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A Coast Guard Information Systems Technician adjusts cables inside a server room at the Telecommunication and Information Systems Command (TISCOM) Jan. 24, 2013. ITs are responsible for establishing and maintaining Coast Guard computer systems, analog and digital voice systems (telephones and voicemail), and installing and maintaining the physical network infrastructure that ties the systems together. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Etta Smith

Feb. 27, 2023

Coast Guard unveils new cyber mission rating

CMS to be the first new rating in eight years.

Commissary Steward First Class Alphonzo F. Barbour dressed in his steward uniform including medals he received during his Coast Guard career. (Courtesy of Vince Patton)

Feb. 24, 2023

The Long Blue Line: Remembering centurium Alphonzo Barbour—eyewitness to African American history

The Coast Guard's 8th MCPOCG shares his time with a centenarian.

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Feb. 21, 2023

Coast Guard announces 2022 Engineer of the Year Award 

Andrew Lawrence honored for outstanding achievements.

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Feb. 21, 2023

Know your retaliation protections 

The Coast Guard continues with the Anti-Retaliation campaign.

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Feb. 17, 2023

Non-Chargeable Convalescent Leave is a new option for servicemembers recovering from sexual assault 

Sexual assault victims now have the non-chargeable leave time for recovery.

A rare image of River Cutter Yocona’s crew in 1925 shows her black enlisted men, and white officers and non-commissioned officers posed aboard the cutter. (Courtesy of U.S. Coast Guard)

Feb. 17, 2023

The Long Blue Line: The mystery of “River Cutter” Yocona the Coast Guard's first desegregated cutter homeported in the Deep South.

Homeported in Vicksburg, Mississippi, the Cutter Yocona’s achievement remains an important chapter in American minority history.

Feb. 16, 2023

Coast Guard members: lace your shoes—the 2023 Coast Guard Marathon, Half Marathon & 5K is nearly here

Registrations for the race now to join in-person or virtually. 

Coast Guard Adm. Linda Fagan, commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard, conducts an on-camera interview with Nora O'Donnell, CBS news anchor, on the cutter pier at U.S. Coast Guard Training Center Cape May, N.J., Nov. 29, 2022. During the interview, Fagan and O'Donnell discussed the Coast Guard's missions, people, and recruiting efforts. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Shannon Kearney)

Feb. 16, 2023

Mastering the art of public speaking

Tips to help you put your best foot forward 

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Feb. 15, 2023

Coast Guard Families: CGMA is offering expanded supplemental educational assistance you may need

CGMA increased it’s Supplemental Education Grant for those enrolled in post-secondary education. 

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Feb. 14, 2023

Managers and supervisors: Here are the do’s and don’ts of retaliation 

What to do and what not to do if a EEO complaint is filed against you as a manager or supervisor.