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Cutter Forces with Capt. John Driscoll and Lt. Cmdr. Ashley Green

June 28, 2021

1MC: Cutter Forces with Capt. John Driscoll and Lt. Cmdr. Ashley Green

Episode 4 of the 1MC is now live

Members with the U.S. Army and U.S. Army National Guard connect a fallen Rear Range Light to a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter near Beaumont, Texas, May 27, 2021. The tower had become a navigational hazard after being knocked down during Hurricane Laura. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Paige Hause)

June 28, 2021

This hurricane season, be prepared to receive Coast Guard Mutual Assistance, in case you need it

Prepare yourself and your family for the next natural disaster

Cmdr. Morgan Holden with her husband Lt. Dave Holden pose with family during their vacation at Base Elizabeth City, North Carolina.

June 27, 2021

Postcards from Elizabeth City 

MWR resources across the country offer affordable lodging in unique and appealing locations

Cmdr. Merle J. Smith, Jr. was the second African American to receive an appointment to the U.S. Coast Guard Academy and the first to graduate. Smith served as a role model for countless cadets, faculty, and staff at the Coast Guard Academy.

June 25, 2021

Fair winds and following seas: Cmdr. Merle Smith, CGA's 1st African American graduate

Cmdr. Smith, 76, died June 16. The wake and funeral service will be held next month in New London.

Coast Guard Academy Cadets win Humanitarian Law Competition

June 25, 2021

Uniforms have been hard to come by, this is about to change

The pandemic has wreaked havoc on nearly every aspect our lives, including uniform manufacturing

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June 25, 2021

Members can receive replacement uniforms due to Southwest Border Operations

Here’s how to request uniform replacements

Coast Guard Cutter Pamlico moored in preparation for another deployment to fix aids-to-navigation along the Lower Mississippi River. (Coast Guard)

June 25, 2021

The Long Blue Line: In to the eye of chaos--River Tender Pamlico in Hurricane Katrina, Part II. The Clean Up

Part 2 of Pamlico's response to Hurricane Katrina

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June 24, 2021

Money Matter$: start investing today

Washington, DC — Investing can be easy or complicated. My goal as a Coast Guard Personal Financial Manager (PFM), is to provide basic information to encourage clients to start investing early in their careers since long-term investing may result in a much larger overall benefit. Compound interest is defined as earning interest on previously earned interest. So the

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June 24, 2021

Event: Sea-Air-Space Expo (Aug. 1-4)

SAS is the largest maritime exposition in the U.S., and is free for USCG members and civilians

Coast Guardsmen participated in the second annual five-day flood response training course at the state-of-the-art Muscatauck Urban Training Center in May 2021. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Ames Holbrook)

June 24, 2021

State-of-the-art training center primes students for response during hurricane season

Class of 2021 graduates from the Muscatatuck Urban Training Center