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Petty Officer 1st Class Alex Alfonso, an information systems technician stationed at Electronic Systems Support Detachment Baltimore, competes on the Coast Guard Gaming Rocket League team, April 2, 2022, in Warminster, Pennsylvania. This tournament, held by Philly Esports and Metro Gaming, was the first Coast Guard-sponsored esports event. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jasmine Mieszala)

Oct. 21, 2022

Coast Guard to compete in Veterans Day gaming competition

Here's the team heading to the Veterans Day Valorant Invitational gaming competition

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Jason Dean, 377th Air Base Wing paralegal, poses for a photo for Domestic Violence Awareness Month at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, Oct. 13, 2020. Domestic violence can happen to anyone and can include intimate partner violence, violence between adults and violence from a parent figure to a child. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kiana Pearson and Airman 1st Class Ireland Summers)

Oct. 20, 2022

CGMA provides financial safety for victims of domestic violence

October is Domestic Violence Prevention Month, CGMA has assistance for survivors. 

Starting Oct. 24, about 15,000 independent pharmacies will no longer be in the TRICARE retail pharmacy network. Even with the departure of these community pharmacies, the network will still offer access to more than 40,000 pharmacies.

Oct. 19, 2022

TRICARE Pharmacy Network Changes May Affect Independent Pharmacy Customers

Starting Oct. 24, about 15,000 independent pharmacies will no longer be in the TRICARE retail pharmacy network.

TSA PreCheck

Oct. 19, 2022

DHS offers expedited airport screening free to Coast Guard members and civilian employees 

Getting through airport security may be a little easier with TSA PreCheck®.

Mina Sediqi, a refugee from Afghanistan, spoke to newly arrived Afghan women at the Safe Haven in Leesburg, Virginia, Sep. 27, 2022. She spoke about her resettlement experience since her evacuation to the United States from Afghanistan in August 2021.

Oct. 18, 2022

OAW Hosts Inspirational Speaker at Afghan Safe Haven in Leesburg, VA

Content from DHS Connect that initially published Sep. 29.

Oct. 17, 2022

Coast Guard mother and son reunite at LAX after three years apart 

A family reunited after three years apart.

A young Marvin Perrett in his dress blue uniform during his World War II service in the Coast Guard. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

Oct. 14, 2022

The Long Blue Line: The life and times of Marvin Perrett—Portrait of a World War II coxswain and FRC namesake

[Editor’s note: This article was first published in 2005 and has been modified to meet MyCG style.

The new U.S. Coast Guard Strategy was released Oct. 12, 2022

Oct. 12, 2022

Commandant unveils new Coast Guard strategy and ethos

“Now is the time to move our service forward.”

Petty Officer 2nd Class Nathaniel Bracero and Petty Officer 2nd Class Neisha Torres recruiting for the Coast Guard at an event in Puerto Rico during the week of June 21, 2022. The couple, who grew up in Puerto Rico, put together and hosted a week-long series of recruiting events in their home country. (U.S. Coast Guard photo.)

Oct. 11, 2022

Portsmouth members take “Everyone is a Recruiter” back home to Puerto Rico

Two members spend a week recruiting potential applicants on the island where they grew up.

After World War I, the Navy returned the Coast Guard Cutter Manning to the jurisdiction of the Coast Guard, which stationed it in Norfolk, Virginia. The cutter was assigned to annual “winter cruising” from December through March each year. (digitalcommonwealth.org)

Oct. 7, 2022

The Long Blue Line: Saving Sunbeam—a deadly human trafficking case over 100 years ago

Chinese non-citizens rescued from the icy waters after the ship they were aboard sank into the sea at the beginning of the 20th century.

Last reviewed on: 10/05/2020