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Dec. 6, 2021

CGTips app offers ability to report crime instantly, anonymously

Download the app to protect your shipmates and yourself

Dec. 3, 2021

The Long Blue Line: The attack on Pearl Harbor—“a date that will live in infamy”—80 years ago

In his war declaration speech, President Franklin Roosevelt labeled Dec. 7, 1941, as a “date that

Ralph Berry, the first Coast Guard African American diver, poses for a picture with the members of Coast Guard’s Regional Dive Locker East during a ceremony honoring his service at Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City, North Carolina, Nov. 23, 2021. Berry’s family have served a combined 400 years with the Coast Guard. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Michael R. Moberley)

Dec. 2, 2021

Coast Guard honors first African American Diver, 2021 League of United Latin American Citizens Excellence in Service Award recipient, “Wall of Gallantry” inductee, 3 lifesaving rescues

The Coast Guard recently honored the service's first African American diver, in a ceremony at Coast

The Coast Guard and partner agencies are searching for a person in the water after he was last seen entering the water in the Inner Harbor of Baltimore. The Baltimore County Fire Department received the initial notification from the Canopy by Hilton Baltimore Harbor Point hotel security that they witnessed the person enter the water. (U.S. Coast Guard curtesy photo/Released)

Dec. 2, 2021

Frontline Focus: Coast Guard, partner agencies searching for person in the water in Baltimore Harbor and more.

Coast Guard, partner agencies suspend search for person in the water in Baltimore Harbor; Bidens visit Coast Guard station, meet virtually with service members around the globe on Thanksgiving; Coast Guard is searching for about 10 missing migrants near Mona Island, Puerto Rico.

Senior Chief Petty Officer Anitra Keith (far right), sits with her family in front of the Capital in Washington, D.C., with her husband Jason (far left) and their daughters: Aleesa, 10 (on the right) and Della, eight (on the left). Jon, their adopted 18-month-old son, sits on his father’s lap. Photo courtesy Senior Chief Petty Officer Anitra Keith.

Nov. 30, 2021

November is National Adoption Month: A roadmap to adopting a child

Here are some guidelines to expanding your family through adoption

Official shield for Coast Guard Base Charleston. (U.S. Coast Guard)

Nov. 26, 2021

The Long Blue Line: Charleston—over 230 years of Coast Guard service and growth in South Carolina!

The City of Charleston, S.C., has been a Coast Guard base of operations for over 230 years and its

Nov. 24, 2021

TRICARE open season ends Dec. 13

TRICARE open season is the annual period when you can enroll in or change your health care coverage for the next year. In 2021, TRICARE open season begins Nov. 8 and ends Dec. 13. Any enrollment changes you make will go into effect on Jan. 1, 2022. Open season applies to anyone enrolled in or eligible for a TRICARE Prime option or TRICARE Select.