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The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star breaks ice Jan. 16, 2020, near the ice pier of McMurdo Station, Antarctica. The crew of the Polar Star is participating in Operation Deep Freeze – the U.S. military’s contribution to the U.S. Antarctic Program, which is managed by the National Science Foundation. U.S. Coast Guard photograph by Senior Chief Petty Officer NyxoLyno Cangemi

Feb. 5, 2021

A homage to sea duty in the Coast Guard – Successes, challenges, and being underway

As a sea service, we celebrate the perseverance of our shipmates who serve in the cutter community.

Emlen Tunnell was the first African American to play NFL football for the New York Giants. Tunnell also posthumously received the Coast Guard Silver Lifesaving Medal for his actions in World War II. (U.S. Coast Guard courtesy photo)

Feb. 5, 2021

'Offense on Defense': Football legend was a Coast Guard hero 

Emlen Tunnell was the first African American in the Pro Football Hall of Fame

Dana Moehling, the ombudsman for Coast Guard Station Cape May, N.J., poses in front of a response boat at the station Thursday, Feb. 19, 2015. The Coast Guard Ombudsman Program aims to enhance communication between the command and Coast Guard family members. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Nick Ameen)

Feb. 2, 2021

Expanding victim support: Ombudsman policy update removes mandatory reporting of sexual assault

The Coast Guard is continuing to develop new strategies to support members who have been sexually assaulted. One of the major initiatives underway now is to eliminate the barriers victims face when they simply want to talk things through with someone, without limiting their options to report the assault in the future. A recent example is the new

Petty Officer 2nd Class Jordan Kirby, an avionics electrical technician at Coast Guard Air Station Sitka, sits in the boat he refurbished in the summer of 2020. Kirby developed his hobby of boat refurbishing due to his love of being underway and being surrounded by nature. - Courtesy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jordan Kirby.

Feb. 2, 2021

Aviator takes his passion to the water

Petty Officer 2nd Class Jordan Kirby taught himself to refurbish boats through trial and error.

Petty Officer 1st Class Shelby Zaborowski from Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater receives the Clinic Health Services Technician of the Year Award for 2020. Zaborowski was recognized for her outstanding direct patient care and mission readiness during Hurricane Dorian response operations in September 2019. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Ayla Hudson.

Jan. 29, 2021

Coming soon: Virtual medical appointments 

All active duty members and reservists will get access by April

Twelve new housing units have been added to Culp Court within the Coast Guard Triumph Housing Complex in Astoria, Ore., and families can begin moving in June 27, 2019. The 12 new units plus a maintenance and operations building complete phase II of a housing project that has cost a total of $19.3 million to complete. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Trevor Lilburn.

Jan. 29, 2021

New Shipmate Form will help you welcome incoming members

Form is optional, but highly encouraged

Faces of Diversity

Jan. 26, 2021

Video: "Lonely Only" - How to have courageous conversations

Video features CWO Jadell Brown and Rear Adm. Joanna Nunan

A Coast Guard Station Islamorada 45-foot response boat-medium boat crew assisted three people aboard a 50-foot white sport fisher vessel, Legasea, taking on water, Saturday, approximately 5 miles south of Tavernier, Jan. 2, 2020. The crew used a dewatering pump to remove the water, identify the source of flooding, and escorted the vessel to the Postcard Inn in Islamorada. (U.S. Coast Guard courtesy photo.)

Jan. 25, 2021

Reservists: New opportunities available

Officer, enlisted positions support members on parental leave

U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Andres Murtillo enters the water Feb. 1, 2020, during a scuba dive about seven miles north of McMurdo Station, Antarctica. Scuba divers from the U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Army and the Royal Canadian Navy are serving aboard the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB-10) in order to effect emergency repairs if needed to the 44-year-old heavy icebreaker. The crew of the Seattle-based Polar Star is working near Antarctica in support of Operation Deep Freeze 2020, the U.S. military’s contribution to the National Science Foundation-managed U.S. Antarctic Program. U.S. Coast Guard photograph by Senior Chief Petty Officer NyxoLyno Cangemi

Jan. 25, 2021

Diving Deep – A status report on the Coast Guard’s dive program 

Find out what it takes to be a diver.

Jan. 21, 2021

Updated Personal Financial Management Program policy—top four changes you need to know

Four things you need to know about the Coast Guard's updated policy for the Personal Financial Management Program.