nature of your accessibility issue/problem and your contact information so we can address your issue or question. If your issue involves log in access, password recovery, or other technical issues, contact the administrator for the website in question, or your local helpdesk.