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Cmdr. Merle J. Smith, Jr. was the second African American to receive an appointment to the U.S. Coast Guard Academy and the first to graduate. Smith served as a role model for countless cadets, faculty, and staff at the Coast Guard Academy.

June 25, 2021

Fair winds and following seas: Cmdr. Merle Smith, CGA's 1st African American graduate

Cmdr. Smith, 76, died June 16. The wake and funeral service will be held next month in New London.

Coast Guard Academy Cadets win Humanitarian Law Competition

June 25, 2021

Uniforms have been hard to come by, this is about to change

The pandemic has wreaked havoc on nearly every aspect our lives, including uniform manufacturing

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June 25, 2021

Members can receive replacement uniforms due to Southwest Border Operations

Here’s how to request uniform replacements

Coast Guard Cutter Pamlico moored in preparation for another deployment to fix aids-to-navigation along the Lower Mississippi River. (Coast Guard)

June 25, 2021

The Long Blue Line: In to the eye of chaos--River Tender Pamlico in Hurricane Katrina, Part II. The Clean Up

Part 2 of Pamlico's response to Hurricane Katrina

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June 24, 2021

Money Matter$: start investing today

Washington, DC — Investing can be easy or complicated. My goal as a Coast Guard Personal Financial Manager (PFM), is to provide basic information to encourage clients to start investing early in their careers since long-term investing may result in a much larger overall benefit. Compound interest is defined as earning interest on previously earned interest. So the

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June 24, 2021

Event: Sea-Air-Space Expo (Aug. 1-4)

SAS is the largest maritime exposition in the U.S., and is free for USCG members and civilians

Coast Guardsmen participated in the second annual five-day flood response training course at the state-of-the-art Muscatauck Urban Training Center in May 2021. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Ames Holbrook)

June 24, 2021

State-of-the-art training center primes students for response during hurricane season

Class of 2021 graduates from the Muscatatuck Urban Training Center

Hurricane Katrina before making landfall as seen from space. (NOAA)

June 24, 2021

The Long Blue Line: Into the eye of chaos--River Tender Pamlico in Hurricane Katrina, Part I. The Response

Read the dramatic story of Coast Guard Cutter Pamlico's Hurricane Katrina response

Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael El-Hasan, originally from Jacksonville, Florida, is an Aviation Maintenance Technician and has been aboard USCGC Hamilton (WMSL 753) for three months as part of the cutter’s aviation detachment. (U.S. Coast Guard courtesy photo)

June 24, 2021

Bravo Zulu: Reserve enlisted aviation workforce program announced

Reserve enlisted aviation workforce program, DCMS customer service award, Senior Advisor for Diversity and Inclusion appointed, Federally Employed Women Summit and more

NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY BAHRAIN (June 16, 2021) Capt. Benjamin Berg, incoming commander of Patrol Forces Southwest Asia (PATFORSWA) gives remarks during a change of command ceremony onboard Naval Support Activity Bahrain, June 16. PATFORSWA is the Coast Guard's largest unit outside of the U.S. playing a key role in supporting Navy security cooperation, maritime security, and maritime infrastructure protection operations in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Matthew Riggs)

June 24, 2021

Frontline Focus: U.S. Coast Guard Patrol Forces Southwest Asia holds change of command, and more

Here's what's going on throughout the fleet