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U. S. Life-Saving Service Keeper Benjamin Dailey. Credit: USCG.

Dec. 22, 2022

Lifesaving crew rescue 9 from the barkentine Ephraim Williams just before Christmas 1884 

Cape Hatteras Station performs one of the most heroic feats of the Life-Saving Service. 

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy crew members and science team enjoy ice liberty at the North Pole, Oct. 2, 2022. U.S. Coast Guard video photo by Chief Petty Officer Roy Mesen Scott.

Dec. 22, 2022

Dear Santa: The North Pole is really cool 

Join the Coast Guard Cutter Healy's crew on their journey north of 90 degrees. 

Graduates from recruit company P-202 complete basic training at U.S. Coast Guard Training Center Cape May, N.J., Sep. 16, 2022. Training Center Cape May staff members look forward to continuing the Coast Guard’s Long Blue Line of developing fleet-ready women and men, who are eagerly ready to make a difference in our Coast Guard. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Seaman Christian Lower)

Dec. 21, 2022

Now earn $1,000 for getting a friend to join the Coast Guard 

New “Scout Talent and Refer” (STAR) program expands eligibility, awards for recruiting help  

Women assigned to various directorates at Coast Guard Headquarters demonstrate different uniforms and hairstyles now available to be worn, Sep. 1, 2021. USCG photo.

Dec. 20, 2022

Application window now open for new Advisory Board on Women in the Coast Guard 

Get your application in now to be a part of the new advisory board. 

Members from Station Eaton’s Neck, New York, review tactical procedures with Suffolk County, New York Police Department prior to clearing the ferry PT Barnum, during Sector Long Island Sound’s AMSTEP exercise in October 2022.

Dec. 19, 2022

Building partnerships through required area exercises to keep the port safe

Sector Long Island Sound and port partners exercises how to respond to an emergency on the water, put that plan to use! 

Ray Evans receiving his Navy Cross Medal for action seen at Point Cruz. Evans had already received a battlefield advancement to chief petty officer and later received an officer’s commission. (Coast Guard Collection)

Dec. 16, 2022

The Long Blue Line: Ray Evans—Hero of Guadalcanal who enlisted and served with Douglas Munro 80 years ago

Chief Ray Evans served with the Coast Guard’s only Medal of Honor recipient, and is now FRC namesake!

Staff Seargent Benjamin Hastings, a shift supervisor at McChord Air Force Base's Space-A terminal, assists John Brunslik, a retired Coast Guard first class petty officer, check in for his flight. Brunslik and his family have traveled using Space-A accommodation once a year since his retirement from the Coast Guard reserve. (U.S. Coast Guard photo/Petty Officer Second Class Shawn Eggert)

Dec. 16, 2022

Your discounted travel option that earns dollars for Coast Guard MWR programs 

American Forces Travel provides commissions to Morale, Well-being, and Recreation programs based on workforce’s use of its site for travel, lodging, events and more. 

Chaplain Capt. David Morris speaks at an Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training shop at the Lowery A. Woodall Advanced Technology Center in Hattiesburg, Miss., on Jan. 25, 2017. Morris was one of three chaplains to speak to the group. Morris has been teaching at the ASIST shop since he commissioned. (Mississippi National Guard photo by Spc. Christopher Shannon, 102d Public Affairs Detachment)

Dec. 15, 2022

Members learn to teach peers about suicide intervention

Building a network of support through training to teach the skills to prevent suicide and intervene if needed.

Senior Chief Petty Officer Adam Shelton’s contribution to the 2022 MyCG Holiday Menu, Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Pear, Nuts, and Scallions, Washington, D.C., Dec. 9, 2022. (Photo courtesy of Senior Chief Petty Officer Shelton)

Dec. 15, 2022

MyCG Holiday Menu: The first side dish

Brussels sprouts you and your family will love.

Photos like these, shared by individual Coast Guard members and posted to unit social media accounts during 2022, could earn members public affairs awards. The Coast Guard Public Affairs Program is accepting submissions for the 2022 Chief Journalist Alex Haley awards until Feb 15, 2023.

Dec. 14, 2022

Your photos and videos could earn you awards

Make sure your products are uploaded in DVIDS to be competitive.

Last reviewed on: 09/21/2023