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New suicide and crisis lifeline – 988 – now available throughout the United States for immediate crisis care. (Graphic courtesy Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration)

July 19, 2022

New suicide and crisis line for anyone in the US to access crisis care

Dial 988 to access the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline

Hand holding mobile phone, screen showing Microsoft Teams application login

July 18, 2022

DoD365 is coming to government issued smartphones

Accessing your email will change, access to Teams files and resources will expand

Rosalen H. Becker, U.S. Coast Guard veteran and trailblazer for women's equality, poses for an undated photo. At the height of World War II, Becker volunteered for the United States Coast Guard Women’s Reserve, known as Semper Paratus Always Ready or SPARs, where she became the first woman in the radio technician rating and ultimately advanced to radio technician 2nd class. (Photo courtesy of James P. Becker)

July 15, 2022

The Long Blue Line: Remembering a trailblazer: family reflects on SPAR’s legacy of service

Remembering a Coast Guard trailblazer

Members of the Coast Guard’s Office of Safety and Environmental Health presents the crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Resolute with the 2021 Excellence in Afloat Safety Award, June 7, 2022.

July 12, 2022

Coast Guard’s Office of Safety and Environmental Health recently presented the crew from Coast Guard Cutter Resolute with the 2021 Excellence in Afloat Safety Award

The award was presented at a ceremony held in early June. 

Two graduating Coast Guard Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (JROTC) cadets from Camden High School in Camden, N.C., receive appointments to the Coast Guard Academy and one to the CGA Scholars Program, May 6. (USCG photo by Lucille Vogel, U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary.)

July 12, 2022

Increased participation in Coast Guard JROTC signals opportunity to grow workforce and develop excellence

3 students receive Coast Guard Academy appointment certificates

Company Commanders from Coast Guard Training Center Cape May, visit the Coast Guard Academy to train and instruct cadets on how to successfully assume the role of cadre, June 21, 2022. As cadre the cadets will be tasked with leading their swabs through seven weeks of basic military training. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Matthew Abban)

July 11, 2022

Bootcamp company commanders prepare academy cadets for leadership  

Preparing future Coast Guard officers for service. 

Tony Agresta in a Coast Guard band in Charleston, N.C., marches during Victory in Europe (VE) Day, May 8, 1945. Photo courtesy of the Agresta family.

July 8, 2022

The Long Blue Line: A big band Coastie and his Italian prisoners go to town in WWII

Playing through the years.

The Coast Guard 2021 enlisted persons of the year

July 7, 2022

New qualification insignias will acknowledge members’ specialty accomplishments

More professional communities - including civilians - will soon be able to earn qualification insignia

The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star passes Alcatraz as the cutter transits the San Francisco Bay, April 4, 2022. Following their 147-day Antarctic deployment, the cutter will undergo annual maintenance in a Vallejo, California, dry dock. Courtesy photo by Sachiko Itagaki.

July 7, 2022

New initiative will streamline purchasing  

The "Buy Better Revolution" effort will help modernize the service's contracting and procurement process.

The U.S. Coast Guard Academy welcomes 302 young women and men to the Class of 2026 for Day One, June 27, 2022. Day One marks the start of Swab Summer, an intensive seven-week program that prepares students for military and Academy life. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Matthew Abban)

July 5, 2022

CGA welcomes the largest number of women in an incoming class                                               

In the Class of 2026, 43% of the incoming students are women  

Last reviewed on: 09/21/2023