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RADM Mike Day; Portraits and personal stories in commemoration of the 20th anniversary of 9/11. 

VIRIN: 210910-G-JB169-053
Date:  09.10.2021
Retired Adm. Mike Day on 9/11: “When things were at their worst, the Coast Guard was at its best”
Sept. 9, 2026
In a conversation with MyCG, Day reflects on the 9/11 boatlift, civilian mariners, and the leadership lessons he carried throughout his career

Training Center Birmingham-Southern First LAMS class
A new era for enlisted leadership begins: First LAMS class graduates from Training Center Birmingham‑Southern 
Sept. 8, 2026
First step to building a world-class Coast Guard Enlisted Leadership Center of Excellence

Coast Guard enlisted members who attended the Computer Aided Drawing (CAD) course hold up schematics and models of parts they designed at the Coast Guard Academy, in New London, Conn., July 2026.
New CAD course helps enlisted technicians turn problems into parts
Sept. 3, 2026
Five-day course teaches the digital design skills needed to create solutions for the field

Coast Guard Sector San Diego boarding team members terminate an illegal charter operating in the vicinity of the USS Midway in the San Diego bay, on Oct. 6, 2023. U.S Coast Guard photo.
Not my job! Why saving lives from illegal charters is everyone's lane
Sept. 3, 2026
Everyone can recognize and report suspected illegal charters.

Maritime Interdiction of the Year Award
Four boats in 15 minutes: How HITRON and Coast Guard Cutter Stone pulled off an unprecedented interdiction
Sept. 2, 2026
Coast Guard helicopter crew and cutter team receive White House Office of National Drug Control Policy’s Maritime Interdiction of the Year Award for stopping four go-fast vessels and eight smugglers carrying 4,936 kilograms of cocaine.