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May 20, 2024

Enlisted Professionals in Connection (EPIC) Heritage Ball 2024

Get ready to dance: Your EPIC evening awaits!

Members of the Migrant Interdiction Operations Application Team who attended the Innovation Awards ceremony at Coast Guard Headquarters on May 2, 2024, receive recognition for creating an app that streamlined processing of migrants. From left: Lt. Kailee Evereteze, Lt. Cmdr. Shawn Antonelli, Lt. Garen Anderson, Lt. John Roddy, Lt. Victoria Martucci, Lt. Cmdr. Nick Phillips. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Ronald Hodges Jr)

May 16, 2024

Coast Guard recognizes innovators of the year

Seven teams win 2023 Capt. Niels P. Thomsen Innovation Awards.

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May 15, 2024

Coast Guard warns members: Adversaries using LinkedIn, Indeed, and Facebook to recruit spies

DECISIVE KEEPER campaign urges careful social media use.

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May 15, 2024

Junior officers, apply to study abroad with no payback assignment

The Olmsted Scholarship is accepting applications until May 20.

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May 14, 2024

New! How to request back-to-back short term ADOS or TDY extensions for more than 180 days at one unit or location

Coast Guard template and checklist streamline the request process for a short term ADOS or TDY extension.

Updated Tattoo Policy

May 14, 2024

Coast Guard updates tattoo policy

Size limits, placement of tattoos adjusted.

The AANHPI Heritage Month event will be held live and online Wednesday, May 15th from 1 pm – 3 pm EDT

May 13, 2024

Join us for the 2024 Joint Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander Heritage Month event

The AANHPI Heritage Month event will be held live and online this Wednesday, May 15th, from 1 p.m. – 3 p.m. EDT

YN2 Vinnesha Blas, recipient of the 2024 Federal Asian Pacific American Council Award.

May 8, 2024

Yeoman honored with 2024 Federal Asian Pacific American Council Award

YN2 Vinnesha Blas receives notable civil rights award.

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May 2, 2024

How to prioritize mental health and have healthy conversations about it

May is Mental Health Awareness Month.

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May 2, 2024

Joint Program Office uses the MQ-9 aircraft to save four souls off the coast of Texas

Successful case demonstrates how the range, endurance, and sensor capabilities of the MQ-9 can support Coast Guard SAR operations.