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A married female Marine stands at the Position of Attention during an awards and promotion ceremony April 1 only days before the squadron headed home after a six-month deployment to Iraq. She works in a predominately male environment with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 774 based out of Richmond, Va. Deployments can have a heavy strain on marriages but communication between couples over distance can sometimes strengthen the relationship.

Oct. 24, 2022

Gain control over your emotions by understanding the core beliefs behind them

CHAMP shares tips on how to better manage your emotions with better understanding of core beliefs.

Lt. Cmdr. Matt Walter is one of only 2,738 to have earned the international emergency management credential. U.S. Coast Guard photo.

Oct. 24, 2022

Credentialing Assistance Program's Phase II offers a wealth of new opportunities

Members can apply $4,500 per fiscal year toward credentialing certification.  

A social media graphic for National Disability Employment Awareness Month Oct. 21, 2021 on Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. (U.S. Air Force graphic by Airman 1st Class Jose Miguel T. Tamondong)

Oct. 24, 2022

Coast Guard celebrates National Disability Employment Awareness Month 

Making disability part of the equity equation.

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Oct. 21, 2022

Mission Support Excellence in Customer Service Award Recipients Announced

Congratulations to the 2021 award winners.

A Coast Guard 82-foot patrol boat underway in the brown water of South Vietnam’s waterways. (U.S. Coast Guard)

Oct. 21, 2022

The Long Blue Line: Captured in Wartime—Vietcong Flag from Vietnam

An artifact of war.

Petty Officer 1st Class Alex Alfonso, an information systems technician stationed at Electronic Systems Support Detachment Baltimore, competes on the Coast Guard Gaming Rocket League team, April 2, 2022, in Warminster, Pennsylvania. This tournament, held by Philly Esports and Metro Gaming, was the first Coast Guard-sponsored esports event. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jasmine Mieszala)

Oct. 21, 2022

Coast Guard to compete in Veterans Day gaming competition

Here's the team heading to the Veterans Day Valorant Invitational gaming competition

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Jason Dean, 377th Air Base Wing paralegal, poses for a photo for Domestic Violence Awareness Month at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, Oct. 13, 2020. Domestic violence can happen to anyone and can include intimate partner violence, violence between adults and violence from a parent figure to a child. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kiana Pearson and Airman 1st Class Ireland Summers)

Oct. 20, 2022

CGMA provides financial safety for victims of domestic violence

October is Domestic Violence Prevention Month, CGMA has assistance for survivors. 

U.S. Coast Guard Capt. Eric Jones writes on his hand Monday, July 25, 2011, aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Eagle in Boston. Jones is the commanding officer of the Eagle and wrote lifesaving information down on his hand during an abandon ship exercise. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class NyxoLyno Cangemi

Oct. 20, 2022

Celebrating National Day on Writing by writing well 

Be part of the Coast Guard's legacy of great writing, with MyCG's favorite writing tips.

FORT WORTH, Texas (Apr. 3, 2004)--U.S. Coast Guard recruiters from Recruiting Offices Houston, Dallas and San Antonio, Texas, help in supporting Justin Labonte's first race, the O'Reilly 300 at the Texas Motor Speedway, in the new Team Coast Guard Racing/Labonte Motorsports #44 "Shield of Freedom" NASCAR Dodge April 3, 2004.

Oct. 20, 2022

Reservists—here’s how you can help grow the Coast Guard workforce

Coast Guard updates Readiness Management Period (RMP) policy.

Starting Oct. 24, about 15,000 independent pharmacies will no longer be in the TRICARE retail pharmacy network. Even with the departure of these community pharmacies, the network will still offer access to more than 40,000 pharmacies.

Oct. 19, 2022

TRICARE Pharmacy Network Changes May Affect Independent Pharmacy Customers

Starting Oct. 24, about 15,000 independent pharmacies will no longer be in the TRICARE retail pharmacy network.