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Caroline Leo and Holly Wilson, ombudsmen for Coast Guard Cutter Alex Haley, pause for a photo with their family and Cmdr. Stephen White, commanding officer of Alex Haley, during a luncheon in Kodiak, Alaska, April 4, 2014. The luncheon was held in honor of the ombudsmen who help Coast Guard families have the information necessary to meet the challenges of a military lifestyle. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Diana Honings)

March 24, 2022

Show your ombudsman how much you care

Ombudsman Appreciation Day is March 26th

The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Stratton conducts patrols in Fiji's exclusive economic zone with Fijian law enforcement personnel, February, 2022. The Coast Guard’s mission to combat IUU fishing is essential in protecting maritime governance and a rules-based international order to ensure a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy of the Coast Guard Cutter Stratton)

March 24, 2022

Frontline Focus: Coast Guard Cutter Stratton returns to homeport following 97-day South Pacific patrol and more.  

Coast Guard Cutter Stratton returns to homeport following 97-day South Pacific patrol; Coast Guard hosts Community Day in Houston; Coast Guard medevacs injured man from fish processor near Dutch Harbor, Alaska; Coast Guard medevacs crew member from tanker vessel off Galveston, Texas; and Coast Guard responds to vessel collision in Pascagoula, Miss. 

Volunteer tax preparer Lisa McCrary does a return for Sgt. Michael D’Arcy of the Army Materiel Command Band.

March 23, 2022

It’s expert tax guidance without a cost to you!

Today’s Wellness Wednesday features three financial experts to guide you, whether you are about to file your taxes, or preparing for the future.

Sailors assigned to the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) serve food during a Friends and Family Day event hosted aboard Kearsarge. The officers and crew of Kearsarge hosted a Friends and Family Day event to display their operational capabilities to their loved ones. (U.S. Navy Photo by MC3 Kaitlyn E. Eads/Released)

March 23, 2022

Spotlight Joint Duty Assignment Opportunities 

Looking to support another component in DHS? 

The Coast Guard Cutter Cushing sails past the Statue of Liberty in New York City.

March 22, 2022

Remembering Coast Guard Cutter Cushing 

A ship with a soul, finds fateful end in a watery grave 

A home is shown Dec. 4, 2020, at the South Post Family Housing area at Fort McCoy, Wis. Twenty-two homes are officer homes (nine three-bedroom and 13 four-bedroom), and 91 are enlisted homes (55 three-bedroom and 36 four-bedroom). The area doubled in size in 2017 after the completion of 57 new homes. Another seven homes are nearly complete in the area. The housing area is managed by the Fort McCoy Directorate of Public Works Housing Division. (U.S. Army Photo by Scott T. Sturkol, Public Affairs Office, Fort McCoy, Wis.)

March 21, 2022

Military members: Information about moving your household goods

Know your entitlements, when and how to schedule counseling, contract the movers 

Vintage photograph of Miss. Harriet Lane, niece of James Buchanan, 15th President of the United States and the White House’s first First Lady. (Wikipedia)

March 18, 2022

The Long Blue Line: Harriet Lane—first lady of the Coast Guard and the U.S.!

First Lady Harriet Lane lives today through the cutter named for her.

The Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star transits away from the Ross Ice Shelf near the Bay of Whales, Antarctica, Feb. 17, 2022. Polar Star navigated to the Southernmost navigable seas and entered uncharted waters, reaching the edge of the ice shelf. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Diolanda Caballero)

March 17, 2022

Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star sets world record with voyage to Antarctica 

Icebreaker reaches southernmost navigable waters on Earth 

A 45-foot response boat from Station Key West, Fla., is alongside a rustic vessel approximately 15 miles south of Key West, March 9, 2022. Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations flight crew reported the rustic vessel with people aboard to U.S. Coast Guard Sector Key West watchstanders. U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Kathleen Moore’s crew repatriated 74 people to Cuba, March 12, 2022, following four interdictions of undocumented migrants due to safety of life at sea concerns. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

March 17, 2022

Coast Guard repatriates more than 200 undocumented migrants and more

Coast Guard repatriates more than 200 undocumented migrants; Coast Guard rescues 5 from capsized vessel in Port O'Connor, Texas; Coast Guard cutters return home following patrol in Oceania; and Coast Guard Cutter Midgett returns to homeport after 3-month Alaskan Patrol.

Destin Sandlin Smarter Everyday host, screengrab

March 15, 2022

Youtube channel Smarter Everyday highlights Coast Guard operations

The video series explores the complex science and engineering that underpins our day-to-day

Last reviewed on: 10/05/2020