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Petty Officer 2nd Class Monique Gilbreath and Petty Officer 2nd Class Kristen Allen prepare to take part in a diving exercise at Coast Guard Sector San Diego, March 25, 2021. Gilbreath and Allen are the only two active female divers in the Coast Guard. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Alex Gray)

Aug. 23, 2021

Less than one percent of military divers are women, the U.S. Coast Guard has two

The Coast Guard is the smallest of the military branches. Being a diver in the Coast Guard is rare

Professor Janet McLeavey at her retirement ceremony, Aug. 11, 2021. McLeavey became the first female faculty member to be employed by the Coast Guard Academy in 1974 and subsequently served for 37 years. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Matthew Abban).

Aug. 19, 2021

First to lead the way

Trailblazing faculty member was the first female professor at CGA

Coast Guard women are assigned the same operational duties as men, whether its aboard cutters, small boats or as aircrew members.

Aug. 19, 2021

BZ: Women’s Equality Day marks a time to celebrate Coast Guardswomen’s service, contributions and successes, and more

BZ: Women’s Equality Day marks a time to celebrate Coast Guardswomen’s service, contributions and successes; Bravo Zulu to the 2020 CAPT Godfrey L. Carden and BM1 John C. Cullen Maritime Security Response Operations (MSRO) Excellence Award; Solicitation for FY21 Special Command Aide of the Year

The Coast Guard Cutter Winslow Griesser rescues 48 Haitian migrants stranded on Monito Cay, Puerto Rico in the Mona Passage Aug. 12, 2021. The migrants were transported to Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, where they transferred to U.S. Border Patrol custody and assisted by Emergency Medical Service personnel. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

Aug. 19, 2021

Frontline Focus: Coast Guard rescues 48 Haitian migrants abandoned by smugglers and stranded on Monito Island, Puerto Rico, and more.

Frontline Focus: Coast Guard rescues 48 Haitian migrants abandoned by smugglers and stranded on Monito Island, Puerto Rico; Coast Guard medevacs man from vessel near Cold Bay, Alaska; Coast Guard Cutter Finback shifts homeport to Portland, Maine; Coast Guard Cutter Midgett holds change of command ceremony; Coast Guard, County of Kauai partners complete successful search and rescue exercise off Kauai, Honolulu

Coast Guard Sector New Orleans command center personnel work to respond to calls from the Baton Rouge flooding in New Orleans, August 17, 2016. The Coast Guard actively coordinated search and rescue cases for people in distress.

Aug. 18, 2021

The PCS Assist Team will conclude at the end of September

If you’re PCS-ing beginning in October, command resources will be the best option

Petty Officer 3rd Class Stephanie Williams and Seaman Thadeus Shudark, both operations specialists, are hard at work in the Sector Hampton Roads Command Center, July 7, 2015. Every day communications watchstanders stand ready for any event.

Aug. 18, 2021

How to use clear communication strategies while at work—a Wellness Wednesday conversation

This Wellness Wednesday, learn about resources for effective interpersonal and professional communication

: Master Chief Petty Officer Christopher Hinote wears the traditional Ancient Keeper’s hat, June 17, 2021. Hinote took over the position of Ancient Keeper June 17, 2021, at a change of watch ceremony at Station Grand Haven, Michigan, that was followed by the retirement of the former Ancient Keeper, Master Chief Petty Officer Kirk Mckay.

Aug. 16, 2021

The Coast Guard has a new Ancient Keeper

Master Chief Petty Officer Christopher Hinote is now upholding the tradition and legacy of overseeing boat operations

Aug. 13, 2021

Leased housing program offers choices in a tight housing market

When Petty Officer 3rd Class Brady Ashment started looking for a place to live in Rockland, Maine, a

An official photograph showing Surfman Rasmus S. Midgett in uniform. (U.S. Coast Guard)

Aug. 13, 2021

The Long Blue Line: Rasmus gets the Gold for individual heroism in a hurricane rescue!

A heroic rescue adapted from the U.S. Life-Saving Service Annual Report of the U.S. Life-Saving Service, 1900, pp. 25-28.

A Coast Guard Cutter James (WMSL-754) 26-foot Over The Horizon (OTH) pursuit crew and a cutter James 35-foot Long Range Interceptor boat crew interdict a 26-foot smuggling panga with three suspected smugglers aboard in the Eastern Pacific Ocean Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2020. Cutter James is a National Security Cutter with robust capabilities for maritime homeland security, law enforcement and national defense missions. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Erik Villa Rodriguez)

Aug. 12, 2021

Frontline Focus: Coast Guard Cutter James conducts largest illegal narcotic offload in Coast Guard history worth more than $1.4 billion at Port Everglades, and more.

Also: Coast Guard, partner agencies respond to downed aircraft near Ketchikan, Alaska; Coast Guard, good Samaritan rescue six after vessel sinks 60 miles off Chincoteague, Virginia; Coast Guard medevacs 57-year-old man suffering from heart complications near Point Loma, California; MHS GENESIS Pacific Wave deployment “go-live” event, AUGUST 21st.

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