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The Coast Guard is at the forefront of detecting and preventing human trafficking in the maritime domain.

March 19, 2024

DHS Center for Countering Human Trafficking Year-in-Review

The Coast Guard is at the forefront of detecting and preventing human trafficking in the maritime domain.

Any member who commits sexual assault or sexual harassment will be processed for separation.

March 15, 2024

Coast Guard sets clear expectations regarding sexual assault, sexual harassment in the Service

Any member who commits sexual assault or sexual harassment will be processed for separation.

The bonze placard is the only verified artifact from the Coast Guard Cutter Tampa, which sank in September 1918 off the coast of Wales, just before the end of World War I.

March 14, 2024

The only remnant of a sunken Coast Guard cutter

The bonze placard is the only verified artifact from the Coast Guard Cutter Tampa, which sank in September 1918 off the coast of Wales, just before the end of World War I.

Watch Admiral Linda Fagan’s second State of the Coast Guard address March 20th at 5:45 EDT!

March 13, 2024

Stay Tuned! State of the Coast Guard Address 2024

Watch Admiral Linda Fagan’s second State of the Coast Guard address March 20th

March 11, 2024

Ready, set, mark your calendars for this year’s CG Marathon Weekend!

Spring into action! This Marathon kicks off Apr. 5-7. Register your place now!

An official portrait photograph of Dorothy C. Stratton seated in her office at Coast Guard Headquarters shortly before her retirement in 1946. (U.S. Coast Guard)

A World War II photo of Stratton meets with members of the Coast Guard’s Women’s Reserve of SPARs. (U.S. Coast Guard)

March 8, 2024

Dorothy Stratton — Wartime Coast Guard trailblazer and SPAR Leader

Capt. Stratton had the unique distinction of serving her country through three of the women’s branches of U.S. Armed Forces and became the director of the newly formed Coast Guard Women's Reserve, SPARS.