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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 47-foot rescue boatcrew from Coast Guard Station Destin makes preparations today for a basket hoist with an HH-65B Dolphin rescue aircrew from Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans. Coast Guard boatcrews are required to perform hoisting drills in order to prepare for search and rescue missions. U.S. Coast Guard photograph by Petty Officer 2nd Class NyxoLyno Cangemi

Aug. 12, 2021

BZ: The United States Coast Guard celebrates 231 years of outstanding service, and more!

BZ: The United States Coast Guard celebrates 231 years of outstanding service; The Women in Federal Law Enforcement (WIFLE) honors three outstanding Coast Guardswomen; 2021 Federally Employed Women (FEW) Military Meritorious Award winner named

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.

Aug. 11, 2021

RAND completes URM study

Improving the Representation of Women and Racial/Ethnic Minorities Among United States Coast Guard Active-Duty Members (URM) Study

Vice Adm. Michael McAllister, Deputy Commandant for Mission Support and Vice Adm. Steven Poulin, commander Atlantic Area, participate in ribbon cutting ceremony for Crotty-Ethridge Hall March 23, 2021 in Yorktown, Virginia. U.S. Coast Guard photo.

Aug. 10, 2021

Training Center Yorktown gets new modern firing range named in honor of Coast Guard heroes

Crotty-Etheridge Hall is complete after two years of construction

Aug. 10, 2021

Preventing injuries and promoting wellness

Join us for Wellness Wednesday

ARLINGTON, Va. - A Coast Guard yeoman assists a fellow Coast Guardsman at the Coast Guard Recruiting Command, February 20, 2013. YNs are key problem-solvers, counselors, and sources of information to personnel on questions ranging from career moves, entitlements, and incentive programs to retirement options and veterans' benefits. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Luke Pinneo

Aug. 10, 2021

It's always a good time to work on your IDP goals

Washington, DC — PCS season may be a good time to review your Individual Development Plan with your new supervisor

This illustration, created at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), reveals ultrastructural morphology exhibited by coronaviruses.

Aug. 6, 2021

Coast Guard updates workplace safety guidance

New restrictions align with the Department of Homeland Security, Office of Management and Budget, and the Centers for Disease Control.

Reserve Officer Candidate Indoctrination Class 1-21

Aug. 5, 2021

Largest enlisted-to-officer class in years commissions into the CG reserve

Leadership Development Center grows quality and quantity of Reserve Officers in the fleet

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw follows the Cutter Katmai Bay up the Grand Haven Channel during the Parade of Ships at the Grand Haven Coast Guard Festival in Grand Haven, Michigan, Aug. 2, 2021. (Coast Guard photo)

Aug. 5, 2021

BZ: Sending a special shout out to Coast Guard Auxiliary Division 31, for your outstanding support of this year’s Grand Haven Coast Guard Festival, and more!

BZ: Sending a special shout out to Coast Guard Auxiliary Division 31, for your outstanding support of this year’s Grand Haven Coast Guard Festival; Coast Guard recognizes trailblazer for outstanding contributions to civil rights; USCG, other groups foster interest in the marine environment among youth; Solicitation for the 2021 Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs (JINSA) Grateful Nation Award nominations