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Sector Jacksonville Reserve lends support to the U.S. Space Program

Jan. 11, 2022

Sector Jacksonville reserve lends support to the U.S. Space Program 

Coast Guard reserve members assists with space launches.

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Jan. 10, 2022

Upcoming webinars help you manage your money

Join CGSUPRT for financial counseling sessions at no cost.

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Jan. 10, 2022

Change agents advance diversity and inclusion through accessible training and coaching session opportunities   

Learn about change agents.

Coast Guard service member looks out the window of a ship at the Pacific ocean

Jan. 7, 2022

We're so glad 2021 is done, read these 2022 Watch Logs for fun

New Year's Day watch log entry poems from around the Coast Guard

A good Samaritan rescued and reported to Sector Key West watchstanders of a vessel, Jan. 1, 2021, approximately 25 miles west of Boot Key. Coast Guard Cutter Margaret Norvell and Raymond Evans’ crew repatriated 119 people to Cuba, Jan. 3, following 12 interdictions due to safety of life at sea concerns. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

Jan. 7, 2022

Coast Guard repatriates 119 Cubans to Cuba, Key West, Fla., and more.

Coast Guard repatriates 119 Cubans to Cuba, Key West, Fla; Coast Guard breaks ice in northern Michigan; Snowbound campers rescued from Oregon mountain; Coast Guard Sector Maryland-National Capital Region brings awareness to dangers of colder water temperatures in Baltimore

Official photograph of Capt. Walter Handy in dress blues not long before his retirement in 1971. (Courtesy of the Handy family)

Jan. 7, 2022

The Long Blue Line: Captain Handy—savior of the Coast Guard Reserve!

Learn about Capt. Handy's rich career saving the Coast Guard Reserve.

Petty Officer First Class Joseph DeVito received the 2021 Hopley Yeaton Cutter Superior Cutterman Award (enlisted category). Among many other distinctions, DeVito qualified as an underway officer of the deck. Coast Guard photo.

Jan. 6, 2022

Hopley Yeaton Award winners; 2021 Coast Guard Engineer of the Year; 2020 Area Maritime Security Committee of the Year Award; Niagara Falls recovery 

Hopley Yeaton Award winners named. The Douglas Munro Chapter of the Surface Navy Association (SNA)

U.S. Coast Guard Reservists pose for a group photo at a recognition ceremony, here, Dec. 17, 2021. The group was being recognized for their facilitation and performance in the Coast Guard Academy's COVID Testing Program, administering approximately 45,000 COVID tests in 2021. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Matthew Abban)

Jan. 4, 2022

Coast Guard reservists: A vital component of a successful Covid-19 testing program at CGA

A group of reservists helped the Coast Guard Academy with COVID-19 testing.

Petty Officer 1st Class Melissa Lopez del Castillo stands with her crewmembers at Station Miami Beach, Fla. Photo courtesy Petty Officer 1st Class Melissa Lopez del Castillo.

Jan. 4, 2022

Reserve on active duty orders: Speaking both languages of operations

Petty Officer 1st Class Melissa Lopez del Castillo, a member of Station Miami Beach, Fla., is a veritable trove of local knowledge for her unit.  

Cmdr. Loraleigh Hild shoots at a target during the Tactical Games in 2021. Photo courtesy of Racon Photography and Tactical Games

Jan. 3, 2022

24 hours in every day = full-time hustle 

​Courtesy Coast Guard Reservist Magazine Reservists of any military branch know the value of time