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Florence Manchester Smith reads a letter from Admiral Linda Fagan, Commandant of the Coast Guard, presented to her in honor of her 100th birthday, Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022. Smith enlisted in the Coast Guard in December 1943 as part of the SPARs, the all-female workforce that was mobilized during World War II. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Lt. Pamela Manns)

Oct. 7, 2022

Coast Guard SPAR celebrated and honored on 100th birthday

Celebrating a service woman's 100 years of life.

Coast Guard emblem

Oct. 6, 2022

Don’t forget to pay your GTCC balance by Oct. 28 

Unpaid balances will become past due soon. 

Capt. Troy Glendye, Chief Director of Auxiliary, and the second wave of Auxiliarists stand outside of Eagle Pass Station in Eagle Pass, Texas. (Coast Guard Auxiliary Photo by COMO Tracy DeLaughter)

Oct. 6, 2022

Auxiliarists deploy to the Southwest Border

Author’s note: Additional contributions to this article were made by: Commodore Rick Saunders, ANACO Response-Prevention Group and CommodoreTracy DeLaughter Immediate Past District Commodore District 8 Western Region.Working on the southwest border wasn’t anything like Auxiliarist David Soderholm expected. “Some days there were 20-30 people being

Petty Officer 1st Class Eric Crouse, stationed aboard the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Eagle participates in the May 2010 Service Wide Examination (SWE) during the Eagle's transit to Puerto Rico Tuesday, May 4, 2010. The SWE is a competition, which certain enlisted rates must take in order to advance based on their raw score, sea time, time in service, time in rank, and award points. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jetta H. Disco.

Oct. 6, 2022

Coast Guard updates policies and procedures for SWE points 

Incentives for pre-commissioning cutter crews and Cutters undergoing maintenance periods.

U.S. Coast Guard recruits (left to right), Madelin Germosen Santos, Pedro Reyes Rivera, Jose Nunez Planell, Fernando Rivera Perez, and Omar Perez Torres arrived at Defense Language Institute English Language Center's Echo Company Aug. 30, to be embedded with the U.S. Army trainees to being their English Language Training. The DLIELC's Language Center English Language Training for 10–24 weeks at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland. Once they are proficient enough in English to pass the English Comprehension Level test, they will ship to Boot Camp at Cape May, N.J. (U.S. Air Force photo by Spencer Berry)

Oct. 6, 2022

Coast Guard recruits join DLIELC’s Echo Company for English Language Training 

Four Coast Guard recruits attend English classes prior to attending boot camp.

USCGC Bear (WMEC 901) is seen from the left side of a formation during a photo exercise (PHOTOEX) as a part of Operation Nanook, Northern Atlantic Ocean, Aug. 6, 2022. Bear is partaking in the Tuugaalik phase of Operation Nanook, an annual exercise that allows the United States and multiple other partner nations to ensure security and enhance interoperability in Arctic waters. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Matthew Abban)

Oct. 5, 2022

Coordinating combat exercise operations from the inside of the cutter 

The role of a combat information center during a multinational military exercise 

Graduates from recruit company P-202 complete basic training at U.S. Coast Guard Training Center Cape May, N.J., Sep. 16, 2022. Training Center Cape May staff members look forward to continuing the Coast Guard’s Long Blue Line of developing fleet-ready women and men, who are eagerly ready to make a difference in our Coast Guard. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Seaman Christian Lower)

Oct. 5, 2022

Help the Coast Guard boost recruiting by sending your ideas to CG_Ideas@Work 

The Coast Guard is hiring and looking for ways to find the best.

Chaplain Tom Walcott joins the Auxiliary chaplain ranks

Oct. 4, 2022

Chaplain Tom Walcott joins the Auxiliary chaplain ranks

Capt. Tom Walcott becomes the 100th Auxiliary Chaplain Support member.

Blanca A. Sanchez, Director, Civilian Human Resources, Diversity & Leadership Directorate U.S. Coast Guard

Oct. 4, 2022

Coast Guard Commandant announces new Director of Civilian Human Resources, Diversity, and Leadership

Blanca Sanchez has joined the Coast Guard Senior Executive Service.

Jeremy R. Gauthier, Director, Coast Guard Investigative Service U.S. Coast Guard

Oct. 4, 2022

Coast Guard Commandant announces new CGIS Director

Jeremy Gauthier has joined the Coast Guard Senior Executive Service.

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