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May 18, 2022

2 leadership podcasts you need right now

Plus seven books and a weekly newsletter that can make you a better leader

First Class Cadet Manuel Gutierrez Rodriguez, an international cadet at the United States Coast Guard Academy, participates in an interview on campus in New London, Conn., March 21, 2022. Rodriguez will be returning to his home nation of Mexico after commissioning with the Class of 2022, which has the highest number of international students in history. (U.S. Coast Guard photograph by Petty Officer 3rd Class Matthew Thieme)

May 16, 2022

A Long Way From Home: International cadets accept challenge and find support at the CGA  

Graduating international students share Academy experience.

Recruits from boot camp company Oscar-200 graduate Coast Guard boot camp at U.S. Coast Guard Training Center Cape May, N.J., June 4, 2021. Training Center Cape May’s mission is to transform the recruits of today into the Coast Guard men and women of tomorrow, while providing superior mission support to our tenant commands. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Shannon Kearney)

May 11, 2022

Here’s your chance to grow the Coast Guard’s workforce

Coast Guard leans in to maximize recruits

U.S. Coast Guard Academy cadet 1/c Juan Acevedo-Perez poses for an environmental portrait, here, April 27. Acevedo-Perez was being celebrated for his outstanding academic and military performance during his four year cadet experience. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Matthew Abban)

May 11, 2022

CGA Graduation: Future Leaders 2022

Members of this year’s graduating class will soon be heading out to take their place in the fleet

Petty Officer 1st Class Lecia Mauge-Chan, an operations specialist, poses for an environmental portrait in the command center of Coast Guard Sector Hampton Roads in Portsmouth, Virginia, March 20, 2019. Operations specialist is one of four critical ratings in Coast Guard recruiting efforts. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Matt Sprague.

May 11, 2022

Hiring and retention bonuses for operational specialists

Operations specialists keep U.S. Coast Guard executing the mission

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May 10, 2022

TSP: There’s an app for that

TSP at your fingertips

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May 10, 2022

Enlisted members: Here’s what you need to know for the upcoming assignment year 

Getting ready for transfer season

USCGC Maple (WLB 207) crew participate in the Danish Joint Arctic Command's annual joint large-scale Exercise Argus in Southern Greenland, June 23, 2021. Deployed forces demonstrated U.S. Coast Guard capabilities to build partner capacity and expertise in search and rescue, incident management, and marine environmental response. These efforts solidify key strategic relationships while achieving mutual Danish, Greenlandic, and U.S. goals in the North American Atlantic Arctic and Northwest Atlantic Ocean. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jose Hernandez)

May 6, 2022

Action required: Civilian GS employees and supervisors must complete their ePerformance plan by May 31

The new DHS performance management system establishes a more specific, measurable approach to civilian ratings

Chief Petty Officer Geoffrey Potter, active duty recipient of the 2021 CDR John P. Dailey Award, with wife, Jean, at his 2018 advancement ceremony. Photo courtesy Chief Petty Officer Geoffrey Potter.

May 2, 2022

2021 CDR John P. Dailey Award recipients announced

MyCG interviews the active duty and civilian winners 

Prinsendam cruising the sheltered waters near Skagway, Alaska, before her fire and subsequent loss. (Alaska State Library)

April 29, 2022

The Long Blue Line: Prinsendam—Coast Guard’s “Miracle Rescue” over 40 years ago!

Editor’s note: This article initially published Nov. 24 in the Commandant’s Bulletin Magazine.The town of Valdez, Alaska, fell behind the U.S. tanker Williamsburgh. Full of oil, the ship headed for Texas. The bridge crew sighed relief—one more successful trip through the narrow channel. Midnight was approaching, bringing in Saturday, Oct. 4, 1980,