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The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Richard Etheridge crew offloaded approximately 1,700 kilograms of seized cocaine at Coast Guard Base San Juan Friday, following the disruption go-fast vessel smuggling attempt by Coast Guard and British Virgin Islands authorities near Anegada, British Virgin Islands. The seized cocaine has an estimated wholesale value of approximately $51 million dollars. This disruption and seizure is the result of multi-agency efforts involving the Caribbean Border Interagency Group and the Caribbean Corridor Strike Force. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

Sept. 16, 2021

Frontline Focus: Coast Guard offloads $51 million in cocaine in San Juan, Puerto Rico, following at-sea drug bust near the British Virgin Islands and more

Frontline Focus: Coast Guard offloads $51 million in cocaine in San Juan, Puerto Rico, following at-sea drug bust near the British Virgin Islands; Coast Guard rescues stranded man off rocks near Greyhound Rock County Park; Coast Guard Cutter Eagle, “America’s Tall Ship,” is scheduled to arrive in Portsmouth on Sept. 17, 2021; Coast Guard, partner agencies manage oil clean up in Delaware.

Seaman Breanna Johnson is the 1000th enrollee in the new U.S. Coast Guard mentoring program.

Sept. 15, 2021

Seaman at Petaluma becomes 1,000th enrollee in the Mentoring Program

By signing up for mentoring, the SK found a path to grow personally and professionally

The Coast Guard Academy revealed a new uniform for their football team, Sep. 14, 2021. The new uniforms honor the legacy of United States Life-Saving Service Station 17 from Pea Island, North Carolina. Pea Island was the first life saving station to be manned by an all black crew, including keeper Capt. Richard Etheridge. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Aux. David Lau)

Sept. 15, 2021

Legacy Lives On: How and why the Coast Guard Academy is honoring the history of the Pea Island Life-Saving Station

Remembering our history, honoring our legacy

The travel assist teams visit for onsite training of the new Travel System, ETS, Aug. 24, 2021.

Sept. 15, 2021

Travel Assist Teams are here to help you learn the new electronic travel system

Find out the new Travel Assist Teams can assist you with your travel

Sept. 14, 2021

Pop quiz: How would you handle a colleague’s suspicious behavior?

September is Insider Threat Awareness Month

Sept. 14, 2021

How to process DLA during the FSMS cutover period

As the service moves to a new travel system, here’s what you need to know regarding DLA if you are PCSing.

Sept. 14, 2021

Coast Guard switching to new Travel Management Center (TMC) as part of a system modernization

What you need to know about the new Travel Management Center

Sept. 13, 2021

How to use your government travel card during the FSMS cutover period

Know when you are allowed to use your GTCC while traveling under orders during the cutover period

Portrait of Adm. James Gracey, USCG Retired

Sept. 13, 2021

Fair winds: Adm. James S. Gracey

As Coast Guard Commandant from 1982 to 1986 Adm. Gracey presided over, and drove, significant change in the service. He also led the armed forces in the integration of women, both officer and enlisted.

160624-N-MZ309-365 PACIFIC OCEAN (June 24, 2016) Legend-class cutter USCGC Stratton (WMSL 752) and littoral combat ship USS Coronado (LCS 4) steam in formation while transiting to Rim of the Pacific 2016. Twenty-six nations, more than 40 ships and submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 30 to Aug. 10, in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The world’s largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique opportunity that helps participants foster and sustain the cooperative relationships that are critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world’s oceans. RIMPAC 2016 is the 25th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ryan Riley/Released)

Sept. 13, 2021

New division strengthens operational partnership with U.S. Navy

Navy Type Navy Owned Combat Systems Management Division is established