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Recruits from company Sierra-199 participate in physical fitness as part of their modified training schedule in the gym at U.S. Coast Guard Training Center Cape May, N.J., Jan. 7, 2021. Training Center Cape May’s mission is to deliver dynamic training that sets the foundation for the Coast Guard’s professional culture and develops job-ready skills in our recruits to build our workforce for generations to come. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Seaman Josalyn Brown)

Oct. 4, 2021

Body Composition Screenings have started

Here's what you need to know.

WASHINGTON- Molly Frey, left, receives the Military Child of the Year® award for the National Guard from her grandmother during the 2017 Military Child of the Year® Awards gala at a Ritz-Carlton hotel. Each year, the Military Child of the Year® Award is presented by Operation Homefront to outstanding military children who demonstrate resiliency, leadership and achievement. (U.S. Navy photo my Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Eric S. Brann /Released)

Oct. 4, 2021

Should your youth be the 2022 Military Child of the Year?

Applications will be received through December 1, 2021

Take the Rock swimmers and the support crew cross the San Francisco Bay during the Alcatraz swim on Sunday, Sept. 26, 2021. Photo by James Leedy

Oct. 4, 2021

Coast Guard members “Escape from Alcatraz” in recent swim challenge

A group of more than 20 Coast Guard veterans, active duty, and reservists team up with a veterans swim group to train and swim from Alcatraz Island to San Francisco.

The supplement business is a multi-billion dollar industry that is not currently regulated like conventional food and drug products by the Food and Drug Administration. The use of supplements is designed to add further nutritional value to the diet, not act as a meal replacement. (U.S. Air Force photo illustration/Airman 1st Class Daniel Brosam)

Oct. 1, 2021

The top four things to know about weight-loss supplements

What you should know before taking supplements to lose weight

Oct. 1, 2021

New electronic travel system launches

Today is the day the new ETS and financial system are on line. What you need to know.

Sept. 30, 2021

October DoD365 Boot Camp dates available

Are you ready to learn more about DoD365?

The Coast Guard, and the Beach Haven Volunteer Fire Department rescued six boaters after their 30-foot white pleasure craft struck a fixed aid to navigation in the vicinity of Ham Island, Sept. 19, 2021. The boaters were safely recovered and taken back to shore where local emergency medical services personnel transported them to various local hospitals. (U.S. Coast Guard photo/Released)

Sept. 30, 2021

Frontline Focus: Coast Guard rescues missing hiker from ravine in Olympic National Park, and more

Frontline Focus: Coast Guard rescues missing hiker from ravine in Olympic National Park; Coast Guard, Beach Haven Volunteer Fire Department rescue six from boat crash near Ham Island, N.J; Coast Guard interdicts two lancha crews illegally fishing US waters; Coast Guard crews remain vigilant during operations in the Arctic Region.