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Serving aboard NOAA Ship Reuben Lasker, U.S. Coast Guard officer Lt.j.g. Rebecca Edmonds holds a sample of plankton that is submerged in a preservation fluid

Aug. 2, 2021

Sardines and science: How an Lt. j.g. talked her way onto a NOAA ship's crew

Along the way, Lt. j.g. Rebecca Edmonds earned the qualification for underway officer of the deck - and the trust of a very skeptical chief scientist.

Rear Adm. Matthew W. Sibley, the Commander of the 14th Coast Guard District, speaks during a rare triple-commissioning ceremony at Coast Guard Sector Guam July 29, 2021. During the ceremony, Coast Guard Cutters Myrtle Hazard, Oliver Henry and Fredrick Hatch were commissioned. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Travis Magee/Released)

July 30, 2021

U.S. Coast Guard commissions 3 Fast Response Cutters in Guam

The Coast Guard Cutters Myrtle Hazard (WPC 1139), Oliver Henry (WPC 1140) and Frederick Hatch (WPC 1143) were commissioned during a rare triple-commissioning ceremony at their new homeport at Coast Guard Forces Micronesia Sector Guam.

In a twist on the traditional groundbreaking ceremony, U.S. Coast Guard leaders signed a ceremonial steel beam which will be used in the construction of the future Maritime Center of Excellence (MCOE) at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, July 29, 2021. The future MCOE will enhance the waterfront facilities at the Academy by offering interactive and high-tech classrooms for a variety of educational and leadership development courses. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Matthew Thieme)

July 30, 2021

The future Maritime Center of Excellence will transform CGA's waterfront

The Coast Guard Academy breaks ground on a new, modern building

High resolution photograph of Danmark in 1945 under a full spread of canvas. (U.S. Coast Guard)

July 30, 2021

The Long Blue Line: Danmark—the friend-ship between Denmark and the Coast Guard

How did a ship without a nation become a training platform for the U.S. Coast Guard?

Lt. Col. David Chapman’s expectant wife, Jaime, oversees movers as they pack their household goods May 20, 2020.

July 29, 2021

Moving Delays? You might qualify for an Inconvenience Claim

Learn how and when to file an Inconvenience Claim

July 29, 2021

Make your voice heard! RDT&E wants workforce ideas for FY23 research projects

Submit your "FY23 Research and Development Project Ideas” via CG_Ideas@Work

For over 20 years, the culinary specialist (CS) “A” school staff and students at Training Center (TRACEN) Petaluma, have volunteered their time to help feed the shelter-less and immobile elderly within the Petaluma area. Assisting the Committee on the Shelter-less (COTS), twice per month these CSs have dedicated their Sunday mornings to preparing meals for COTS clients, sorting food donations, boxing up food kits for delivery and even taking care of the yards of the multiple COTS houses used by their clients.

July 29, 2021

Commitment to Service: TRACEN Petaluma CS A-school shelter-less outreach

Culinary specialists give back to the community

Retired Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard, Vince W. Patton III, addresses members and employees of Coast Guard Training Center Cape May during a leadership brunch held Thursday, May 28, 2015. Patton spoke about the importance of mentorship and congratulated the training center on establishing a mentorship program that helps junior members assigned to the training center. (U.S. Coast Guard Photo by Chief Warrant Officer John Edwards)

July 29, 2021

BZ: Mentoring Project’s Core Team receives Meritorious Team Citation, and more

BZ: Mentoring Project’s Core Team receives Meritorious Team Citation, Bravo Zulu to the winners of the Congressman James Sener Award for Excellence in Marine Investigations, Winner of the 2020 Cmdr. Ray Evans Outstanding Coxswain Trophy selected, Solicitation: Members for the Boat Forces Advisory Council, USCG voted the best place to work in the Department of Homeland Security, Be sure to check out the upcoming Mentoring Program Road Show

The US Coast Guard Cutter Maple crew participate in a towing exercise with the HDMS Ejnar Mikkelsen (P571), a Royal Danish Navy Knud Rasmussen-class patrol vessel and the FNS Fulmar (P740), a French Navy patrol vessel, near Greenland, June 21, 2021. Deployed forces demonstrated U.S. Coast Guard capabilities to build partner capacity and expertise in search and rescue, incident management, and marine environmental response. These efforts solidify key strategic relationships while achieving mutual Danish, Greenlandic, and U.S. goals in the North American Atlantic Arctic and Northwest Atlantic Ocean. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jose Hernandez)

July 29, 2021

Frontline Focus: U.S. Coast Guard Coast Guard medevacs man from fishing vessel in Newport, Ore., and more

Frontline Focus: U.S. Coast Guard Coast Guard medevacs man from fishing vessel in Newport, Ore., The U.S. Coast Guard participated in Exercise Argus, strengthened Arctic partnerships, The Coast Guard First District responds to report of dielectric fluid leak in New Rochelle, N.Y., Coast Guard Air Station Sitka aircrew rescued three individuals from Chilkat River in Kodiak, Alaska, Coast Guard searching for two overdue mariners off Santa Rita, Guam