My Coast Guard

July 19, 2021

Coast Guard introduces new electronic travel system

Hear about the new electronic travel system coming in October.

A 1957 aerial photograph of Sangley Point Naval Air Station, home of air station detachment Sangley Point, located not far from Manila in Manila Bay. (Wikipedia)

July 16, 2021

The Long Blue Line: Coast Guard’s mission to the tropics--LORAN aviation in the Philippines

Keeping the signal strong around the globe

USCG now allows braids, ponytails.

July 15, 2021

NEW: Coast Guard allows braids, ponytails for women

“First and foremost, my hope is that women around the Coast Guard will consider this a load off their minds,” said Rear Admiral Joanna Nunan.

Volunteers gather at Bread for the City on June 29 to support the needy during Feds Feed Families. This year's annual government-wide campaign highlights a summer of giving to local food banks and pantries like Bread for the City. Photo by Kyah Campbell, volunteer coordinator, Bread for the City, SE.

July 15, 2021

Bravo Zulu: Coast Guard employees demonstrated a spirit of giving through the Feds Feed Families program, and more

Feds Feed Families, Coast Guard Lady selected for the Spirit of Hope Award, CG Foundation new shipmate fund

The Coast Guard Cutter Thetis’ crewmembers deploy the cutter’s small boat to rescue people in the water approximately 32 miles southeast of Key West, Florida, July 7, 2021. The Coast Guard and a good Samaritan rescued 13 people from the water. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Coast Guard Cutter Thetis crew)

July 15, 2021

Frontline Focus: Coast Guard and Good Samaritan rescue 13 from water off Key West

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Thetis, good Samaritan rescue 13 from water off Key West, and more

This illustration, created at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), reveals ultrastructural morphology exhibited by coronaviruses.

July 14, 2021

Fully vaccinated? Here are updated guidelines about required PPE

Here’s what you need to know about current PPE guidelines if you are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 

The Microsoft OneDrive logo

July 14, 2021

DoD 365 update: Your files will soon migrate to OneDrive

OneDrive lets you access and share your files from anywhere, instantly.

Chief Petty Officer Maureen Potratz, a member of the Coast Guard Base Rockmore-King Clinic staff, receives a COVID-19 vaccination shot by Petty Officer 2nd Class Qarina Orlowski, in Kodiak, Alaska, on Jan. 8, 2021. Coast Guard 17th District personnel are working diligently to vaccinate servicemembers to combat the spread of COVID-19. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Capt. Charles Truncale.

July 14, 2021

The latest about COVID and its long term effects—a Wellness Wednesday discussion 

Join us for Wellness Wednesday July 14, at 3 pm EDT

Master Chief Petty Officer Laurie A. Kennedy is pinned by her family members July 21, 2020 during a ceremony at the Coast Guard Yard in Baltimore. Kennedy is the first female to earn the title of master chief in the gunner’s mate rating and is slated to be the rating force master chief. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Isaac Cross)

July 14, 2021

Is E9 on your horizon? Here’s how to get there

This year’s MCAP panelists reveal the most important things you can do to make E9

Vice Adm. Scott Buschman, deputy of Coast Guard operations, speaks at the annual Research, Development, Test and Evaluation (RDT&E) and Innovation Idea Submission Review (ISR), Oct. 21, 2020. The ISR is a collaborative meeting that involves leadership from the deck plate to the flag suite, where the ideas submitted are ranked, and the potential list of RDT&E Projects for the next fiscal year is built. (U.S. Coast Guard photo.)

July 14, 2021

Operation Innovation: Get to know your District Innovation Action Officer 

New officers will serve as connectors between the field and the Innovation Council