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Coast Guard Fort Lauderdale 45-foot Response Boat-Medium crewmembers stand in front of a capsized boat at St. Andrews Bay, Florida, Oct. 22, 2018. The boatcrew spotted the capsized boat during a law enforcement patrol through a Hurricane Michael high-impact area. Coast Guard Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class David Brindley.

June 17, 2022

The Long Blue Line: Cleaning up after Florida's most destructive hurricanes

Hurricane season is here, we take a moment to remember clean up efforts from Hurricane Michael in 2018.

Coast Guard recruits in company Delta-201 receive orders to their first duty stations at the Fisherman’s Memorial in Cape May, New Jersey.

June 15, 2022

Earn $500 by getting a friend to join the Coast Guard

New recruiting initiative pays cash for any enlisted member you help bring in

Petty Officer 2nd Class Courtney Block, a gunner’s mate, helps take in lines connecting Coast Guard Cutter Kimball (WMSL 756) to shore power as the ship gets ready to depart for final sea trials Aug. 11, 2019.

June 14, 2022

Special assignments with lasting impact

Equal Opportunity Advisors opt to go "out of specialty" to support the Civil Rights program

On June 19, 1865, Union General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas. He informed the enslaved African Americans of their freedom and that the Civil War had ended. This momentous occasion has been celebrated as Juneteenth — a combination of June and 19 — for over 150 years.

June 14, 2022

How the US military helped create Juneteenth

Former Smithsonian historian shares Juneteenth National Independence Day history and impact

Before and after pictures of Petty Officer 2nd Class Tommy Aguon during his weigh loss and bodybuilding journey. Photo courtesy Petty Officer 2nd Class Tommy Aguon

June 13, 2022

A petty officer’s journey to being healthier 

From 300 pounds to a chiseled bodybuilder.

Coast Guard moves from Skype to Teams

June 13, 2022

Coast Guard says goodbye to Skype  

Application will be unavailable after June 15

This year’s Ball is scheduled be held at the Gaylord National Resort in National Harbor, Md., Aug. 27th. Courtesy photo.

June 10, 2022

The Coast Guard Ball is back!

Get your tickets now for the service’s beloved annual tradition

U.S. Coast Guard spouse Ivonne Ontiveros-Lopez (middle) receives the 2021 Wanda Allen-Yearout Ombudsman of the Year award, presented by Wanda Allen-Yearout, herself, (left) and Adm. Linda Fagan, Coast Guard commandant, (right) at the Senior Leadership Conference at Coast Guard Headquarters in Washington, D.C., June 2, 2022. The Wanda Allen-Yearout OOY Award Program annually recognizes a unit ombudsman that has demonstrated the greatest commitment serving as a Coast Guard Ombudsman. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Ronald Hodges)

June 8, 2022

The 2021 Wanda Allen-Yearout Ombudsman of the Year announced, district winners recognized 

Ivonne Ontiveros-Lopez became the 36th awardee and newest recipient of the Ombudsman of the Year award.  

Similar in size and appearance to the Manning, Revenue Cutter McCulloch moored at Kodiak to provide humanitarian support after the volcanic eruption, June 6-9, 1912. (U.S. Coast Guard)

June 8, 2022

The Long Blue Line: Katmai—Part III. Modern world’s largest eruption and the Coast Guard responds!

The three-part conclusion of the three day eruption in what would become Katmai National Park in 1918.

11. Native Alaskan homes near Katmai Village, Alaska, buried in volcanic ash and dust, June 7, 1912. (USGS)

June 7, 2022

The Long Blue Line: Katmai—Part II. The Apocalypse comes to Kodiak and the Revenue Cutter Service

Part 2 of the Katmai eruption