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Featured Image ATTACHED: U.S. Coast Guard operations specialists stand watch in the Ninth District Command Center in Cleveland, Ohio, Jan. 24, 2024. Operations specialists are tactical command and control experts, coordinating responses to a wide variety of Coast guard missions, including search and rescue, maritime law enforcement, marine environment protection, homeland security, and national defense. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jessica Fontenette)

Sept. 26, 2024

Innovating in the face of change

The evolution of the Coast Guard's Operations Specialist School.

Petty Officer 2nd Class Liam Coleman, a boatswain's mate assigned to Coast Guard Station Destin, and Petty Officer 3rd Class Gabe Waldrop, a machinery technician assigned to Station Destin, participate in tow training near Destin, Florida on June 23, 2022. Station Destin personnel performed tow training in the weeks prior to Fourth of July weekend. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Gabriel Wisdom)

Aug. 23, 2023

Brilliant at the basics: Full tours at first rated assignment

Some petty officers in their first job out of A-school will no longer be considered tour complete upon advancement.

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 

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