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Public private venture partners the Department of Defense with private companies in order to provide quality military family housing faster.

May 25, 2021

Housing market woes? PPV housing might be your answer

The Department of Defense partners with private companies in order to provide quality military family housing faster.

Housing options on the economy

May 25, 2021

BAH Rates 101: What every USCG member should know

Some of this info may surprise you!

Upper Government Hill Housing in Kodiak, AK

May 25, 2021

PCS season: How to survive with a smile

Our experts' guide to navigating rising housing prices + shipping shortages

First Class Cadet Josiah Davis, a native of Saline, Michigan, has been awarded one year of graduate school at Florida A&M to complete at the NCAA Division I level for track and field before reporting to his five-year military commitment for the U.S. Coast Guard. Davis is a three-time All-American for the Coast Guard Academy and national champion in the distance medley relay at Saline High School and a two-time national qualifier in the 400 hurdles. (U.S. Coast Guard photos by Petty Officer 3rd Class Matthew Thieme)

May 25, 2021

Coast Guard Academy Class of 2021 Future Leaders: Ready, Relevant, Responsive

The newest class of the Coast Guard Academy heads to the fleet

RIVIERA BEACH, Fla. - Coast Guard Auxiliary member Steve Seidman, a Coast Guard certified instructor, uses visual aids to teach recreational mariners the basics about nautical navigation during a boating safety course in Palm Beach Shores, Fla., Sep. 16, 2012. The course is designed to teach boaters the basics about boat handling and safety. Coast Guard Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Krystyna A. Hannum

May 24, 2021

 National Safe Boating Week is May 22-27, 2021

Coast Guard Auxiliarist reminds us, that the best boating experience is safe boating

U.S. Air Force Maj. John Doleski, 17th Medical Group mental health flight commander, discusses the importance of mental health treatment with one of the technicians at the Ross Clinic on Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas, April 19, 2021. Doleski strived to dispel the stigma around seeking mental health treatment within the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Michael Bowman)

May 24, 2021

Mental Health Month—an opportunity to combat stigma, promote health resources

May is Mental Health Awareness Month

May 21, 2021

Coast Guard dependent vaccination update

Now is a great time to get vaccinated and get back to enjoying life without a mask!

Faded photo of Seneca during her World War I service. (Coast Guard Collection)

May 21, 2021

The Long Blue Line: Ship of heroes—Seneca’s history-making rescue of World War I

Lt. Brown and the gallant volunteers set an example worthy of the highest traditions of any Service or any Nation.

Mara Huling Langevin – A Link in the Long Blue Line

May 20, 2021

Mara Huling Langevin – A Link in the Long Blue Line

“I never thought about being the first of anything.  All I wanted to do was be a pilot and fly.”  

This 20,000 square-foot state-of-the-art facility will boast a contemporary design by the architectural firm SmithGroup that is expressive of sleek hull shapes, vessels under full sail, and wooden hulls. Its curvilinear vaulted roof, wooden decks, and true north orientation aim to harmonize with the waterfront landscape to create awe-inspiring spaces unlike any other at the Academy.

May 20, 2021

Frontline Focus

USCG Alumni Association to get state-of-the-art facility, and Coast Guard and partner agencies respond to diesel spill