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Seaman Nate Dirvin crosses the finish line after running 135 miles through Death Valley to Mount Whitney in California, July 19, 2021. He completed the Badwater 135 to raise funds for Coast Guard Mutual Assistance. U.S. Coast Guard photo.

Oct. 7, 2021

BZ: Bravo Zulu to member for completing several ultra-marathons raising money for Coast Guard Mutual Assistance (CGMA), and more.

BZ: Bravo Zulu to member for completing several ultra-marathons raising money for Coast Guard Mutual Assistance (CGMA); Solicitation: Black Engineer of the Year Award (BEYA) Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) 2022 Conference Outstanding Achievement Award (OAA) nominations; Solicitation: Nominations for the 2021 Coast Guard Engineer of the Year (EOTY) are being accepted.

U.S. Air Force Capt. Perry Byrd, 315th Training Squadron instructor, explains concepts to students in the 14N Intelligence Officer course, on Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas, June 6, 2021. Byrd graduated from the 14N course in 2015 and transferred the course credits towards his master’s degree. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Abbey Rieves) *NOTE: This photo has been edited to distort computer classification markers.

Oct. 6, 2021

Tuition assistance guidance for 2022

You’ve made higher education a goal, here are your next steps

The Coast Guard Academy recognized Petty Officer 2nd Class Felicia Juarez as the Coast Guard Academy Enlisted Person of the Quarter (EPOQ) and Petty Officer 1st Class Justin McClurg as the Coast Guard Academy Enlisted Person of the Year (EPOY), March 12, 2021. Nominees reflect the Coast Guard's core values of “Honor, Respect, and Devotion to Duty” and only those enlisted personnel who demonstrate sustained exceptional standards are selected. (U.S Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Hunter Medley)

Oct. 6, 2021

Special Command Aide of the year announced

Congratulations to Petty Officer 2nd Class Felicia Juarez

The ribbon is cut in front of the new Coast Guard Exchange in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Sept. 14, 2021. U.S. Coast Guard photo

Oct. 6, 2021

New Coast Guard Exchange in Puerto Rico serves military families in the San Juan Region

A new 22,000-square foot store becomes the 65th Coast Guard exchange location

World War II underway photo of the Coast Guard-manned USS Durant (DE-389) sporting its haze gray paint scheme. (U.S. Navy)

Oct. 5, 2021

The Long Blue Line: USS Durant—Coast Guard and Navy warship of World War II and Cold War

Surprisingly, in the Coast Guard’s 230-year history, the service has operated very few purpose-built naval warships. However, during World War II, Coast Guardsmen operated a number of smaller classes of warships, including sub chasers, patrol gunboats, patrol craft, patrol frigates, and destroyer escorts. The USS Durant (DE-389) was one of several

Coast Guard Salvage Engineering Response Team (SERT) provides technical analysis and assistance to salvors attempting to free grounded Genesis Marine barges on the Bonnet Carre Spillway Sept. 6, 2021. The SERT worked alongside the salvage master and representatives from T&T Salvage and Genesis Marine to free the barges. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

Oct. 4, 2021

Help improve the Coast Guard's next hurricane response

Share your hurricane lessons learned at CG_Ideas@Work

WASHINGTON- Molly Frey, left, receives the Military Child of the Year® award for the National Guard from her grandmother during the 2017 Military Child of the Year® Awards gala at a Ritz-Carlton hotel. Each year, the Military Child of the Year® Award is presented by Operation Homefront to outstanding military children who demonstrate resiliency, leadership and achievement. (U.S. Navy photo my Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Eric S. Brann /Released)

Oct. 4, 2021

Should your youth be the 2022 Military Child of the Year?

Applications will be received through December 1, 2021

Take the Rock swimmers and the support crew cross the San Francisco Bay during the Alcatraz swim on Sunday, Sept. 26, 2021. Photo by James Leedy

Oct. 4, 2021

Coast Guard members “Escape from Alcatraz” in recent swim challenge

A group of more than 20 Coast Guard veterans, active duty, and reservists team up with a veterans swim group to train and swim from Alcatraz Island to San Francisco.

Oct. 1, 2021

New electronic travel system launches

Today is the day the new ETS and financial system are on line. What you need to know.

The supplement business is a multi-billion dollar industry that is not currently regulated like conventional food and drug products by the Food and Drug Administration. The use of supplements is designed to add further nutritional value to the diet, not act as a meal replacement. (U.S. Air Force photo illustration/Airman 1st Class Daniel Brosam)

Oct. 1, 2021

The top four things to know about weight-loss supplements

What you should know before taking supplements to lose weight