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Mountain Home Family Housing is made up of 844 housing units. The 366th Fighter Wing of Mountain Home AFB provides mission-ready Gunfighters to conduct military operations anytime, anywhere. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Daniel Barnhorst)

June 29, 2022

Update on Safe Homes Initiative

Keeping our people safe and complying with new federal standards

June 29, 2022

The Rotational Assignment Program for Civilians (RAP-C) is now accepting applications

Civilian rotational assignments opportunities are now available!

Coast Guard Academy Commandant of Cadets Capt. Art Ray , stands with a group of 1/c cadets dressed in Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) personal protective equipment (PPE) during pre-graduation week, May 2022. The Coast Guard Office of Specialized Capabilities coordinated this inaugural training at the academy where members of the Special Missions Training Center taught cadets how to recognize CBRN threats and properly wear PPE equipment.

June 28, 2022

Office of Specialized Capabilities bolsters weapons of mass destruction readiness during training exercise

Pilot program helps soon to be officers prepare for threats, special missions

June 28, 2022

NAVCEN website upgrade streamlines access to navigation information

Updates puts information right at your fingertips.

Kirtland AFB privatized military housing

June 27, 2022

Ease the stress of making a permanent change of station with financial knowledge

The Coast Guard’s mandatory Financial Readiness training can help you plan for this important career step.

June 24, 2022

Uniformed members transitioning to new electronic military record system

Here’s what you need to know for the upcoming iPERMS rollout

Artwork of the night the Marine Electric shipwreck and the incident’s lasting impact on the Coast Guard. The converted WWII-era ship capsized 30 miles off the Virginia coast on Feb. 12, 1983, and brought about drastic changes in the Coast Guard, including revamped marine safety procedures and the implementation of rescue swimmers. (U.S. Coast Guard illustrations by Petty Officer 2nd Class Corinne Zilnicki)

June 24, 2022

The Long Blue Line: The shipwreck that changed the Coast Guard forever

Taken from the old CGBlog as it appeared in 2019

A view of the Coast Guard Cutter Steadfast at sunrise off the coast of San Diego, California., Dec. 2, 2019. The crew of the Steadfast was transiting north to their homeport of Astoria, Oregon, following a 60-day patrol in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Jonathan O'Connor.)

June 22, 2022

A message from Vice Commandant Steven D. Poulin

A message from our new vice commandant

June 22, 2022

2022 Federal Asian Pacific American Council Uniformed Services Award announced

Port State Control Division Branch Chief Lt. Maria Villanueva is the Coast Guard’s recipient of the 2022 Federal Asian Pacific American Council (FAPAC) Uniformed Services Award

Locals watch as a Coast Guard MH-65 Jayhawk helicopter crew unloads relief supplies in Maricao, Puerto Rico on Oct. 7, 2017. The Coast Guard is helping deliver relief supplies to victims of Hurricane Maria stranded in remote areas by mudslides and washed out roads. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Eric D. Woodall)

June 22, 2022

Coast Guard families, here’s how to prepare for hurricane season

Emergency personnel from Base San Juan share tips to best prepare for hurricane season and lessons from Hurricane Maria