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African-American trailblazer, Lt.j.g. Clarence Samuels, in an official Coast Guard photograph during World War II. (U.S. Coast Guard)

Dec. 10, 2021

The Long Blue Line: Teenage Coast Guardsman Morris Dankner, the African-American experience in World War II

When the United States entered World War II, it became clear that for the nation to prevail, it would take a whole national effort. Understanding that the need to draw from all elements of society, a drive to recruit underrepresented elements of our society to the cause was of the utmost importance.When it came to the Coast Guard and its

A Coast Guard aircrew medevacs a man experiencing symptoms of a heart attack aboard a 75-foot fishing vessel, 18 miles northeast of Virginia Beach, Dec. 1, 2021. The man was taken to Norfolk Sentara General Hospital in Norfolk, Virginia for medical care. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Lt Joe Bannon.)

Dec. 9, 2021

Frontline Focus: Coast Guard medevacs man suffering from heart attack symptoms in Portsmouth, Virginia and more. 

Coast Guard medevacs man suffering from heart attack symptoms, Virginia Beach, Virginia; Coast Guard called out after a suspicious boat crash into Ventura coast, California; Coast Guard suspends search for man overboard near Baton Rouge, Louisiana; and Coast Guard will 'platoon' icebreakers in Twin Ports, Minnesota and Superior, Wisconsin.

Chelsea Hughes teaches a lesson to her first-grade class at W.D. Robbins Elementary school in Alabama, in Dec. 2019. (USCG photo)

Dec. 8, 2021

Accessible opportunities for work, volunteerism as a Coast Guard spouse 

Ways to spend your time, contribute to your family and community 

Coast Guard service member looks out the window of a ship at the Pacific ocean

Dec. 8, 2021

Solicitation: Share your New Year watch log entry with MyCG

We want to hear from you about the first entry of 2022

Coast Guard servicemember smiling next to scientific instruments on board Cutter Healy

Dec. 8, 2021

Coast Guard research aimed at improving performance at high latitudes

Working to improve connectivity for cutters underway in the arctic region

Astronaut Candidate Andre Douglas individual portrait

Dec. 8, 2021

Coast Guard Academy alum selected for NASA Astronaut Candidate Program

The Coast Guard alum heads to the moon

Official headshot of Michael J. Swierc, who enlisted in the Coast Guard on Aug. 11, 1942, and trained as a motor machinist’s mate before deploying overseas for the first wave of the D-Day invasion. Swierc, who turned 100 years old on Nov. 6, 2021, received the Bronze Star Medal for helping save 126 Allied troops from drowning in the English Channel on June 6, 1944. (U.S. Coast Guard photo, courtesy Pam Manka)

Dec. 7, 2021

VIDEO: Remembering Pearl Harbor 80 years later

On Dec. 7, 1941 Pearl Harbor the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, sending the United States into World War II. We remember those events of 80 years ago. In this video Capt. Andrew Joca, commanding officer, Coast Guard Base Honolulu, reflects on his grandfather, Chief Petty Officer Robert L. Scott, U.S. Navy, experiences during the attack on

Dec. 7, 2021

New variant on the rise, get boosted now

With the Omicron variant making its way around the world, boost your immune system with a vaccine booster

A group of cadets from the Coast Guard Academy's Class of 2021 present a capstone project in stormwater management in conjunction with U.S. Coast Guard Training Center Yorktown. Within the nine majors of study at the USCGA, most cadets complete a project-oriented capstone course during the spring semester of their 1/c (senior) year that have the ability to directly improve the Coast Guard’s operational success and mission goals in the fleet. (U.S. Coast Guard courtesy photo)

Dec. 7, 2021

Coast Guard Academy capstone projects impact the fleet 

Within the nine majors of study at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy (CGA), most cadets complete a project-oriented capstone course during the spring semester of their senior year. It is an opportunity for the cadets to put into practice what they have learned in the classroom during their major of study. Many of the senior capstone projects are

Coast Guard members reviewing paperwork

Dec. 6, 2021

FSMS, the Coast Guard's financial system is delayed

Invoice processing and travel claims impacted by the delay