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Retired Coast Guard Capt. Daniel C. Burbank, former NASA astronaut, is returning to the U.S. Coast Guard Academy to serve as a Professor of Practice in the Mechanical Engineering program. Burbank is one of two Coast Guard officers to have ever served as an astronaut. As a veteran of two Space Shuttle missions and one long duration mission aboard the International Space Station (ISS), he has logged a total of 188 days in space. (U.S. Coast Guard photograph by Petty Officer 3rd Class Matthew Thieme)

Aug. 30, 2022

Former astronaut returns to teach at U.S. Coast Guard Academy 

After walking in space, former CGA graduate returns to teach future Coast Guard officers.

Petty Officer 3rd Class Joshua Smith, a marine inspector from Coast Guard Sector Anchorage’s Marine Safety Task Force (MSTF), inspects flares during a dockside commercial fishing vessel safety exam in Naknek, Alaska, June 15, 2022. MSTF members conducted exams throughout the Bristol Bay region June 13 - 24 focused on safety equipment such as flares, navigational signals, fire extinguishers, and the serviceability of immersion suits. Each vessel that passed a dockside exam earned a decal. U. S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Melissa E. F. McKenzie.

Aug. 29, 2022

Coast Guard beefs up protection for fast evolving Marine Transportation System  

Here's how we are planning to train and retain our prevention workforce.

Official photograph of Chief Canine Sinbad featuring the Coast Guard crest in the background. (U.S. Coast Guard)

Aug. 26, 2022

The Long Blue Line: Chief Canine Sinbad—the Coast Guard’s Four-Legged Sailor 

Life of a cutter dog.

A Coast Guard military working dog was honored during a retirement ceremony held by members of the Maritime Safety and Security Team (MSST) San Francisco on Base Alameda July 22, 2022. Feco, a nine-year old Hungarian Vizsla, joined the MSST San Francisco Canine Explosive Detection Team (CEDT) in 2014. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Matthew West)

Aug. 26, 2022

Coast Guard retired working dogs receive financial support 

Celebrating National Dog Day, CGMA provides funds for retired dogs

Lt. Orly Naum, the assistant engineering officer, at Aviation Training Center (ATC), Mobile Alabama, is the Coast Guard’s recipient of the Federally Employed Women (FEW) 2022 Military Meritorious Service Award.

Aug. 26, 2022

Congratulation to the Coast Guard's 2022 Military Meritorious Service Award recipients 

Bravo Zulu to Lt. Orly Naum and other women in leadership.

Young artists illustrate greener shipping

Aug. 25, 2022

Young artists illustrate greener shipping  

Winners announced for 2022 Student Art Contest.

Jamille Bigio is the senior coordinator for Gender and Women’s Empowerment at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), in which she works tirelessly for gender equality, national security, and global prosperity.

Aug. 23, 2022

WATCH: Women’s Equality Day observance, featuring Jamille Bigio.  

Senior coordinator for Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment shares her story with the Coast Guard workforce. 

Printer Logic Graphic

Aug. 23, 2022

Simplified printing coming to the Coast Guard 

New app will help to reduce costs, enhance workforce mobility.

Petty Officer 2nd Class Leanne M. Rensch, winner of the Master Chief Petty Officer Pearl Faurie Women's Leadership Award, works on an air conditioner unit aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Hamilton Apr. 21, 2022. Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Sydney

Aug. 22, 2022

Awardees build inclusion through policy change, innovation, authentic conversation 

Here are the three winners who best demonstrate diversity and inclusion in their workplace. 

Coast Guardsmen Petty Officers Second Class Charles Vilamere and Mike Kaszuba and Petty Officer First Class Steven “Sleepy” Franks, stand in front of a Coast Guard C-130 with “Policia” markings on the fuselage. (Coast Guard Aviation Association)

Aug. 19, 2022

The Long Blue Line: Operation “Jester”--Coast Guard counterdrug ops in Peru

The Coast Guard's role in Operation Jester.