NOTICE: A lapse in appropriations has occurred. Military members will continue to report for duty as per normal operations. Excepted and exempt civilian employees will report to work as usual. Managers and supervisors of non-exempt/non-excepted civilian employees must begin conducting orderly shutdown on the next scheduled workday. FAQs and resources regarding the lapse operations will continue to be posted here and the internal lapse site. 
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May 13, 2021

Here are some guidelines for the officer evaluation system season

Here are some OER tips

Chief Petty Officer, Rekiya Janssen (top left) of the Naval Engineering Support Unit Maintenance Augmentation Team in Alameda, Calif., speaks with attendees of the "Women in D13" workshop at the Columbia River Maritime Museum, Dec. 12, 2012, during a speed mentoring session. Guests to the event had a chance to meet with and learn from female Coast Guard members in senior leadership positions during the two-day workshop. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer Shawn Eggert

May 13, 2021

Meet your mentor today

Members have begun making connections through the Coast Guard Mentoring Program’s new tools 

Coast Guard Exchange at Centerville, Virginia.

May 13, 2021

Your Coast Guard Exchange benefit working for you: improved services, expanded patronage

Shop your local Coast Guard Exchange

Chief of the Week: Senior Chief Petty Officer Kevin Johnson

May 13, 2021

UPDATE: Nominate your Leader of the Week

Calling for nominations for our weekly Leader of the Week

The official podcast of the Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard.

May 13, 2021

MCPOCG launches his official podcast

The first episode of 1MC hits the airwaves May 16.

Coast Guard Station Cape Disappointment crew members stand on the stern of a 47-foot Motor Lifeboat after completing drills off the Washington coast, Nov. 14, 2020. The members regularly train in heavy surf near the mouth of the Columbia River so boatcrews are ready to respond in all conditions. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer Steve Strohmaier)

May 13, 2021

Bravo Zulu Column

Members recognized for achievements, and Covid-19 restrictions couldn’t put a damper on good-hearted pranks between rivals CGA and the Merchant Marine Academy

Capt. Zeita Merchant relieved Capt. Jason Tama as the commanding officer of Coast Guard Sector New York during a change-of-command ceremony at Sector New York, May 7, 2021. A change-of-command ceremony is a time-honored tradition conducted before the assembled crew, as well as honored guests and dignitaries to formally demonstrate the continuity of the authority within a command. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Ryan Schultz)

May 13, 2021

Frontline Focus Column

Sector New York holds change-of-command ceremony, and 13th District Pacific Northwest rescues three people from boat fire

Petty Officer 2nd Class Noah Colburn, an aviation survival technician stationed at Air Station San Francisco, tends to a simulated individual during cliff rescue training Pacifica, Calif., March 30, 2021. Cliff rescue training is one of many exercise crews use to stay proficient in all mission capabilities. (U.S. Coast Guard Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Taylor Bacon)

May 12, 2021

Chaplain’s Corner: Understanding how your spiritual fitness contributes to your successful military service 

Chaplains column

Research assistant, Kayla Enochs, directs BACH physical therapist Dr. Lee Webb, to raise his leg during a physical therapy session demonstrating exercises performed by Soldiers enrolled in a research study at BACH. Physical therapists at BACH partnered in a research project aimed at finding effective methods to treat service members with patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS), commonly known as runner’s knee. Their research found that Soldiers who used a neuromuscular electrical stimulation device, like the one Webb is wearing, in addition to an active home exercise program over a 9-week period experienced more improvement than Soldiers who only performed active home exercise. The study may help impact the methods used across the Army to treat PFPS. U.S. Army photo by Maria Yager.

May 12, 2021

Tactics to prevent or help heal knee pain

A Wellness Wednesday discussion all about the knees

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May 12, 2021

Solicitation: 2020 John J. Jaskot Governmental Affairs Officer of the Year Award

Full-time and collateral-duty active duty, civilians, reservists and auxiliarists are eligible.

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