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SN Oz Syla [previously known as Usman Rajkotwala, second from left] and his shipmates are sworn in as U.S. citizens during Rome-207’s graduation at Training Center (TRACEN) Cape May, October 2025 (U.S. Coast Guard Photo Courtesy of CWO Mike Lutz).
 A journey of service and citizenship
Dec. 5, 2025
How SN Oz Syla found purpose and belonging through the Coast Guard Naturalization Program.

Recent photograph of a Coast Guard C-130 Hercules carrying out the aerial International Ice Patrol mission. (U.S. Coast Guard)
150 years of Arctic operations and the Polar Security Cutter
Dec. 5, 2025
For over 150 years, the Coast Guard and its ancestor agencies have played a major role in that Arctic region.

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Storefront is now part of CGFIXIT
Dec. 4, 2025
Request what you need directly through CGFIXIT.

The 52-foot fishing vessel Thomas E after capture by Point Francis. (Courtesy of Eric Heestand)
Drug Smuggler Thomas E and the Service’s first “Use of Disabling Fire” since Prohibition
Dec. 3, 2025
In 1980, a dramatic high-seas pursuit ended a 47-year-old precedent.

Petty Officer 1st Class Kina Thayer, a Health Services Technician at U.S. Coast Guard Yard Clinic, administers a routine blood withdrawal on a patient in Baltimore, Maryland, August 8, 2024. Health Services Technicians (HS) deliver vital medical care across a spectrum of operational environments, from clinics to sickbays ashore & afloat. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Olinda Romero)
Upgrading Coast Guard Medical Services through Force Design 2028
Dec. 2, 2025
The Coast Guard is taking bold steps to enhance medical care, readiness, and support for its members.

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