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Petty Officer 1st Class Blaine Green (left) and Lt. Cmdr. Christopher Smith (right), inspect a small boat for damages. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

Jan. 3, 2023

No matter your role—now is your chance to investigate mishaps at your unit and beyond 

The Advanced Mishap Analysis and Reporting course is now accepting registrations; new location still serving all interested students. 

Vintage photograph of Capt. Carl Christian von Paulsen late in his Coast Guard career. (U.S. Coast Guard)

Dec. 30, 2022

The Long Blue Line: Capt. von Paulsen’s New Year’s Day aviation rescue near Miami

Before all was said and done, the rescue turned to survival for the rescuers.

The French 75, as prepared by MyCG writer Zach Shapiro, Dec. 15, 2022. MyCG published four cocktail recipes as part of a series featuring holiday recipes from culinary specialists (CSs) across the Coast Guard. (Photo courtesy of Zach Shapiro)

Dec. 30, 2022

Bonus recipe for the MyCG holiday menu

Try these cocktails this New Year’s Eve!

Oyster Leek Stew prepared by Senior Chief Petty Officer Joshua McBride and his family for Thanksgiving in Richmond Hill, Georgia, Nov. 24, 2022. (Photo courtesy of Senior Chief Petty Officer McBride)

Dec. 30, 2022

The Complete MyCG Holiday Menu

Here are all of this season’s published MyCG recipes in one place.

Petty Officer 2nd Class Benjamin Slappey of Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw (WLBB 30) prepares to present a symbolic Christmas tree at Chicago's Navy Pier during the 23rd annual Christmas Ship ceremony Dec. 3, 2022.

Dec. 29, 2022

Chicago's Christmas Ship returns

Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw delivered 1,200 trees to Chicago-area families in need.

Chief Petty Officer Joseph Greely (left) from Coast Guard Cutter Charles Moulthrope instructs then Petty Officer 1st Class Collin Strange as they conduct training in the cutter’s small boat in the Atlantic on April 12, 2021. Strange, an operations specialist, is the winner of the 2022 Hopley Yeaton Enlisted Officer Superior Cutterman award. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Sydney Niemi/Released)

Dec. 29, 2022

2022 Hopley Yeaton Awards winners announced 

Coast Guard “Oscars” recognize cutter excellence and superior cutterman 

Chief Petty Officer Matt Shaw’s signature Brownie Toffee Bars, Jan. 2022. MyCG featured five culinary specialists (CSs) as part of a holiday menu for the Coast Guard community. (U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy of Chief Petty Officer Troy Shaw)

Dec. 28, 2022

Rounding out the MyCG Holiday Menu

A dessert recipe you don’t want to miss.

Coast Guard Research and Development Center personnel test an unmanned maritime system near the Coast Guard Cutter Healy in the Arctic, July 29, 2017. The RDC tested the UMS and other unmanned systems that have the potential to be force multipliers for the Coast Guard, supplementing forces and providing increased maritime domain awareness in the Arctic. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Meredith Manning

Dec. 28, 2022

Coast Guard celebrates 50 years of research and development 

Coast Guard Research and Development Center (RDC) plans open house, new book, commemorative coin.

Chief Petty Officer Sonata Haley’s signature Roasted Butternut Squash, Sausage, and Cranberry Stuffing, Washington, D.C., Dec. 15, 2022. The recipe was featured in MyCG as part of a collection of holiday recipes from five culinary specialists (CSs) across the Coast Guard. (Photo courtesy of Chief Petty Officer Sonata Haley)

Dec. 27, 2022

MyCG Holiday Menu: The second side dish

This stuffing recipe speaks for itself

Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Jake Flores, maritime enforcement specialist at Maritime Safety & Security Team Houston and 2022 USO Service Member of the Year honoree, beams during a ceremony in Houston, Texas, Dec. 1, 2022. Flores’s command nominated him for the award for jumping into the Rio Grande to save a drowning baby during a patrol on June 2, 2022. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Corinne Zilnicki)

Dec. 26, 2022

‘Heroic, humble’ Coast Guardsman selected as 2022 USO Service Member of the Year 

Putting others' lives before his own, a true Coast Guardsman